He knew they should call the Coast Guard. He also knew how dangerous orcas could be. But reason wasn’t guiding him now—something else was. Maybe it was because Catherine was pregnant.
Maybe it was the idea of anything helpless being trapped and unable to move. He couldn’t ignore it. “Worst-case, it panics and cracks a few of my ribs,” he muttered. He imagined headlines: Father-to-Be Killed Trying to Save Whale.