MAEVE HAWTHORN.Cold. Icy. Shocking. The water swallowed me whole, stealing the breath from my lungs and wrapping around me like liquid gas.“OH MY GOD!” I screamed into the water, the sound muffled, bubbles rushing past my face as I kicked upward.When I broke the surface, I gasped, the air burning sweet in my chest as it heaved with each heavy breath I took. The lake rippled around me, glittering under the morning sun as my hair clung to my face, droplets streaming down my lashes.And just then, Enzo surfaced beside me, his dark hair slicked back, his chest heaving as he laughed, a deep, rich sound that vibrated through the water, echoing through the entire morning and sending chills down my spine.That was it. The laughter. The sound I never want him to make for anyone else other than myself.Grinning, I waited for a moment. There were a lot of things I wanted to say, tons of them, but the adrenaline and the fact that my breath was still uneven made it utterly impossible for me to
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