SEVENTY-THREE Eva couldn’t stay with Thomas any longer. For Soledad’s sake, she had to get as far away from him as possible, to minimize the risk of both of them dying. Besides, there was still work to do here. Thomas was a physician, and the ship’s doctor would need his help for any injured who made it back to the Bougainville. But Eva couldn’t turn away from the battle. While holding on to Cleo’s fin, she zipped away in search of Taffy, Finn, and the young dolphin. She’d lost track of all of them since they’d arrived at this mess. And it was still utter chaos. The SEALs, with their MK2s and stun guns, were putting up a valiant fight against the tylosaurs, but the mutant monsters were too powerful. Several SEALs had been gravely injured and were being pulled back by others; tourniquets

