~HUNTER~

I walk back into the cabin, still dripping lake water. My breath catches when I see Celine.

She's changed back into the black dress from last night—the one that follows every curve of her body like a whisper.

Her hair is still damp, falling in loose waves around her shoulders. She looks like something from a dream I never knew I had.

Caesar rushes past me, calling out to his mother. She turns, her eyes moving from her son to me, lingering briefly on my bare chest before darting ...