My lips part as I gasp for air, and suddenly, Taylor’s mouth is on mine, breathing life into me. He crushes my body to him, gliding our tongues together with such fervor that I’m breathless again when he pulls away and shoves me back under. Punching through the water, I try to hit his torso, to wriggle out of his grasp as terror ices my veins, but I’m weak from months of inactivity due to the splint.

