Chapter 26
I don’t remember much about that uphill battle against the current. I think my wolf took over even though I remained human, clawing through pitch darkness and releasing bubble after bubble of carbon dioxide to get through tight squeezes.
Then we popped through to the other side, opening our mouth as we gathered our feet under us in preparation for inhaling a great big gulp of restorative air. Only...the world was still liquid. The knee-high pool the painter had emerged into was now an immense ocean. I barely had the presence of mind to clamp my mouth back shut before I swallowed water and choked.
Frantic, I pushed off the wall and swam forward. Okay, so the dam bursting had filled this chamber with water. Still, the way Harry and I had come in should be nearby on my left. Tha
