Chapter 135 Stars, Sand, And Forever

• The stars blinked overhead like scattered diamonds as Ellerei laid her head against Knox’s chest, both of them sprawled in the cool sand just outside the cove. The air was cooler now, a light breeze trailing over bare skin still damp from their swim. The ocean whispered nearby, the tide lapping with a slow, steady rhythm like a heartbeat.
• Her fingers traced lazy circles across his chest. He had one arm around her shoulders, holding her close, his other hand linked with hers in the sand between them.
• Neither of them spoke for a while. They didn’t need to. This was what silence was supposed to feel like—calm, full, not empty.