Chapter 98: Hard

༺RAYNE༻

I'm so caught up with the heat brewing in me when we both hear Sabrina's voice. “Liam, you can let go of her now. She's breathing fine.”

We lift up our heads to see the entire family—Lucas, Daniel, Sabrina, Leo, Oscar and even Genevieve, standing beside us, staring down at us.

Sabrina has a deep smirk on her lips and her hands on her waist. “Liam, how did you go from saving her from drowning to to dry-humping her on the pool floor? Now, that's some seriously advanced lifesaving techniques.” She chuckles.

My cheeks burn with embarrassment. We'd totally forgotten that we were outside and that we had an audience. Oh, I want to disappear right now. I want the floor to open up and pull me in.

I'm so mortified to the point that I try to wriggle free. But, to my surprise, Liam doesn't let go. Instead he holds me tighter, his eyes boring into mine like he's telling me, “Stay still, I've got you” or “Let them see, there's nothing to be embarrassed about.”

He's not even in the lea