Total pages in book: 56
Estimated words: 53081 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 265(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 177(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 53081 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 265(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 177(@300wpm)
“Daddies really do take care of everything,” she murmured.
He kissed her cheek. “They sure do.”
As she closed her eyes, he disappeared for a minute. All she heard was the sound of light switches, and the next time she opened her eyes, all the lights were out, and he was climbing in beside her, wearing nothing.
She rolled onto her side and pressed her back to his front, wiggling her ass a bit, hoping he might take the hint and fill her up. Even though she was exhausted, she would never be too tired to take him into her body. Her orgasm had been amazing, but it couldn’t compare to the feeling of his erection filling her.
Daddy stilled her with a hand on her hip. “Sleep, Little Fish. I need you to be well-rested before you swim with the fishies tomorrow.”
She whimpered but gave up the fight and let sleep drag her under in seconds.
Chapter Nineteen
“Listen up, everyone,” Caesar said the following day as Jack anchored the boat over the spot they thought was most likely to reveal a treasure if there was one.
He handed Hawking, Phoenix, Zara, and Isla underwater metal detectors. They were all suited up and ready to enter the water.
“I want the rest of you to stay close to the boat. You can snorkel and enjoy the amazing, colorful fish, but stay aware of your surroundings at all times and don’t stray away from the boat more than a few feet just in case you need to get back in quickly.”
Kestrel, Celeste, Lyra, and Sadie nodded. They each had their snorkels and masks ready.
Caesar turned to the divers. “I attached a bolt to a D-ring next to your tanks. If anyone is in distress or finds something promising, reach back and tap the bolt against the tank. It will get everyone else’s attention.”
Caesar glanced at Kestrel and then the divers. “Kestrel has a storm whistle. Rocco and Jack will be in the boat watching for problems. If they see any sign of danger, they will alert Kestrel, and he will blow the whistle underwater. It’s a very distinct sound that will tell us we need to get back up to the surface immediately. There is no way we could confuse it with the pinging sound we’ll hear from each other. We didn’t have this in place last time because Isla and I were together at all times.”
He watched as the divers palmed their bolts and Kestrel held up his whistle.
“We will take no chances with anyone’s safety for any reason. If Kestrel blows the whistle, we all get out of the water.”
Rocco nodded. “Jack and I will be ready to pull you out as quickly as possible, two at a time.”
All twelve faces held serious expressions when Caesar scanned them. He knew the divers were anxious to get down there. None of them had ever used an underwater metal detector, and they were curious. He had to agree with them. Even if all they found was some kind of trash that had washed up close to the cave entrance and lodged in the sea floor, it would be fun finding it.
“Any questions?” Caesar asked.
No one responded as they glanced at each other.
“Then I say let’s do this.” At his signal, the divers entered the water first. He followed behind them and made eye contact with Isla, giving her a thumbs-up and a smile before they all descended into the beautiful water.
After thirty seconds, he was aware of the movement above them as the snorkelers got in, and then he turned his entire attention to the ocean floor below them.
His adrenaline was pumping because, no matter what, this was exciting. They might not find the treasure that specifically went with the map, but there was still a possibility they would find something, especially considering how many ships had gone aground in this area for decades after the discovery of New Zealand.
Caesar kept a close eye on Zara and Isla, who were diving buddies. The two of them chose a location and dropped down to the sea floor to explore with their metal detectors.
Everyone had a pouch attached to their hip where they could stick any items they found to bring to dry ground and examine. They were all well aware that anything they found belonged to the government of New Zealand and not to themselves. The Ministry of Culture and Heritage would need to catalog and record all items.
Searching for treasures in New Zealand was permitted, but keeping the spoils, or even moving them, was not. Anyone caught doing so would be fined heavily and possibly imprisoned.
Caesar stayed close to the women while Hawking and Phoenix searched several meters away. Because the dive was relatively shallow, they could stay down for about two hours before they would need to come up to the surface. If they found nothing and wanted to try again, they could swap tanks and go back under.