Stealing Alpha's Heart
The vibrancy and beautiful colors of the clearing awed me, and I wasn't surprised to find myself drifting toward the edge of the pool, quickly stripping off my shoes as well as my socks.
Neatly, I laid my shoes and socks on the edge of the pond, and rolled up my pants to right above my knees, slowly dipping my feet into the icy cool water. A bitter shock went through my body, sending a shiver up my spine, and with the shiver, a small squeak escaped from me. I dug my fingers into the soft soil lining the pond, relishing the freedom that came with the feeling of dirt under my fingernails. After the initial shock of the cool water died down and my feet, from the middle of my shin down, grew num