Marcus POVI watched from the docks as Victoria's ship crossed into international waters, taking mydaughter, my son-in-law, my five grandchildren, and Catherine into the Atlantic.Blake and his team were being pulled unconscious from the water. The Coast Guard hadnegotiated their release. Sixteen Americans were saved.Eight members of my family sacrificed."Mr. Lothan?" A Coast Guard officer approached. "Sir, we did everything we could. Victoria gave us an impossible choice""You chose wrong," I said flatly. "You chose to save strangers over my family.""We saved sixteen lives""You abandoned eight. Get away from me."The officer retreated.Santiago approached with a laptop, satellite tracking active. "Marcus, I'm still monitoringVictoria's ship. She's heading southeast, toward once shereaches those waters, tracking becomes nearly impossible too much interference, toomany unmarked vessels.""How long until she's untraceable?""Four hours, maybe five. After that, she could disappe
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