#Chapter 33 Ellie Plays A Prank On Austin

Austin’s POV

She turns in a circle like she’s a planet doing one cyclic turn around the sun, then I see her swim over to my side of the dock. "Come on in. See if you can beat me."

"You've already lost, you know?"

"I can't lose a war I never fought."

"Fine," I grab my water resistant Frogman watch from my backpack and jump in. We'll do cyclic turns and whoever stops first loses. Time is not on anybody's side as it'll be a countdown. Let's see how you hold out."

Ellie grins. "Okay. I'll go first."

She swims to the middle of the pool, where it's deeper and when she begins to turn, I take note of the time.

Thirty seconds later, Ellie is gasping for air.

"Are you okay?" I ask.

"Yeah. Can you get me a floater?"

"What do you need a..."

"Just get me a floater, okay? Please?"

I nod. "Sure. I'll get it." I swim to the side of the pool and get on the dock. There's a red floater on one of the lounging chairs and I'm about to grab it when my wolf senses danger.

I stop and look around, bracing for