Chapter 323: Calculated thinking seemed to falter

"It was a wonderful day," Kathrine said softly as they settled onto the sand, the sea stretching endlessly before them. Moonlight shimmered over the waves, their rhythmic sound filling the silence between them. "Thank you for making it so worthwhile."

Ethan turned his head to look at her. For the first time that day, something unfamiliar stirred in his chest, warm and unsettling all at once.