Ocean Grave by Matt Serafini

Author:Matt Serafini [Serafini, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2019-06-16T22:00:00+00:00

Thirty-One

Kaahin flailed beneath the water as the Frozen Cocktail went to its final resting place. He swam until he couldn’t hold his breath any longer, his chest beginning to ache.

He surfaced slowly and did a 360, confirming he’d lost the American in the chaos. Had lost everything in the chaos. The darkness was impenetrable. The shoreline, nowhere. He knew in his heart whichever way he ventured would be wrong. The fates had decided he was a dead man, his spirit just another in a long line that would give power to the Death’s Head.

Each time Kaahin’s legs knifed through the water, he imagined the demon gliding up to take a bite of him. He was embarrassed by the panic that pushed him to paddle blind, as fast as his spent body would allow.

He splashed around like a child in a bathtub, squinting through the dwindling storm to find his bearings. Just a light on the horizon, a hint of the shoreline somewhere distant would be enough.

“I could kill you, pal.” That voice was behind him. He turned to see a lifeboat bobbing behind him, far enough away but gaining fast. “But I have a feeling I’m going to need you.”

Kaahin hated to admit it, but he was never happier to see anyone, least of all an American. He tried to keep his composure but the charade was short-lived. He laughed at the sight.

The American helped him climb aboard and motioned for Kaahin to sit opposite him. He did as he was told, so grateful to have been temporarily rescued that he very nearly said “Thank you.”

Very nearly.

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