Diver's Heart by Knight K. A

Author:Knight, K. A. [Knight, K. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense, Adult
Amazon: B08WLV3V27
Goodreads: 57287578
Published: 2021-04-16T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-One

TYLER

We go slow through the tunnels, even though we have been through them before. We know something is lurking here now, and we also have to check every crack and entrance to see if we can spot Peyton or any other signs of life. It takes us hours just to make it through to the fully submerged cavern, and once there, we split up, searching some of the tunnels.

That’s when it comes down the mic, and my heart leaps.

“Come to the cavern we ruled out as an advanced base! Now!” Fin yells.

I rush there, swimming as fast as I can, and I beat Riggs, who is right behind me. Ripping off my mask, I stand and pull myself out of the water, but my heart sinks when I see Kalen. I instantly feel guilty. I’m happy we found him, but that also means he didn’t find Peyton, and now she’s out there all alone…if at all.

“Don’t look too happy, you fuckers,” Kalen snarls, making us all laugh. “I know I’m not as pretty, but damn.” Fin crouches at his side, and I head over to see him dressing a wound on Kalen’s shoulder.

“You okay, bro?” I ask.

He nods, looking behind me, his face falling. “No Peyton?”

I shake my head, and his eyes close for a moment. I know he’s blaming himself, so I crouch down and Fin moves away. I grip his non-injured shoulder and force his eyes to meet mine. “No one can stop Peyton from doing something she wants to do. We would have all done the same thing in her shoes. Trust in her. She will find us, and we won’t stop looking. Don’t give up on her, not now.”

He sighs. “You’re right…but fuck, I’m sorry, Ty.”

I lean closer and press my forehead to his like we used to do as children, before he enlisted and went away, back when we had no worries. “Don’t apologise, you did the best you could, and it was better than anything we could have done. I’m just glad you’re okay.”

“Who thought this is what we would become?” He chuckles bitterly. “Both of us are in love with the same woman. If Mum and Dad could see us now.”

I laugh. “The old bastard would have hated her, and Mum would have followed what he said, you know that.”

He grins at that. Our parents aren’t in our lives, and that’s our own choice. Kalen enlisted to escape them, while I found work that took me away and into the ocean so we would never have to go back, and I’d have a job waiting for him when he got out.

They aren’t our family, not anymore, Peyton is. She’s our family, not just mine. I need to stop being selfish and hurting my family. I need to face the cold, hard truth laid in front of me. He’s suffering, looking for my forgiveness and acceptance without even realising it. Can I give him that? It seems like there’s no better time for honesty than now.

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