|Katherine|
“You’re being ridiculous,” I hissed, heat rushing to my cheeks as I strode toward the shore. “I was just talking to someone.”
The wet sand squished under my feet until the waves rolled over them, cool and soothing, as though the sea itself was trying to wash away the tension clinging to me. I stepped deeper, the water rising higher until it lapped at my waist, a welcome contrast to the fire burning in my chest.
“The man was clearly flirting with you—” Javier’s voice thundered behind me, low and sharp, the kind of tone that could cut through air like a blade.
“He was not!” I snapped, spinning halfway toward him, my voice sharper than I intended. “We were just having a friendly conversation. You were too busy glued to your phone, so I went over and talked to him instead.”
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