87: BAD NEWS

Just like what Ruan told her, the winter was weaker in Hafn. Although the air was still cold, it wasn’t that much to even make the pond freeze.

Watching it flow was therapeutic for her, feeling the most peaceful every since she could remember.

Behind her, warm hands snaked on her waist, providing her heat that her own embrace cannot give. She had been hugging herself to ease the cold, but it wasn’t just enough to stop herself from trembling.

“Why are out here wearing so little? You should have dressed more.”

Ruan was almost scolding her, like a father scolding his daughter. And that made Kaliyah smile for some reason.

“It wasn’t this cold when I went out.”

“You’re really a clumsy woman. What should I do with you?”

Ruan closed his eyes, resting his chin on her shoulder and sniffed her sweet scent. However, when he unintended caressed her lower abdomen, like how he used to when there was still a bump on it.

Thinking it will make Kaliyah sad