Chapter 8
Erika's POV
As I was on the edge of despair, someone caught me in his arms. It was Derek and he swam with one arm while holding me with another arm. I couldn’t help trembling because of the coldness and all I wanted now was to be brought to the land, though it was Derek who did so.
Finally, we both lay on the land. I was panting and trembling while he stared at me.
Before I knew it, he took off his shirt and pressed me in his arms. Naked and cold, I was in desperate need for warmth. I curled up in a ball and leaned against his chest. He put my hair aside and my neck was exposed. His breath was accelerating.
Was he going to... No!
I struggled to free myself from him. But he fixed my hands above my head and stared at me fixedly.
His eyes turned from brown to dark and his ca
