THE HEIR AND THE HOLLOW VOW
And then—faint, above her—
“Seraphine!”
Her head snapped up. Through the water, muffled and distorted, she heard Riven’s voice.
Her heart surged, desperate. She tried to reach upward, but the current bound her waist, pulling her back toward the gate. Her chest thudded painfully with longing.
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Above the surface, Riven fought the lake.
He dove again, arms tearing through the icy water, lungs burning with the effort. He couldn’t see her, couldn’t feel her, only the faint pulse of her presence thrumming like a thread in his veins. He clung to it with everything he had.
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