“Adrian!”.
The fury of the storm was so intense that Juniper's scream could barely make sense.
Then—the gunshot.
The air was split like lightning by its cracking.
Adrian's body jerked. He slipped while gripping the boat's railing.__ His gaze widened as she looked inexplicably startled, and then he fell.
Straight into the waves.
Her fingers grazed Juniper's skeleton until the sea swallowed him whole, as he said with a loud "No!".
Dark water drenched her, a hunger for food.' Her breath hitched. She felt her pulse racing in her ears.
Move. Now.
She threw herself off the platform. The cold slammed in her chest, sucking up air from her lungs. Salt burned her throat. She flexed her arms against the current.
“Adrian!” She gasped, kicking hard.
No response.
Like a ball of sand, she was torn by the waves. The boat's floodlight glimmered across the surface, but she was left with nothing but darkness.
Her heart raced against her ribs.'... He was down there. Sinking.
Find him.
She
