She had involuntarily swallowed several gulps of water and was sinking fast.

Despair seeped into Stella’s heart, thick and heavy.

Reacting swiftly, Bennett reached out, seizing her arm from behind while reassuring loudly, “Don’t be afraid.

I’m here to save you.

Stella, feeling the grip of a rescuer, barely clung to hope as water choked her lungs.

Pain seared her chest, and her vision blurred.

Recognition failed her.

She could only flail weakly in her fight for air, her strength waning by the second.

Bennett held her firm, battling through the water to drag her to safety.

By the time he hauled Stella from the depths, she had slipped into unconsciousness.

“Mrs.

Bennett’s voice was urgent, trying to rouse her,

made his way to the lounge adjacent to the banquet

coughed herself back to awareness, she shivered, her eyes wide with

“It’s okay.

okay now,” Bennett

in such a delicate state

Stella could catch a cold, he hurriedly carried her

her under

bath towel from the

softly, repeating her

a moment, Stella began to stir, murmuring in her

closer, clearly

‘s BunnyBookery

His brow furrowed slightly.

a gentle tone, he reassured her,

Matthew here

the evening, and the band began to play

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