My hands were shaking again. I was so afraid and the water only came up to my waist. I fumbled the slick Little piece of soap Master Damien had given me and it went to the bottom of the pool. Like an idiot I stood there and stared at it.

Master Evan splashed me with water. I hadn’t heard them talking to me.

“Get the soap and finish washing my brother, Ciara,” he said sounding exasperated.

I tried to reach down and get the little bar without dunking my head, but the current from everyone in the pool made it move to slightly deeper water. My Legs felt frozen to the spot, I didn’t want to be in deep water.

“Ciara,” Master Damien said and I heard the frustration in his voice.

It wasn’t that bad, the soap was under maybe four feet of water. I persuaded myself to just get it over with. I took a deep breath and Let my head go under.

A moment later I was up. I found myself clinging to Master Damien’s chest and gasping for air. The darkness had surrounded me the minute I’d put my head beneath the surface. Master Damien held me as I desperately tried to calm down.

to sputter out. My owners stood in a tight circle watching

reached out and stroked my back gently. “Tell us why you are acting this way,” he

soap in my eyes,” I lied. Rose had said my fear would anger them. I couldn’t risk it. “It hurt,” I finished and

Angela’s Library

Lie to us,” Master Evan said in a

eyes flicked the deep pool in front of us and I shuddered. “I’m afraid to go under water. I’m afraid I’ll drown,” I

angry, but they didn’t seem to understand

drown in front of us,” Master Kein

I begged, “can I get out of the water? Please, don’t

and I couldn’t stop them. If it wasn’t for Master

Master Evan huffed

said, “not to do this here and

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