A second rescue boat was called in with more equipment. Someone suggested stronger nets and underwater speakers. “No sonar,” Elena said immediately. The officer sighed. “We may run out of choices.” She looked at him. “Then we choose the option least likely to kill Nathan.”
Nathaniel felt the whale slow down. The tongue relaxed slightly. Through the baleen he saw open water and then the shark again. It turned toward them and came closer. Almost instantly, the whale tightened its hold. Nathaniel no longer believed that timing was accidental.