Shhh Daddy won’t Know
He turned his back to them, facing the rising flood as the ship groaned its final agony.
Elena and Lucas dove into the freezing, oily water. The cold was a shock that stopped their hearts for a second. They fought through the dark, their hands locked, kicking toward a square of lesser blackness the ragged hole in the sinking ship’s side.
They burst onto the surface, gasping, choking. A small motorboat cut through the fog, Arthur at the helm, hauling them in. They collapsed on the deck, shivering violently, the silver vial still clenched in Elena’s frozen fist.
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