I was on the beach, moving toward the ship where Rebecca was stood waiting, her hands gripping the railing of the Sunken Soul as she looked out over the jungle, expecting Caleb to appear at any moment. Despite her anger and frustration toward the man, she still cared for him, more than she could Nolan. I was knee deep into the shallow water when something snaked itself around my throat, pulling me back and away from the ship, pressing something cold against my neck. “Evangeline!” Rebecca’s frantic voice called when there was a tug on my hair and heavy breathing was placed at my ear. My hands had gone to grip at the arm that held me captive, my legs thrashing in the water to stop myself from being dragged any further. “You should’ve kept your mouth shut when you had the chance” I knew t

