Chapter 149

Tears.

No. Not tears. Please, not again.

I hold my breath, willing her not to break. Please don’t cry. Please. The words echo in my head, desperate and useless.

Her hands slip from my waist, leaving a cold emptiness in their wake. Before I can react, she dips beneath the water, her movements fluid and deliberate.

“Sloane—” I reach out instinctively, my hand skimming the rippling surface where she