Raised From The Wild-Chapter 102: Swimming Race

Amaya swam toward the edge of the pool and accepted the swimsuit from Marx.

"The bathroom is over there. You can go there and change." After pointing to where the bathroom was, Marx dived into the pool and swam toward the other end.

Amaya took the opportunity and hurried out of the pool and walked toward the bathroom. She was used to being naked and even though Clarissa kept on telling her to be aware and conscious about herself for her reputation, Amaya was still as carefree as ever.

Marx reached the other end of the pool in no time. He glanced at Amaya and admired her back view. She did not feel conscious at all. She was not aware of how alluring her body was. Marx sighed. She still was a child trapped in a woman’s body and it was quite dangerous.

Amaya entered the bathroom and found one side of the wall fitted with a mirror. She stopped and studied her reflection. She also has a full-length mirror in her room but she did not have the chance nor the interest to study her body.

Her breast has noticeably grown bigger. So were her hips making her waist appear thinner. Her skin glowed like the color of honey. She was not fair but she was not dark which was the natural skin color of Lireyan. Her skin tone was lighter than most Lireyan.

Marx gave her a black, one-piece padded suit. Dictated by common sense, she took off her bra but not her underwear. After turning and studying the swimsuit for some time, she figured out how to wear it.

Marx was doing the butterfly stroke when she went out. Her daddy taught her the different swimming strokes and she mastered all of them.

She dived into the pool.

"Do you want to race? Let us do all the strokes."

Marx’s lips stretched sideways and the two corners curled up slightly. For the first time, a woman challenged him in a swimming race.

"Sure. Be reminded though, I will not go easy on you or let you win on purpose."

"I will be mad at you if you let me win on purpose. On the first lap, we do the front crawl, for the second lap we do backstroke then breaststroke, and finally butterfly."

’It looks like Amaya is really capable. She wouldn’t be so confident without knowing her strength.’ Marx thought to himself.

They took their positions at the other end of the pool. Amaya counted.

"Three"

"Two"

"One, Go!"

The couple swam gracefully. The two servants who happened to pass by the pool gawked at them. They gawked specifically at Marx.

Amaya was a fast swimmer. However, Marx’s limbs were longer and stronger. Marx was clearly leading.

On the last two laps when they were using breaststroke and butterfly, Amaya gained momentum. Marx was just ahead by a few centimeters. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Both of them got out of the pool and lie down on the lounge chair. The servants brought snacks and refreshments.

"Phew, that was close. I didn’t know you are a fast swimmer."

"I swim in the sea almost every other day. I also swim in the river. Dad trained me very hard. He said that swimming can improve my physique and it did. How about you? When did you learn to swim?

"I started when I was in pre-school. When I was in high school, I was an athlete and won gold medals."

"So you were also an athlete? I actually participated in the Sports Fest. I don’t have an interest in swimming so I applied for the track and field, archery, and fencing." Amaya enumerated the sports that she has signed up for. "I joined the running events for track and field."

"So many?" Marx asked. "You might get tired and not able to do your peak performance."

"It’s okay even if I lose. I am doing this for fun. Winning will just be a bonus."

"Maybe I can spar with you when you practice fencing."

"Of course. Thank you for the reminder."

"How about archery, which bow and arrow will you use?"

"I saw that there are a lot of bows and arrows at the palace. I can use any of them."

Amaya finished the refreshments. She looked at the west and noticed that the sun would be setting soon.

"I think we should come back. It is getting late..."

Marx wanted to spend more time with Amaya but he understood that it was time for her to go home.

"I will send you back. By the way, if you want to use the gym for your practice, don’t hesitate to tell me."

Amaya nodded. "Don’t worry. I will definitely have a use for that."

In the late afternoon, Marx sent Amaya back to Asteria palace. He did not linger but left immediately.

During dinner, Amaya announced that she will be attending the groundbreaking ceremony and was looking at her Daddy Ibarra.

"Can you come, Daddy?"

"Yes, since Marx invited me, I cleared my schedule tomorrow morning," Ibarra said in a deep voice. He was interested to know what the island looked like. He would also check on Earl Anishton on how did they manage to get him to sell the island which was a result of his sweat, blood, and tears.

"That’s great! We need to leave very early in the morning." Amaya replied excitedly.

Nelida was frowning. ’Groundbreaking Ceremony? What are they talking about?’

She smiled gently at Amaya. "What are both of you talking about? You seemed mysterious. Were you invited by your friend to attend a groundbreaking ceremony?"

"Yes, Aunt Nelida. We will build some houses on Verde Island."

"Verde Island? Is there a place like that in the Capital?" Nelida was getting more perplexed.

Prince Ibarra and King Duncan chose to stay silent and let Amaya handle the talking.

"That used to be the Anishton Estate, Aunt Nelida. I bought the island and change the name to Verde Island." Amaya explained nonchalantly.

The spoon that Princess Consort Nelida was holding dropped on her plate creating a crisp sound.

"What did you say, Amaya?"

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