Chapter 14 Embers Of Resistance

• Scarlett’s head throbbed. Firelight danced across her vision as she lay on the soaked planks of the pier. Every breath tasted like smoke, blood, and salt water. Pain radiated from her shoulder, hot and searing. She tried to move, but the world swayed.
• Olivia’s voice cut through her haze. "Scarlett!"
• Scarlett turned her head. Olivia dangled from a thick mooring rope, the other end tied to the cargo ship’s railing. Below, the water churned, oil-slick and black. Olivia kicked her legs, struggling to climb down.