His mouth crashed on to mine as he gently lifted my chin to accommodate the large height difference. He bent down from his neck and cradled my face as his lips brushed mine. His lips were so gentle yet wonderfully harsh as he kissed me with such a ferocity.

His tongue brushed over my lip lower, asking for more.

My body thrummed as I opened my lips to him and threw my arms around the back of his neck.

He kissed me slowly as if he was savouring every detail and every stroke of my tongue. I tilted my head to give him more access as he dominated my tastebuds.

I pulled back for a shaky breath "Do not stop."

"I wasn't planning on it." He growled before bringing my lips back to his.

Stone went back to gripping my hips as he deepened the kiss. He threw my body up above the surface of the water until he caught me again and my legs were wrapped around his middle.

Our tongues danced in a silent battle. Desire ran through every cell of me as I let my hands roam up to his hair and clutched the strands as a dare for him to never stop.

I could kiss him forever. The sea could have swallowed me up for all I cared.

If this was some sort of trick he had planned to get one up on me, I could try and regret it later.

I was too busy embracing the warmth from his lips to care. I had never experienced something so passionate. He was dominating my whole body as he led the kiss in such a way that was sweet yet savage. It was a wordless war between us. A war that I was unsure what we were fighting for.

Our breaths were unsteady as we pulled apart. He rested his forehead on mine. I kept my eyes closed not wanting to face him yet. No doubt he was smug. I did not initiate the kiss, but I did not hold back.

The water submerged me as I shimmied out of his hold and ducked into the water. I did not dare face him. Before the splashing of water, the last thing I heard before my head was underwater was a husky laugh.

I looked down at the seabed where fish of multiple colours swam. The light from the sky lit up the water, reflecting colours of blue and even green. It was not that terrifying down there.

I wondered if she was scared that night. I wondered if she was too busy at the depths of despair to admire the depths of the ocean.

When I ran out of breath, I swam back up to the surface. My hair covered my face so I moved it so I could see Stone's expression.

He did not look smug at all. Instead, he looked attentively at me as he said, "Are you okay?"