Chapter 21Working through the rooms with the speed of desperation, the search narrowed as the crew’s tension and anxiety grew. Axel felt their constant glances, like nails being driven into his skin, and he could do without Meliora’s pacing.
Mel. The woman told him five minutes ago to drop the Meliora crap. He guessed he’d gone up in her estimation.
Ignore them. He must. Daren’t risk chastening them, saying anything. The slightest distraction and the panic might rush in, make him lose his focus. One blink and he might miss…
Wait! Going back a few shots, horror turned him icy. Scanning so fast he almost overlooked her, spotting her with hindsight, reactivating the relevant camera. Stupid. His inattention might have cost Sela her life. With the view restored, Axel eased up on the self-abu
