Shanaia waited for her body to hit the ground, but somehow it didn’t come, instead of the hard ground, she fell into something warm and hard. She opened her eyes and was greeted by the mayor’s handsome face.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
Shanaia’s eyes widened and then she abruptly pulled away from him which almost caused her to fall. Good thing Joaquin held her tight and closer to his body.
“Careful, you could really hurt yourself,” he said.
“Please put me down,” she blurted.
Joaquin sighed and put her down. As soon as her feet were back on the ground, she went back into the nipa and took her tablet.
“What are you doing, climbing the fence?” Joaquin asked.
“I was just checking something. What are you doing here anyway?” she replied.
“Uh… this is my property?”
Joaquin responded and S
