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Chapters (57)
  1. Cover
  2. PRAISE FOR
  3. Dedication
  4. Before
  5. CHAPTER ONE
  6. CHAPTER TWO
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR
  9. CHAPTER FIVE
  10. CHAPTER SIX
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT
  13. CHAPTER NINE
  14. CHAPTER TEN
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  53. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  54. EPILOGUE
  55. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  56. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  57. What’s next onyour reading list?

Only the captains of each ship had the rendezvous coordinates. As the captain of his ship, Ennick was one of the trusted few. If he was responsible for the attack on Cloudbreak, then the rendezvous was in trouble as well.

For a second, a taunting chorus sang in Caledonia’s mind: This is what comes of trusting Bullets. Rage simmered beneath her ribs, hot and eager for release. But this wasn’t an answer, she reminded herself firmly, only speculation.

“We’ll know more when we get there,” Caledonia stood, wincing at the pain in her ankle. “We’ll make our approach with caution, as planned. Otherwise, this stays between us. I don’t want the crew looking for traitors in their midst, especially when there may be none to find.”

“Agreed,” Pisces said with a nod.

As they left the small chamber and returned to the stream of activity on deck, another thought slithered through Caledonia’s mind, sinking down through her spine to anchor itself in the nauseated bowl of her belly: the only person responsible for this disaster was herself.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

They sailed again inside the hour. The sea fanned open before them in endless bands of blue, crashing into the horizon, where the sky was trapped beneath a thick layer of clouds. The wind blew from the south, carrying an edge of warmth. Caledonia welcomed the kiss of salt against her lips, the cloak of fine sea mist, the sensation of the world rushing beneath her feet. It was a single good feeling in a crush of sorrow and loss.

The rendezvous was still more than a day’s sail from their current position, and Caledonia scanned the horizon for signs of pursuit. Finding none, she ordered Tin to walk her through each repair, the list of each wounded crew member, and the status of their supplies. When that was done, the only thing left was to stay alert and sail hard.

They weren’t out of danger yet. As a crew, they would need to mark the loss of their siblings, warriors, and friends. They’d need to mourn the loss of their home. And Caledonia would need a chance to regain her footing. There wasn’t time for all that now, but if she didn’t give herself a moment to breathe, she was going to suffocate.

“Pi!” she called across the deck. “You’re in command.”

Her sister gave her a nod before repeating the order for all to hear. “I have command.”