FOUR
It took the better part of the day for Swain to get her out of his head.
After lunch, he and Jockey were in the wheelhouse briefing the other guys on their course. From Miami, it would take nine or ten days to get down to the site depending on conditions.
Swain leaned over the map to talk about the plan but noted that no one was asking questions or commenting like they usually would. Lifting his head to check out why his men weren’t engaging, he was surprised to find them all staring toward the bow. Expecting to see an obstacle in the water, he couldn’t understand why no one had warned him they’d need to take evasive action.
But when Swain turned to follow their line of vision, he was struck by the same spell that had seized his men and lost the power of speech for a good half min
