Chelsea tilted her head back to look at the boy in front of her. Her first thought was, Why are kids so tall these days?

He had to be at least two meters tall.

And not just tall—he was handsome, too.

Dressed in a white jersey with a matching headband, his damp bangs clung to his forehead. His skin was a healthy bronze, and his eyes, bright and deer-like, radiated innocence and purity.

It had been a long time since Chelsea had seen eyes this clear, like a sky washed clean after a rainstorm, utterly free of impurities.

For some reason, his features struck her as oddly familiar, as though...