The ice-like water pierced her skin mercilessly. Her breath was unceremoniously held by the pressure of the water. Her back stung like she had been slapped against a pane of glass. It was dark. There was no light at all in this suffocating place.
Spontaneously his hands twitched to reach above the surface of the water. But his efforts were not worth it. Her body continued to fall downwards without the slightest rise. It was indeed a very foolish thing to expect results when he could not maximize his efforts. Of course, only his hands moved, not his numb pair of legs.
How was this going to go? Was she going to sink to the bottom of the pool? She didn't even know how deep this pool was!
"At times like this I always hate my pair of legs," she thought with her eyebrows knitted together. She was starting to run out of breath.
The tense atmosphere was in stark contrast to the atmosphere of the neighborhood called the mainland. The sound of the elevator opening was followed by the sound of tapping feet echoing in the silence. One of his hands was in his pants pocket. The other hand was pressing a flat, square object against his ear.
"Turn on the pool lights and also open the marble barrier," Kenward ordered briefly. Not even hearing the interlocutor's response, the man immediately switched off the call unilaterally.
A frown was printed on his forehead at the many lights surrounding the pool. As his footsteps approached, he could see the crowd of people there. One corner of her lips tugged upwards. Since when did maids become so curious about their employers' matters?
"Go away!" The heavy voice that sounded intimidating made the maids immediately bow their heads. They hurriedly left to carry out the master's orders. Some of them even left with shaking hands.
Kenward sighed softly. Did he need to replace the maids who had worked for him for seven years? It was difficult to find replacements for them because there would always be dramatics for the new maids who saw him in action at night.
The expressionless eyes were staring at the pool of dark blue water. There was no one in sight, which meant that the girl had reached the center of the pool. But after a few seconds, suddenly the pool's bright lights, consisting of up to a dozen lights, turned on simultaneously.
Callista who had been preparing to catch up with her mommy and brother up there, was shocked when the light suddenly came rushing into her eyes with a very loud sound. Spontaneously, she covered her eyes with her palms. After feeling that her eyes were able to adapt, she then saw what was happening around her.
Her eyes widened. The fear that had been hiding behind her resignation was now coming back out. She tried to move her arms quickly. The tears that represented her current feelings mixed with the pool water.
No, not like this! She didn't want to die a painful and miserable death!
"Please, someone help me!"
The sound of the marble friction opening upwards was heard again. Now not only did the right and left sides show what was inside the marble, but also the bottom of the pool was exposed.
Callista looked back down. The thumping and scraping sound of the metal grate made her sense of hearing feel like it was going to break. A state-protected animal was suddenly here in such large numbers? Something impossible and yet it was right in front of her eyes!
The sound of bodies slamming against the bars and canines grinding together to make a loud noise filled her senses. Fear ran rampant as she cast her eyes around, more precisely on all sides of the pool. The noises did not stop, and Callista closed her eyes. Her hands stretched out to cover her ears.
The large sharks attempted to bite through the bars when they saw Callista. She had to focus on the surface of the sea above her only, she had to get out of this condition immediately!
The lithe eyes opened again. "I have to get to the surface!" she determined silently. She must not die in vain here, not end up between the canines of the animals.
Due to the bright light of the lamp, the surface of the water beneath her was visible. A satisfied smile was printed on his lips. It was a smile that made her look many times more sinister.
"Let's see how hard she tries," he thought as he folded his arms across his chest.
Slowly but surely, Callista's body descended towards the bottom of the pool. Her arms were now so tired that they felt like they were moving wood. She glanced back down at the bottom where the sharks were furiously crashing and biting the bars trying to get out.
"Maybe this is the end," Callista thought with a bitter smile. It was unlikely that the sharks would destroy the bars that looked so sturdy, and it was also unlikely that her body would fit through the gaps in the bars. But the most likely outcome was that her body was slowly torn apart by the sharp teeth of the sharks.
"That's going to hurt," thought Callista, who was no longer resisting. She let her body simply descend to the bottom of the pool.
She quickly made a decision, she didn't want to die slowly by being torn apart. She deliberately opened her mouth wide, letting all the water into her body.
"It hurt!"
His lungs, which were starting to fill up with the water, felt like they were being repeatedly stabbed by sharp thorns. Pain and tightness mixed until her eyelids finally closed tightly.
"Mommy, this hurts so much," she thought before closing her eyes. Letting her body fall deeper and deeper.
His sharp gaze was reflected by the surface of the water with its light. A frown was etched on his forehead as he saw that Callista had closed her eyes and was no longer trying. For some reason, his heart beat a little faster than usual. Was it the fear of losing the prey he had been waiting for?
Kenward chuckled a little. Even his body knew that he still could not allow Callista to die today. His hand moved to the flat object in his pants pocket. Running a long finger over the screen for a moment, he pressed it to his ear.
"Marble pool cover."
After the call ended. Immediately, the three sides of the swimming pool were covered with white marble. The time it took for the marble to close was a little long, it certainly did not take Callista's body long to descend to the bottom.
Until less than two inches of palm, finally, the marble from all sides of the pool was completely covered. Kenward who was watching over it sighed. Perhaps because he had not done water torture for a long time, it made him feel a little different. It wasn't even wrong if the maids were surprised by this incident, because the last time he did this method of torture was eight years ago.
"You're safe for today Illis as I have yet to give up my special prey," Kenward muttered. He stepped onto a nearby bench. He put down the cell phone and wallet that were in his pockets then quickly took off the top he was currently wearing.
With the dazzling lights, his muscular body which was very fit with several scars on his back was visible. The muscles that had formed on his abdomen in seven sections were beautifully sculpted. He lightly brushed his front hair which was slightly disturbing his view.
The sound of slow steps was followed by the gurgling water. His sturdy arms swung slowly. His sharp eyes narrowed slightly as the light from the pool lamp was very bright.
It didn't take long as he was a good swimmer, Kenward had now reached the bottom where Callista was. He grabbed one of Callista's arms and positioned the girl to be in his arms.
The movement of his legs was so agile that they could reach the surface of the water with only one arm moving. He shook his head for a moment as the dripping water and wet hair blocked his view.
Water fell from their soaked clothes. As her feet climbed the steps, the two pairs of eyes stared intently at every curve of Callista's face as she closed her eyes.
"You're so weak. This sucks!"