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Ilia had been on Pithom, several times over the course of his employment with Damon’s father, and Gabriel had been on the yacht many times with mine

He would’ve known the boat Would’ve known enough about us to probably gain access to it

I knew I should’ve sold the motherfucker Toorid of it, I’d sent it south for the season to be refitted

Goddammit

“What the hell happened at the house?” I heard Emmy ask “And in the car? His eye was torn out?”

I turned my head “Whose eye?”

But it was Banks who answered “The caron the camera It was crashed back near Old Pointe Dinescu was in bad shape,” she added

“But then that just leaves Ilia,” Will shouted over the wind “He wouldn’t be able to carry Tavi and Mads”

“If he had Octavia, Mads would just follow,” Kai told us

I glanced at Rika as she and Banks held Winter’s hands

“Just find them,” Winter pleaded, her face etched with pain as tears filled her eyes “Please, just find them”

She always tried to hide it, but I could only iine how helpless she felt

I spun around and dropped to a knee in front of her “Stop it,” I said, touching her hand “Octavia needs to see you not scared”

The boat bounced over the water,from the rush of wind

“If it were Athos,” she told me, “you’d be terrified”

I glanced at Rika again, a look passing between us

“When it is Athos, you will be terrified,” Winter said

As if it was only a matter of time

I clenchedany explanation on what her point was

She was right We’d sent the kids to the dojo because anted to prepare theht anyone would have enough balls to try anything

“Our life creates enemies,” she stated in a low voice

Rika’s eyes flashed to th and reassurance, I saw uncertainty We’d never stopped getting into shit, but our kids in danger from an outside threat hadn’t happened before

It would happen again

What e supposed to do? Hide? Be invisible? Live quietly?

Cower?

I didn’t kno to be anyone else

“Pithom!” I heard Will shout