Lahat ng Kabanata ng BOUND BY THIS BLOOD CONTRACT : Kabanata 121

​POV: Jarrah​The blinding glare of early morning sun hit my eyes like a physical blow.​The emergency inflatable craft shot out from the cavern mouth under the towering sandstone cliffs, airborne for one heart-stopping second, before slamming down hard onto the rolling gray waters of Port Phillip Bay.​Salty sea spray erupted over the bow, washing away the bitter taste of cave dust and gunpowder that had filled my mouth for hours.​The boat settled into the ocean swells, bobbing rhythmically on the wide, open water. Behind us, high up on the coastal bluff, a massive column of thick black smoke was rising into the pale blue sky. Kilsyth Manor was gone, its historic stone walls caved in on themselves, buried in a massive sinkhole of its own destruction.​I didn't care about the manor. I didn't care about the smoke.​I dropped the outboard tiller, turning immediately to the floor of the boat.​Malia was lying on her side against the rubber pontoon, trembling violently. The freezing temp