Chapter 58
Nic closed his eyes, and opened them again, swallowing another mouthful of salt.
The cold had come quickly, flooding every extremity, but he was determined to push on.
Having already destroyed the rest of Aria’s legacy, he wasn’t about to let the final gift from her dad perish too.
His teeth chattered as his body temperature dropped further, and he stopped feeling his feet.
Metres away and not coming any closer, Tiger was flailing badly, the toy no longer in his jaw.
If dunked again, Nic feared the small dog’s lungs might be too full of water to keep going.
By the time he finally reached the terrified creature, he was tiring himself.
With one last burst of energy he grabbed Aria’s pet, spun around and started pushing back to the shore, until bam, a jolt of pain blasted through his core.
‘Fuck.’
His body tensed. He was feeling unnaturally chilly and clammy at the same time.
Clutching his ribs, he tried hard to hold on to the dog, but his muscles spasmed and he struggled to breathe.
For some reason, he couldn’t seem to make his hands work and tried desperately to keep hold of his rescue.
His vision blurred and he couldn’t remember why he was wet.