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What the hell… I was about to atte thrown around when the boat finally becaain

Rubbing roaned softly

Reaching for the latch, I opened the closet door and rolled out onto the floor

I stood up and walked to the door

About to step into the corridor outside, I froze as I heard a female voice above deck

“You can tell hih

“All right,” a second female snapped

“But you will come with me

You’re just as responsible for this mess as me” As footsteps sounded overhead, I crept back into the closet and closed the door

Holding e of the deck, and then they disappeared entirely

I waited another five minutes, just to be sure that they had indeed left the boat, and when I detected no further movement, I climbed out of the closet and walked into the corridor outside

Cautiously, I walked to the end of it and cli up to the deck

Goosebu my skin as a blast of ice-cold wind hit me

I stared out at the scene before me in shock

The boat had been moored in a snowy harbor lined with trees, and in the distance hite-capped mountains

I knew this place

Last tieons as Rhys’ prisoner

I shuddered at the memory

I couldn’t let that happen again

If he found me after I’d betrayed hiripped the wheel

It was locked fast

I tried to start the engine, but it was out cold

I realized even if I was able to navigate the boat away from the jetty, I didn’t know if I’d be able to leave this island’s boundary

There had been a spell over this Godforsaken place when I’d last been here, keeping everyone trapped inside

I didn’t know if that was still the case

I looked out at the sea and gauged the distance between the boat and the sun hitting the waves, just beyond the boundary

I climbed out of the yacht

My bare feet touched down on the snowy jetty

I scanned the area for submarines or any other vessel that I could use to at least test my assumption

There were none

That left me with only one option

Taking a deep breath, I bracedocean

The water hitmy body

I wanted nothingforith as much speed as I could muster