It hit me in the chest first.
I was standing at the front of the boat, watching the water roll by, when Kenji grabbed the rail and said, “Something’s wrong.” Then his legs just folded under him.
I turned and saw him on the deck. A second later my own chest lit up.
It was not like a heart attack. It felt like something sharp and hot twisting inside me. I dropped too. Hit the deck hard. I heard Caiman go down behind me.
Kenji was curled up a few feet away. His face had gone white. Sweat was running down his neck.
Then the screaming started from below.
Maja. Lars. Leo.
All three of them.
They were screaming like someone was tearing them apart slowly.
Elena came running up from below. She looked at me. Then at Kenji. Then at Caiman.
“What the hell is happening?”
I tried to answer bu
