Chapter Fifty-Nine
Blade’s pov
She didn’t run. I stood there in the freezing, clear water, my muscles tense and my heart hammering against my ribs, waiting for the rejection I knew I deserved. But Skyler just looked at me. She stood at the edge of the pines for what felt like an eternity, her eyes locked onto mine, searching for something she wasn't quite ready to name. Then, without saying a single word, she began to undress. She kicked off her boots, and then her hoodie came off, followed by her jeans, until she stood there in nothing but simple black underwear. The morning light filtered through the trees, kissing her skin and highlighting every curve, every shadow, and every secret I had become so dangerously obsessed with.
She didn't hesitate. She walked straight into the water, an
