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“Fuck,” Damon bit out

“East, by southeast,” Doones called out, “judging froo!”

Kai waved his thanks back at him

“I swear, Kai,” Will growled “You tell that kid to light a fucking candle from now on”

“Shut up,” Kai told him

Everyone loaded onto the boat, Em, Winter, and Banks packed on the rear bench as Kai fired up the engine Damon sat next to him, and Will stood in the middle

I put one foot onto the craft but stopped Glancing back overlot, Rika hidden behind the tinted s

It only took a ritted out

I couldn’t leave her

Charging back up the dock, I leapt up the steps, the cold air cutting through s

“Michael!” Kai hollered

I heard the lock on the door click ait

Rika pinched her eyebrows together, gaping at me

But I didn’t have ti her hand, I pulled her out of the car, both of us breaking into as fast of a run as we could e in her heels I didn’t want her to fall, and definitely not for the next few months

We raced down the dock, and I pulled her on board, pushing her down into a seat and tightening my jacket over the one she already had on

“You stay seated,” I told her

She nodded

“Go, go!” Damon yelled at Kai

Kai punched the gas, the propellers kicking up water behind us, and I grabbed on to the back of Da on as we zoomed out of the harbor

The frigid wind hitn of the kids or the other boat

How did they get Pithom? Why?

Theyto hide them at sea indefinitely Why else would they have needed such a large vessel?

The wind sliced hts swirled in my head