Something below had caught their line. The boat jerked sideways. Then the water began pulling harder than either man expected, not in open waves but in a narrow, savage tug that dragged them toward the reef. Thomas shoved Cal free while trying to cut the snag loose.
Cal said the last thing he heard was Thomas shouting that it was all connected under the water. Then the boat struck, the rope snapped, and darkness and spray swallowed everything. Cal lived because Thomas made sure of it. Shame kept him silent after that.