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Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

For a moment, I felt like I was dying when I forgot how to breathe. My eyes were pinned on Chase who was half-naked in front of me. The water was still dripping down from his soaked hair, down to his well-built body.

We have a huge space between us, but I could smell his manly and addictive scent, fresh from the bath. To be honest, he looks so clean and fresh. I don't know if it is because he is still soaked from taking a shower, the reason why his entire body was sparkling in my eyes, or he is naturally like this.

“U-Uhm…” I crumpled my hands when I stuttered. All my words vanished and I could not find any to tell him.

I could not imagine what I look like right now; I regret barging in.

“The training…we should start now,” I quickly looked away from him. When I did, I felt like I suddenly remembered how to breathe properly. I bit my lower lip in secrecy while I could feel my chest throbbing.

“Oh, yeah. I was just preparing. Do you want to wait here? I will just dress up
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