"Isabella? I come in now."
I was about to say everything was okay and I was fine here, but Alaric's words made me even more nervous. So, my first step was to go back into the pool. This time, I did not let any part of my skin be exposed, purposely soaking until everything below my neck was underwater.
I only left my head, half of which I also submerged, letting my nose stay above the water to breathe freely. It did not take long before Alaric entered, looking worried.
I was already in the pool with half of my face submerged, too embarrassed to come out now.
“Mmmh–mmh, mmhm!”
I wanted to say that I was okay and it all was just a misunderstanding, but I forgot that my mouth was full of water, so the words that came out of my mouth were not clear at all and instead emphasized that I was
