Mark wasted no time leaving the captain's cabin. Each step he took was purposeful, driven by a singular thought: Amrey. He knew her anxious mind would be conjuring up the worst-case scenarios, her heart heavy with worry. The image of her face, etched with concern, propelled him forward. He navigated the ship's corridors with a speed born of urgency, his boots hitting the steel deck with a muted thud that echoed his racing pulse.
He found her exactly where he expected ,his cabin As he approached, he could see the tension radiating from her hunched figure, her hands clasped tightly together.
"Amrey," he said, his voice a soothing balm in the tense atmosphere.
Her head snapped up, her eyes widening with a mixture of relief and lingering apprehension. "Mark! What happened? Is everything alr
