Atlantis Rising (A Ryan Bodean Action Adventure Book 2) by David F. Berens

Author:David F. Berens [Berens, David F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berens Books
Published: 2022-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

The rest of that day passed without incident, but Ryan and Megan had kept a low profile. They went down for dinner again at the normal time, when they knew the dining room would be crowded—safety in numbers, Megan had said—and then retired early to Ryan’s cabin, where Megan had been spending almost all her time. They’d discreetly pulled Megan’s mattress into his room, and Ryan was sleeping on that while Megan took the bed. There remained that unsaid vibe between them that neither seemed prepared to mention. Thus, they still hadn’t shared a bed, though the last few weeks’ events had pulled them even closer. As Troy had often said to Ryan in their younger years, ‘If something is worth having, it’s usually worth waiting for.’ And Ryan had to agree. So, they simply chatted late into the night, and as she always did, Megan was first to fall asleep. But Ryan’s sleeping skills meant he was only a few minutes behind her.

Ryan woke early, as he generally did, and felt fully fit again after his bout of illness, whatever it was that had caused it. He let Megan sleep until she awoke naturally, which as it happens wasn’t long. It was a little after seven, on what was now the eleventh day of the voyage, and the penultimate day before reaching Spain. Golden light spilled into Ryan’s cabin and he was about to ease the curtain open a little more to check out the view when Megan started to moan in her sleep. Her arms flailed around a bit, and her eyes flickered as if in the throes of a nightmare. Suddenly she sat upright in bed, stifling a scream before it emerged. Her eyes were wide and for a moment she didn’t realize where she was. But then she saw Ryan standing over her, and she visibly relaxed.

“Woah, everything okay? Just a bad dream I think.”

“I uh ... I think so. I had the weirdest dream, Ryan. I dreamt there was a man standing over me in my sleep, watching me, as if he was going to try and hurt me. It seemed so real.”

Ryan sat down beside Megan on the bed and pulled her into a hug. “I can assure you that didn’t happen darlin’. It’s just me and you. I wouldn’t let anyone hurt you Megan, I promise.”

Megan leaned a little tighter into Ryan’s chest. She knew it was true. But the dream had seemed so real. A momentary glimmer of something flickered in her mind from the night the alarm had sounded, and for a second she thought that’s what it was, that someone had been in her room that night. But she let it pass. She was probably wrong, and she didn’t want to alarm Ryan any more than necessary.

“So what’s the plan today? Something to do with Gidget?”

“Yep. I say we go get some early breakfast, then I can start running some checks over the old girl, making sure she’s ready for departure tomorrow.

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