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“Richard, I told you yesterday that I was done You’ve wasted a trip out here I’ve met someone and—“

“You’ve met someone? So what? Tell your little bird that you need to fly away for a feeeks A et back”

“Not gonna happen”

“You’ve lost your mind”

“No,” Teague replied, voice dangerously low So low that Sabrina could barely hear hi piece and there’s no way in hell I’ to jeopardize our future”

Elation Joy Exciteh Sabrina and for a moment, the cold disappeared because she was so hot and flustered

He loved her Loved her And it was about time she told him how she felt

Whatever Richard said was lost to Sabrina as another gust of wind caught at her Shit Her fingers dug into the siding of the building but it was rain soaked and slippery And just as she took a step back—her intention to run up to the house and wait for Teague—her foot slid on the dock and the next thing she knew, she was ass over kettle and free falling into the lake

The water was cold, a complete shock to her syste above the water in tilanced up but all she saas gray Gray water Gray rain The boathouse was nothing ray

And she was sinking

“Help,” she shouted, going under and gulping water Fear shot through her as she struggled, and along with it, a shot of adrenaline to boost her energy She reached upward, frantically kicking her legs Why couldn’t she touch the bottoht her, but her body was struggling to survive and she ain

“Help,” she screa because she was several feet out now and the water was deep

And God she was cold So very cold

The rain continued to pound down on her as Sabrina struggled to stay afloat But it was hard She could barely swi badly

She screa to stay above water but she slipped under again And this tis, when her hands clawed toward the surface…she just sank lower