Seara tried to get up, but she only had enough strength to lift her head.
Austin heard Delcy calling him. The excited voices of Delcy's friends watching them from the edge of the pool did not deter Austin from lifting Seara.
"Let's go back. The fun is over." Austin looked around them.
Some of the wolves retreated, their voices reduced to whispers.
Seara's body felt light in his arms, but that made her difficult to control. She squirmed as they moved away from the pool, her hands clutching Austin's shirt tightly.
"Put me down," she muttered incoherently. "I can walk myself."
"You almost drowned," Austin replied flatly, his steps steady. "Be quiet." Austin said as he held Seara's arm.
"Don't tell me what to do," Seara snapped suddenly, her voice rising and falling indistinctly. "Who d
