CHAPTER 0204

AUDREY'S POV

A few minutes later, my bodyguard emerged from the water, droplets clinging to his black uniform, In his hand, he held the freed paddle, finally liberated from whatever had held it hostage beneath the surface. Tristen let out a relieved sigh beside me, the tension in his shoulders easing as he realized we wouldn’t be stuck out here any longer.

The bodyguard swam closer, and his part