Chapter 48

The words stunned them both for a moment. Then cold fear settled in Dara's gut.

"I think you should stop talking to Raffie," Dara ordered.

"No." Karo hugged her sock doll tight. "He's my friend."

"Not really. He's getting you to do bad things like run off when we're supposed to stick together."

"Raffie says - "

"I don't care what he says. I'm your mother!" Dara snapped.

Karo's lips pressed into a stubborn line, and Dara waited for the outburst.

Kobrah stepped between them. "Tell Raffie we're going to look for a way to get to the ship."

"He says if you come close enough he can open a door."

"If he can open a door, then why not get out of the water?" Dara asked with a bit of rancor. The whole situation didn't sit well with her. It was one thing to encounter a ship running on auto, another to run into something that claimed to be family.

I have no family. Annie said so.