Page 99 of Chain Reaction

When Jake, Ty, and Colton stood, not keeping their presence hidden, those around them gasped and drew back in fear.

“We’re not here to hurt you,” Jake explained. “We’re looking for this woman.”

He showed them a picture of Raven he’d found online.

But everyone shook their head as if confused.

“Your captain isn’t responding to our messages,” Jake said. “Any idea why?”

“He’s right up there—” one of the men pointed to the bridge.

But it was empty.

“What’s going on?” Senator Rollins stepped forward.

“We believe a woman was abducted and brought to this boat,” Ty said. “We also believe you all could be in danger.”

The man’s eyes widened as he seemed to comprehend his words. “What can we do?”

“We need to search the boat,” Ty said. “There’s no time to waste.”

The man offered a definitive nod. “Go ahead. We can help.”

Jake rushed below deck, figuring that was the most likely place these people would keep Raven.

As soon as he reached the lowest deck, someone dashed from a doorway into the hallway.

Relief flushed through him as the figure came into focus. “Raven?”

Her eyes widened when she saw him. “Jake?”

They ran to each other and hugged.

But Raven quickly pulled away. “We don’t have much time. There’s a bomb. It’s going to go off in about four minutes. We need to get everyone off this boat.”

He stiffened. “There’s no time for that. Before everyone’s off, the bomb will detonate.”

“Then what do we do?” Raven’s words came out fast.

“Where is it?”

“This way!” She darted into the engine room.

Jake drew in a breath when he saw the device.

Three minutes and fifty-six seconds.

It wasn’t much time to disarm the device.

But he had no choice.

He turned to Raven. “The rest of the guys are upstairs. Go tell them what’s going on.”

Raven nodded quickly, breathlessly.

She paused as if she wanted to say more. Instead, she rushed away.

They had no time to waste.