Ella’s POV
“Time for your punishment, weakling.” He whispered huskily.
And with that, he dropped me in the chilled water of the river.
A scream of surprise left my lips. I did not f*****g know how to swim!
I immediately started drowning. I flapped my hands and legs, trying to come up and breath but my attempts seemed futile.
After a couple of seconds I heard another splash. While I struggled to breath and stay up I felt hands going around my body and getting pulled close.
I was pulled up, my head finally out of the water. As I desperately took deep, much needed breaths inside my lungs, I felt a hand touch the side of my face and push the wet locks of hair that had covered my face, behind my ears one by one.
“You do not know how to swim?” I heard Christian’s surprised voice.
“Wha
