The smell of chlorine clogged her senses. Everything around Clare was a blur of limbs and bubbles. But she managed to kick her feet to push herself back to the surface. The water stung her eyes, and she let out a cough. Clare swam to the edge of the pool and hoisted herself up. She wiped the water off her face. This was such a ridiculous thing to happen when all she wanted was some peace and quiet. Violet had to come and make everything difficult for her.
But it was then that she realized that she was alone, and Violet was nowhere in sight. Clare's thoughts stopped. She then looked back at where they landed and saw the Duchess's listless figure sinking down to the bottom floor. It took Clare another moment to realize something was wrong.
"Oh s**t," she breathed. Her instinct kicked in im
