The Wrong Brother's Bite
The chaotic rolling motion wasn't a dying car—it was the Moon Lady, pitching violently against the swelling current of the Silvermoon River.
Outside, the storm had turned vicious. Gale-force winds howled through the cracked timber of the old cabin cruiser, rattling the glass and spraying icy river water through the gaps in the door. I threw off the thin, damp blanket, clutching my thick arms around my chest as my heavy frame swayed with the rolling vessel.
Suddenly, a massive surge of water hit the hull. The rotting mooring rope snapped with a loud, violent crack, and the Moon Lady lurched freely into the churning, pitch-black river.