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He kissed ain and went to stand with the others Paxton, Landon, Penna, and two of the junior e, ready for their turn

I sent up a prayer that they’d all make it safely, but I had to have faith that they knehat they were doing

"Reht down you’ll bust open on those rocks below," Paxton ordered, and my nerves crept up a level

"See you at the botto a few steps backward and then running off the cliff face and disappearing

I heard a splash a few seconds later, and the Renegades cheered My curiosity got the better of me, and I took a step forward, but not too much What was the fun if I didn’t see the off a high-pitched screary toddler

Then Penna jumped, and I held my breath until I heard the splash, and then her voice as she surfaced in victory

"Kind of a rush, isn’t it?" the cauy asked me "You should come look from up here It’s co when the pool came into view below I needed to see that he hit the water, that was all

Paxton winked at rin, backed up a few steps, and ran for the edge, soaring into the air with a triumphant yell as he flipped once and landed in the water feetfirst, ood fifteen feet

Thank you, God

Landon cheered from the shore, but I couldn’t breathe until Pax surfaced, inhaling at the sauy said, and I nodded as he turned to leave

"I’ll be right behind you," I said, looking back to Paxton "You okay?"

"Absolutely! Get your gorgeous ass down here so I can get you wet!"

"Paxton!" I laughed

"Water, of course Only water," he proht," I said with a sarcastic nod "I’ll be down in a second" I backed up a couple feet and blew him a kiss, poised to turn

The rocks rustled behind"Better jump" A sinister whisper hit me at the same time the blow ca throughbeneath e It was over before I even realized it had started, rabbed for the bush at the edge, ht hand closed around the branch, screa away at my skin as it slid down my palm