Chapter 1060

The sun hovered lower in the sky now, golden light casting rippling bands over the frantic surface of the water. They were all trembling with cold, but no one left. No one even suggested stopping. Each woman kept diving, pulling herself onto slick rocks for breath only to throw herself back under, lungs burning, hearts thudding with terror and stubborn hope. Jude had lost count of how many times he had dropped below, scouring the deepest parts of the pool, reaching into cracks where eels slithered and weeds threatened to tangle his arms.