ELITE Redemption (Guardian ELITE Book 1) by KaLyn Cooper

Author:KaLyn Cooper [Cooper, KaLyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781970145281
Publisher: Black Swan Publishing
Published: 2022-02-21T18:30:00+00:00

Ryleigh watched Ella gracefully swim lower for a better look at what could only be described as an underwater caterpillar. The foot long, greenish yellow creature sported a rim of white spots and moved on top of coral much like an inchworm. Fortunately, she was smart enough not to touch it, to only observe. Ryleigh was pleased with the expertise, although obviously rusty, Ella showed in the underwater world.

As diving buddies, they didn’t separate more than a few feet. In her peripheral vision, Ryleigh couldn’t see any other couples exploring the unusual reef. To her, it looked as though basketball sized rocks had tumbled into the ocean then sat for millions of years being covered by the ocean’s version of moss. Stick coral, looking more like scraggly tossed branches, grew atop the tumbled rocks. Ryleigh had to hold in her giggle when she decided the short fat tube coral looked more like someone had randomly planted dildos than nature’s construction by microscopic animals.

Ella chased a hand-sized bright blue fish as it darted in and out of the scattered rocks before joining its smaller friends.

Ryleigh was more interested in the coral. She had recently read of a U.S.-sponsored study comparing the much more visited coral reefs of the Caribbean with those of the smaller, unexplored islands such as the one she now observed firsthand.

The water grew murkier as they swam closer to where Rio de Cascadas, known for its several waterfalls, spilled jungle-rich soil into the ocean. The added nutrients were essential for the spectacular undersea growth, but complicated buddy swimming.

More interested in the coral than the fish that thrived within the merging water, Ryleigh’s attention went to the neon yellow clumps that clung like mushrooms next to short purple coral that up close reminded her of elephant skin. The eighteen-inch tall, blue coral looked so much like romaine lettuce that she simply had to touch it.

A human squeal, followed by a massive bubble burst, drew Ryleigh’s attention away from the coral. Darting her gaze in every direction, searching for Ella in the thick water, she caught the wisp of a black tail.

Shark.

Kicking hard in the direction it had come from, she quickly found Ella on the verge of panic. Her wide eyes, easily seen through the dive mask, looked relieved as soon as Ryleigh touched her shoulder.

Out of the cloudy water, an eight-foot shark charged at them. Ryleigh grabbed Ella around the waist and kicked toward the surface as though her life depended on it. And it did. So did Ella’s. Since the dive was only twenty to twenty-five feet deep, there was no need for a resting at an acclamation stop.

A few kicks into her ascent, Ella tapped on Ryleigh and gave her the thumbs-up. Releasing the woman to swim beside her, they were able to reach the surface more quickly. A few strokes from the top, Ryleigh searched for the dive boat. Pointing it out to Ella, their strokes strong and intentional, the women made their way to the boat.

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