Evangeline gently traced the patterns on the Conch with her fingertips. The current stirred her long hair.
Coral Cetus hid behind Stellan, peeking and peering into the Reef House.
When her gaze fell on the lazily lounging Evangeline, she let out a sigh of relief. But the next moment, her eyes swept over the dismembered corpses scattered across the floor, and she couldn't help but shiver, her fingers tightening their grip.
She had still underestimated this "friend" she'd made on land.
An eerie silence filled the room, so profound that even the faint whisper of the current was clearly audible.
Coral Cetus could even hear her own frantic heartbeat. She couldn't help but soften her breathing.
But she had never been the type to hold back, and she quickly grew restless.
