He grazed his thumb over her knuckles, then finished the knot. “How do you think people manage when they don’t have a sea witch on board?” He patted the rope and tried a reassuring smile.

She still wore the same stricken expression.

Seeing Vee afraid was frightening in itself. Seeing her afraid for him …

He shook his head and turned for the rail. No time to puzzle over that.

The soft hush of oars signalled the ship’s boat was in the water. A moment later, it came into view, lanterns pooling across the sea’s surface.

Beyond their light, the blackness stretched out, now punctuated by the occasional ripple reflecting golden light.

Nodding to Billy, Knigh climbed onto the rail, his balance effortless from a decade of working on ships. He threw the coil of rope to the burly bosun, Morholt, who piloted the ship’s boat. An experienced sailor, he caught it deftly and nodded, understanding what Knigh meant to do.

Knigh took a long breath and dived.

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Acknowledgments

Writing might seem like a solitary pursuit, but getting a book out into the world is by no means a solo effort.

Huge thanks and adoration, then to my crit partners/author support life raft committee/all round awesome Team GLORF: Catharine, Beth, and Jennifer. I consider myself so lucky to have found you three. Thanks for all your feedback, support, and encouragement, especially in getting Vice’s story out into the world.

Love and thanks to my author friends who are always ready with feedback on book descriptions or to share the latest thing they’ve learned. This includes but is not limited to the RFS crew, Carpe Fabulum, and all the amazing friends I’ve made through 20Books conferences, podcasts, and so on. I couldn’t keep going without you wonderful folk.