Page 124 of The Wildflower


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“He pushed her!” Bel shakes her head. “What an asshole.”

I can't help but chuckle. He's in for a fight with that one. She hates him so much.

“I called that a mile away,” I mutter under my breath.

Elyse pops up out of the water, and I don’t need to look at her face to see how pissed off she is. I can feel it vibrating through her and into the water.

A second later, there’s another splash, and I watch Seb’s body disappear beneath the water. The only people up top now are Aries and the eight recruits. His gruff voice echoes into the valley, but I can't make out the words.

“You okay?” Bel calls to Elyse.

“Fantastic. Never been better.” Elyse practically growls.

“Oh, don’t act like I’m the bad guy here. If I didn’t push you, you never would’ve jumped. I think, if anything, you owe me since I did you a favor technically.” He splashes water at her.

“I know where you sleep,” she mutters under her breath.

“Are you threatening me?” Seb taunts.

Jesus, these two are like fire and gasoline.

Bel swims around me in a circle and lets out a relaxed sigh. "The water is so warm. Nothing else could make this night better unless maybe those two stopped their bickering."

"It’s called foreplay, and that’s why we do this in the summer. I don't want to freeze my balls off by doing it during recruiting season in the fall and winter. I’m an asshole, but even I have things I won’t do."

She leans in and licks a drop of water off my cheek. "We should come out here again, but next time alone.”

Lee splashes us both. "I’m warning you now that if you two start fucking, I'm going to sit here and watch. I have zero shame."

“I wouldn’t expect anything less, but if you look at Bel, I’ll have to remove your eyes from their sockets. The only one who gets to see her naked is me.”

“Whatever…” He grins.

There’s a shout, followed by a splash signifying that at least one of the new guys has enough balls to jump. Once the first one goes, it doesn’t take long for the remainder to follow. I count each splash in my head while I tread water.

Finally, all eight make it down, and Aries follows with a singsong bellow and launches far out off the cliff. We all shift out of the way so he doesn't land on us. Fucker.

Bel clutches onto my shoulders, using me to hold herself up and out of the water. "Have you ever checked behind the waterfall?"

I shake my head. "Check for what?"

She shrugs, the water sloshing. My gaze strays down to her T-shirt that has molded against her shoulders and chest. "I don't know. Treasure, fairies, witches. Who knows what could be back there."

The look of excitement and mischief in her gaze is intoxicating. I love seeing her like this, the happiness radiating out of her.

I snort. "If anything is back there, it's probably rocks."

She swims away from me, going in the absolute wrong direction. I wait a second, then snag her ankle and drag her back, letting my hand slide up her bare leg to the hem of her shorts. She yelps, and I clutch her core in my hand.

"Oh sorry, I slipped."

“Sure you did.” She giggles.

I release her and snag her glasses out of my robe pocket, then slide them onto her face gently. Water droplets spot the lenses but she swipes them off.

Then, with another grin, she swims off in the direction of the waterfall, leaving me to follow. Catching a glimpse of her creamy inner thigh, I can't help it. I give chase, swimming after her. There’s a rocky ledge ahead, and I warn her.

"Be careful. It's not as deep right there, and the rocks make it super slippery.”

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