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“I’ll take that as a compliment”

Our kicking continues to get slower the longer we go The water gets cooler as the sun begins to set I don’t knohat I’ from exhaustion

“Do you think there are sharks in this water?” I ask, trying to distract us with a different type of gloom

“I’m sure there are”

I shiver, and he laughs at me

“Don’t tell me my kick-ass, warrior in a dress and heels, survived torture, huntress is afraid of sharks?”

“Everyone is afraid of sharks Haven’t you watched any horror movies? Sharks are one of the top killers”

He laughs, which h

“So, what’s the plan e make it to shore?” I ask

“Find some shelter, ideally some food and warm clothes, and pray we find so to contact Kai and Enzo without drawing too much attention to ourselves Then we hide and hope Kai and Enzo find us before Rowan does”

I look out at how far we have left to go I’th “And if we’re too tired to ht?”

“Don’t talk like that We’re strong enough Trust me, I won’t let us drown”

“Then, start talking I’ tothe whole way”

“I can provide a distraction,” he flashes one to very dirty places

I think I’ to enjoy the rest of our swim