e and Derik, I bet we can get your arms and legs going like that." He la

but my alphas had a way of distracting me, helping me take a bre

as we came to the cliff. I sometimes forgot

rom the fact that his entire ancestry was the water area p

, which meant swimming was prob

ing against me as he pulled me ar

his cave entrance, and I think it's under the

ly been underwat

n a really big bath, sinking below the surface to collect

could do this. I nodded at him,

come up for air before going through, then do that; I'll follow

really good at hold

pulling my l

ay between your legs f

and shoo

let's do this." I sucked in as much oxygen as I could, holding it

I didn't need to. My shadows fueled my body, moving me towa

ey're made of or what will happen if dis

black rocks that look like they want to skewer me like a

a for the bed later," he teased, and

h of their sexual comments, trying to see through the dark wate

hadows were helping though, avoiding them for me. Without them, I was p

faster. I didn't know how long I had left before I needed to breathe, but it didn't feel l

his head snapped to the water behind him. He frowned and tugged me to

nside, the burning ache in my

ows would've let us surface. Hold

ing," I

ou'll use more a

, and we came face to face with a wall of cliff. He put his palm on it, pressi

g not to take a breath, but it

urged in

ik snapped down the link, b

lack spots started appearing in my vision, and I grabbed Brax. He

bubbles, a scream escaping when what

s, trying to pull me back, fighting whatever had me, his biceps strainin

re!" Kai roared

go!" Derik sc

atter anymore; I had no more breath in me. Darkness edged my vision, Brax's de

rned. I was sure if I was really dead, it shouldn't feel so awful. My s

gs and chest of all the swallowed water. My nose burned as it c

e in his arms. I was used to being warm, but he was freezi

ve entrance where the water was licking my feet. I was

ur shadows, but I think ours were speaking to theirs. They weren't trying to drown you t

adows," I said to the air, and the water bubble

us; they know w

hey'll

ually talk, but from the feelings I got in my sh

arni

same side. Some will help, but

here is no way to t

mitted, and I nodded; that was just great. I went to get

good?" Derik a