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I grin deviously and shove him off the dock and into the water

When he hits the water a gush sprays onht out and catch me

"If you weren’t so beautiful," Isaac says as he bobs in the water, "it would be over for you, babe"

I kick offthem in a sloppy pile next to his boots and then sit down on the edge of the dock I dip my toes in cautiously at first and then when I feel it really is wars slip into the water up to just below my knees Isaac swis, resting his arhs He leans his head over an inch and I feel his lips gently brush the skin just above my knee and tiny trehs and rest on htfully

"I know the best way to do this," he says and I’ about at first, so I just let him talk "There’s only one place outside I know of that everyone inside that house walks"

I nod slowly, understanding, and trying to think about what that one place could be before he tellshis wet hair away froers

"The driveway," he says

Chewing on ht, I look up and across the water at the pitch dark woods that surrounds us

"Yeah," I say, "we can set the trap in the driveway and just tell Harry where it’s at so he doesn’t stumble into it" I look back down into Isaac’s eyes "But what about the cars? Minna said there can be no manmade objects in the trap"

Isaac contemplates it for a moment and then says, "Maybe it’s time for a new driveway"

"What?"

He nods to hi up with all of the details as we speak "Yeah, I can say that in addition to repairing the base pavement laid in the driveway, too"

"That could work," I say, though I’ to pay to have the basement redone and the driveway paved?"

"The basein’ bomb shelter to keep so et the ers through his wet hair "The only one around here that actually works is Nathan and I know his salary at Finch’s isn’t enough to pay for an FJ Cruiser"

"What?" Isaac says with a grin and I feel his fingers pinch s around his upper chest and squeeze really hard Isaac fastens his hands firmly around my hps and pulls ainst his until we’re face to face, his hands holding s around his waist underneath the water

Isaac kissesa six hundred year old Alpha has its perks," he says "I guess you can call us a bunch of spoiled royal sons living off daddy’s money"

"I wouldn’t call you that" I press my lips softly to his once in return "Your life is different and those huuess so," he says

"You said ‘sons’--what about your sisters?"

He pushes farther away froive theirls Technically, they’re not allowed to take care of themselves--well, financially anyway"

My eyebrows crumple with perplexity "Seriously? That’s kind of messed up"

Isaac nods and looks away fro farther and farther away fro s through the trees off in the distance froh he seee soon Hopefully a lot of things about our way of life will change" The last of his words seeht air

"How so?" I don’t like the feeling I’ hts which are unreadable all over his face, but I decide against it If it’s so he wants me to know then I want him to tell hts and s a twenty-year old Alpha also has its perks"

I curl ers around the soaked fabric of his t-shirt and unpeel it from his body He lifts his ar it fall into the water Cradling the sides of his neck inthe heat of his bare chest through my shirt "We’re alone out here, you know" His breath is warm and sweet on my lips and I shut my eyes softly, intoxicated by his closeness

"But for how long?" I whisper against his ue until I fold and kiss hiers into his hair The waist of his jeans is thick ater, scratching against hs I wish he would just take theely His fingers press aggressively into my back andaround in Isaac’s grasp to see behind us