Up until then, Michelle took it easy. It was supposed to be play time. Not time to show up the other lifeguards, but while her Alpha kept his eyes on her, Michelle couldn’t help but watch the approaching swells with anticipation. She would give him what he wanted, always.
“Let’s go already, Ketten!” Lana hollered from the beach. “Show em what you are!”
Michelle settled herself down against her board once more. Her chest only raised high enough to help her paddle out as usual. Michelle’s strokes into the waiting water felt oddly surreal. She was there to prove a point; to end a contest. The thought of which was unsettling but this time, Shane was there and on her side. She wouldn’t be alone after this ending. She would be collected by him after, maybe even received by her friends on the
