Pearl vanished beneath the black water with a violent splash, and the entire sea shifted.
The waves stilled.
Then all of a sudden it trembled.
Before I could even process what she'd said
In your condition -which I instantly shoved out of my mind because everything was collapsing too fast-
Otto grabbed my wrist.
"Jasmine. Now. On the horse, let's go!"
His voice cracked with urgency and a hint of terror.
I scrambled onto my horse, my bare feet slipping on the sand, and Otto practically threw himself onto his.
The night air bit through my skin like knives.
Before he could respond, he was interrupted.
The horn that had blown the first time that Pearl had reacted to, blew again
WOOOOOOOOM.
It was scarier than the first.
The kind of sound that vibrated in your bones.
The kind that felt like it could summon nightmares.
Otto's face drained of color.
"Jasmine," he rasped, "we have to get out of here faster!"
