Page 36 of Watering Stone


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“A what?”

“Group of sharks. Since Mano doesn’t have wings, we took the plural of his beast.” They started moving her toward the stairway while Keahi dressed and grabbed her shoes. She walked down the steps and out to the pathway. Mano picked her up and carried her down the steep walkway.

He set her down, got her naked, got him naked while Nalu was stripping, and then he picked her up and carried her into the surf.

Playing in the sea and having Mano take her to some wrecks was a lot of fun. Nalu’s small dragon moved through the surf and occasionally snagged her off the shark to take her deeper to the wrecks.

She saw the occasional skeleton and a few flat-topped treasure boxes the dragon popped open for her.

She smiled, ran her hand through the gold, and then turned and swam carefully out of the wreck. She looked up, and a huge, dark shape came between her and the light. Nalu grabbed her and took on his larger form. He gripped her in his claws and darted through the water. There was just one problem; he was moving so fast that she couldn’t breathe.

She forced her hand through the water and tapped his claws.

He shot out of the water, and she gasped for air.

Hethrewher through the air, and she flipped end over end to land in Keahi’s claws. They formed a protective cage around her, and she was able to see the dark vessel that had pulled up, lowering the zodiac into position with two occupants. The boat shot out and then headed for the private beach area of the village.

Keahi was concerned as she panted to catch her breath. She sent a comforting emotion to him and curled up on his palm. He was warm, and she dried before he headed to the shore.

This was not going to go in a book. She would never flip a naked heroine around.

She was brought back to her clothing and got dressed quickly.

She poked Nalu with two fingers. “Don’t grab me and swim like that. I nearly passed out.”

He winced. “Sorry. When we have an active link, I will be able to feel your distress.”

She nodded. “Uh-huh.”

Mano wrapped his arms around her, kissing her neck. “Do we want to see who the newcomers are?”

She nodded. “Sure.”

Dressed and ready, they marched back to the residence, where there was a line of alphas waiting to greet the newcomers. Elly walked toward the family and took Penina from Syar. He nodded.

Ven, Syar, and Reynaldo stood to greet the newcomers.

The smaller alpha of the two looked elegant, graceful, and had a provocative sexuality that beamed out of him through the blond crewcut, tight black tee, and black cargo pants. The combat boots that both wore were a nice touch.

The taller one had an eye patch, a scar down his face, and was a calm seven-foot-tall. The rest of him was severely bulked out.

Syar smiled. “Hello, visitor. Normally folk pull around to the city.”

The big fellow rumbled, “Wren sent us.”

Henry and Keoki came out, and Henry’s jaw dropped. “Wow.”

Amelia came out in her concealing clothing and said, “What’s the fuss? Oh.”

Elly played with Pen while Amelia looked at the new people. “Why are they here?”

Elly grinned. “It is Wren’s offering to you. One of them is your mate.”

Amelia put her hand to her throat. “Oh, geez.”

The smaller of the two males came forward with a charming expression. “So, which of you charming betas is destined to be mine.”

He reached for Elly, and she reacted before her men could. Her hair whipped out, wrapped around his arms, twisted his hands behind his back, and forced him to his knees. “Ah, ah. Not for you.”

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