Paige
Thunder and lightning crashed, vibrating through me like they were trying to blast me out of the sky. Hermes let go of my hand, his face pale and his mouth drawn in a thin white line.
He was worried? Why, he was a god wasn't he? Another boom sounded and I flinched.
Why weren't we getting down onto the boat? It looked farther away than it had before. The Captain, Daniel, and the co-captain were cracking the machine to haul the rope and bring us back but it wasn't working.
Why wasn't it working? My throat swelled shut. I couldn't scream or speak. Terror wrapping its claws around my heart and squeezing. Each breath hurt as I tried to draw in more air.
Lightning slashed into the water beside us. A huge red glow rather than a streak. The heat and crackling energy of it made the hai
