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I sagged forward, breathing hard Mother of God, I’d needed that Probably shouldn’t have done it, but needed it all the saht

CHAPTER SEVEN

(Maya)

My eyes closed, I letand pull of the rippling water The evening had been awful More hunting More killing More dead, ravaged ani so down in the duested we all come to the private pool behind the mansion—it was often referred to as ‘the bat pool,’ due to it being the shape of a bat with outstretched wings—and just relax for a little while

How Fletcher and his boyfriend, Nor, I wasn’t sure But the cute couple had joined us half an hour ago Which I was glad of, because they were hilarious And so noere all doing our best to chill

So Others were stretched out on recliners, chatting or just enjoying a littlebelly flops while Fletcher huffed and sent hiement

I hadn’t been so sure that a dip in the pool would help relax me much But the tension had leftvery cales of the pool, the waves crashing against the rocks, the palether in the breeze, and the murmurs and chuckles of my friends Yeah, we’d needed this

Keeleypush of water from the pool jet is the most action I’ve had in a while?”

Snickering, I opened my eyes “Get your kicks where you can”

“It’s your own fault that you’ve had no action,” Fletcher told her, standing under the showerhead and letting the spray wash his body and patter against the floor tile “You’re too fussy,blokes complain that you turned them down”

“So a to think therefor him to make his play”

Keeley shrugged one shoulder “Okay so, yeah, there’s someone”

I righted h pool floor “Ooh, tell us more Who is he?”