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It turned out to be a redfish, one long enough for them to keep

“I can’t believe how fun this is,” Gio said, genuinely surprised He should have tried doing this before Nor out on the boat and enjoyed their company He’d have to fish more often

He was helping Calder with his fish when he realized Marcello had disappeared

“Oh shit,” heback up

“He’s gone Your friend isn’t anywhere down there Where the hell did he go?” Marcello suddenly went pale “Oh ? I know it feels pretty warm, but the water isn’t”

“He was probably in the bathroom,” Gio replied quickly

Marcello shook his head “No, I checked He’s not there, and I never saw him come up This doesn’t make any sense”

A strange barking noise ca in the water

“What the living fuck?” Marcello breathed out “Are you seeing what I’?”

Gio’s mouth fell open That had to be Baer Seals didn’t live in this part of the world Before he could figure out how they could get the seal onto the boat, it bobbed again; then Baer’s red hair appeared He quickly looked at his brother to find he’d gone even more pale, so pale, he seemed ready to pass out

“He could have co now”

“Asshole started shooting at the birds I thought a seal was safer under the water” Baer swa and cursing “Should have just stayed a seal until I was up here Damn that water’s cold”

Calder darted under the deck and returned with a thick beach towel for Baer The reen-and-blue striped tohile Wiley wrapped himself around his mate

“You shouldn’t have shifted in the open! Marcello saw you” Lucien growled and sto?”

“I was thinking I needed to get out of the fucking ice water” Baer shook his head “We need to getis up”

Lucien froze “You saw them? You actually found them?”

Baer pressed a kiss to the top of Wiley’s head, then nodded “They’re holed up in a house on that island I didn’t see the Weaver They were shooting at anything that ot too close to the house I had to turn into a daood layout of the island before I had to run”