Ewan had to lower Jake’s immobile body onto a flat piece of concrete, relieving his arms and legs of the dead weight. Freed of the encumbrance, he scanned the loch for any sign of their tiny craft. There was none. The only vessels to be seen were the Spirit of Arcadia and HMS Ambush, connected, a...
She had lost all feeling in her left arm but, with her right arm in front of her, pushing against the floor, she brought herself back into a sitting position. Immediately she felt the blood rush back into the previously trapped limb. The numbness was replaced by a tingling which became so intense...
The prospect of meeting other survivors made it hard to relax. His mind played out different scenarios, and half the time he didn’t know if he was dreaming or not. He was also plagued by images of Stieg, and repeatedly saw him drowning, crying out for help as he was swept away by a turbulent swel...