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Paisley waited for the pain; śhe waited for the blackness closing in to become complete, or for the monster approaching her to bite her in half- but neither came. When she started to lose consciousness, her muscles relaxed enough for her foot to be freed from the rocks, but it was already too late. She floated freely now, however her lungs were quickly filling with water, and she no longer had the energy to try and swim.

She’d resigned herself to being some aquatic predator’s dinner, but she had to wonder how much longer it would take -the creature swimming towards her had appeared to be only feet away. Surely she should be dead by now? The next thing she knew a massive warm body was swimming beneath her, and then she was being lifted to the surface. When her head broke through the rapids, water spewed from her l!ps, expelled from her lungs by forceful contractions as she coughed and sputtered.

She clutched the pillowy object beneath her, content to simply close her eyes and rest as it carried her along. Still, after the initial exhaustion and confusion wore off, she remembered her siblings, and lifted her head. She didn’t have the first clue what the creature supporting her was – she’d never seen anything like it. It was gray and as round as a balloon, with wide flippers and a large rounded tail. She couldn’t see its face, she was sprawled like a starfish over it’s warm back, and she was too tired and afraid to risk moving.

They were gliding through forests of river grasses, and as Paisley squinted into the distance she could see the other pups up ahead. They’d halted their log ride against some boulders and were standing on the rocks, seemingly caught in the middle of a heated argument.

We have to go back!” Riley was insisting.

“But how!?” Parker cried, “we can’t swim stronger than the current!”

“I don’t know, but we have to find a way!” Riley insisted.

“She’s right!” Ryder agreed, “we can’t leave her.”

“I don’t want to leave her neither!” Parker argued,

“l just can’t figure out how – Paisley!?”

The other two pups whipped their heads around to follow the direction of his gaze, their voices soom joining their brother’s. “Paisley!” They exclaimed, “

Thank the Goddess.”

“You guys,” Paisley gasped, clutching at her living raft for comfort as she tried to stay awake. “I don’ think I likes swimming.”

are, right now?” Jane asked, folding

feeding them? Do

his hand on Jane’s thigh as he drove. They were on their way to speak with the police commander and the Alpha’s private investigator, with Eric and Linda in the back seat. Still, Jane didn’t seem to care that they had an audience, all she could think about was her pups. Eric had been a powerful distraction, but now that he was safely in their corner, her mind was drifting back to the children. “But lI know this much, if we’re right and they took them abroad out of fear for me, then

did we let this happen?” She questioned, devastated

you can’t help them if you’re wallowing in depression. It’s not that it isn’t natural or valid, you

someone who doesn’t have

words. “l’m sorry, Linda, I didn’t

had tensed on Jane’s shoulder. “You’re

I should be lashing out at myself. They left the apartment because I

fault.” Eric assured her. “It’s Eve’s

you don’t want me to feel bad,I should feel bad. Sometimes feeling bad is a sign that you earned

the side of the road and slowing to a stop. “What are you doing?” She asked Ethan, glaring at his hands on the wheel. “We need to get

not going to listen to you berate yourself like this.” Ethan declared sternly. “We all make mistakes, and you and I have made more than our fair share. But the weasel is right, the only people to blame here are the ones who took them, the ones who are keeping

exist in black and white. It was true

your eyes at me, little

didn’t!” Jane exclaimed in

it, I can tell:” He remarked. “I know your every expression, Janey. Don’t you forget

can’t punish me for my thoughts” She informed

heated look crossing his handsome

Jane professed, frowning deeply.”This is my fault, maybe not in total,

to get them back, and you stalling and laying down the law or whatever this

your fault”

not moving this car until you say

doing this to me?” Jane inquired fiercely. “What is it with

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