Chapter Twenty One

Nova POV

POOL DATE

“You look more beautiful.”

Of course I do. The reply almost rolled off my tongue, but I bit it back, clutching my oversized robe tighter around me like a shield. He didn’t get the hint. Tyler was hopeless at reading signals.

“I need to get dressed,” I said instead, forcing patience into my voice. “How about you wait outside?”

“You look perfectly beautiful just the way you are.”

I wanted to groan, but instead I smiled thinly and ...