The cool water of the pond rushed up to swallow them both.
Ren came up sputtering and coughing, wildly wiping the water from her eyes. She was completely disoriented for a frantic second before two strong hands clamped firmly around her waist, easily stabilizing her in the waist-deep water.
Altair was holding her flush against his body.
Ren blinked the water from her lashes, her hands automatically coming up to rest on his broad shoulders. But as she pressed against him, a sudden, shocking realization short-circuited her brain. She could feel his firm, wet, completely naked chest pressing directly against her own bare breasts.
Her green eyes widened. She looked down through the clear water.
The magical, supposedly indestructible emerald silk dress was completely, entirely gone. She was as naked as the day she was born.
'Huh?!' Ren screamed internally, her face flushing a brilliant red. 'Did my indestructible dress seriously just dissolve the second it touched water?!'
