Page 213 of Hidden Depths

"They're closing."

Three attack boats.

The men on the reef.

Whoever planned this hadn't come to scare us.

They'd come to finish us.

"Storm."

She met my eyes.

"I need you to trust me."

"I already do."

The words hit harder than I expected.

There wasn't fear in her voice.

Only certainty.

I gave a single nod.

"Good."

I pointed toward the salon.

"Get everyone into life jackets."

Her eyebrows lifted.

"You think we're abandoning ship?"

"No."

I looked back through the windshield.

"But if they disable us, nobody goes into this water without one."

She didn't argue.

She disappeared below deck.

"Calle!" Storm called as she hurried down the companionway.

"Life jackets. Everyone."

Ivy was already opening the emergency locker.

"I've got them."

Ben helped Nathan's spare vest into place while Calle handed one to Rose and Frank.

The Calle looked around the cabin.

"I never imagined Grandpa's yacht would become a battlefield."