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My lungs burned as I tried to breathe.

I coughed and it hurt. There was a distant sound of someone calling my name. Was someone holding me?

I tried to open my eyes and get some oxygen in my lungs. What happened?

I looked up and saw Xavier's steel greys looking into mine. He looked worried. Where did he come from? Why was he worried? I tried to look around and noticed Maisie was sitting next to me.

"It's okay. You are okay. Alpha Shaw saved you." Maisie was saying.

Save me from what?

And then I realized how dripping wet I was. Xavier's hair still had droplets dripping as well. My jumpsuit felt restrictive to move or breathe in as it clung to my body. Thankfully, it was not see-through.

"Oh, Goddess! Zoe, you slipped and fell into the pool. So lucky that my Xavier was here to save you." I heard Claire as she came into view. She had discarded the satin cardigan that she had been wearing to cover up her revealing bikini. Her face did not betray a single emotion that she had