Chapter 22Zach’s rage had a new target in the morning—himself. He couldn’t believe how badly he’d behaved the night before. He knew exactly what he’d been doing—claiming Adam. Marking his territory like an animal. The fact Adam didn’t seem to realize it only made Zach feel worse about such disgusting behavior.
Trudging through the steady rain didn’t make him feel any better. The drops drummed on the hat he’d brought to keep off the sun, soaking it right through until water ran down his face and neck. The rain could make little difference to the weight of water in the basin so would have no effect on the island’s gradual submergence, but it dragged people down at least symbolically.
“It’s like water is trying to get us from below and above,” Adam said gloomily while they ate a cold lunch,
