Violet
Her screams did not come through the mind link.
It came out in choked gargles under water.
The sound ripped from her throat with a terror that momentarily surprised me.
Her fur sizzled. The water ate into her like acid, dissolving fur and skin simultaneously. Wherever the pink liquid touched, it left raw, blistering flesh that peeled away in strips.
She thrashed wildly, her massive body convulsing as she tried to claw her way back to the surface. Her back legs kicked, sending plumes of pink water spraying upward. Her head broke the surface for one frantic second and she gasped before I dragged her back down.
I was not letting her go off that easy!
I was never letting her go!
I wrapped both arms around her midsection from behind, locking my hands together against her chest. I squeezed with every ounce of strength I had.
"You're not leaving!" I said in my mind, unsure whether she could still hear me. "You are never leaving!"
She could hear me.
