Page 126 of Hidden Depths
His tone changed instantly.
"Go."
"Fast contact!"
"Where?"
"Starboard side!"
"Closing fast!"
Ward was already raising his binoculars.
A black RHIB burst over the swells.
Less than a mile away.
Heading straight toward Sea Whisper.
Nathan turned at exactly the same moment.
For the first time...
Storm saw genuine fear on the old captain's face.
He didn't look at the RHIB.
He looked at her.
And shouted with everything he had—
"Storm!"
"RUN!"
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Storm
There are moments...
When life divides itself forever.
Before.
And after.
I knew...
Without understanding why...
That I had just crossed that line.
"Your father was murdered."
The words echoed through my mind.
They didn't make sense.
