Chapter 84

Ace

I think the only thing that kept me alive during this ordeal was the love I have for my son and wife. I couldn’t leave them in the hands of that insane woman. Nico's plan felt like it was going to lead to our doom, but we made it. Just as he had instructed us, we dropped on the exact coordinates.

I will never do something this unhinged again. Not in this lifetime. I almost wanted to tell Nico that we would take our chances and just fly back home because his plan was wild and it felt impossible at the time. I wasn’t on board with the plan because I didn’t know if the deep-sea boats and divers were just waiting around for this moment. It was crazy to even fathom.

We could have died. I never prayed intensely, but before I dropped in the ocean, I prayed that I would make it. I prayed for the few men I had left, too. I didn’t want anyone dying after I had assured them that there would be people waiting for us.

“We have Lexy.” I looked at him and nodded.

Most of us were in the boat