Undertow by Joanna Nadin - Sample Chapter

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Q J A \ J X Q

WJ CNNbcvj sjarjts.

Nm`j kdt nm`mkg ydur ljst ormjkh tbct fuab. Lut ydu

hdkt hcrj tjnn bjr ljacusj sbj bdnhs rjputctmdks mk bjr

bckh nm`j jggsbjnn, ckh mo sbj fdvjs iust c ffikgjr ydurj

lrd`jk, dvjr.Nm`j `jjpmkg ydur fdutb andsjh wbjk ydu swmg ydur

Lcacrhm Lrjjzjr sd sbj tbmk`s ydurj cs hruk` cs sbj ms. Lut

wbjk sbjs kdt ndd`mkg ydu pdur bcno tbj ldttnj ljbmkh tbj

wcnn.

Xbj usucn stuoo.

Jvjk fy nmttnj lrdtbjr bcs sjarjts. Nm`j bj tbmk`s kd

dkj `kdws mt wcs bmf wbd hrjw tbj sdncr systjf dk tbj

`mtabjk ajmnmkg. M `kjw. Lut M scmh kdtbmkg. Ljacusj tbdsj

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`mkhs do sjarjts hdkt fcttjr. Kdt rjcnny. Xbjyrj jjtmkg,

nm`j mksjats, fcymjs. Cnmvj odr iust c hcy.

Lut sdfj sjarjts crjkt fcymjs. Xbjyrj fdkstrdus

tbmkgs9 s`jnjtdks nda`jh mk aupldcrhs0 kdtjs snmppjh

tbrdugb tbj arca`s mk ddrldcrhs ckh ljtwjjk tbj pcgjs do

ldd`s. Ckh, tbdugb tbj mk` ochjs ckh tbj pcpjr odxjs, tbj

wdrhs crj stmnn tbjrj. Wcmtmkg td lj odukh. Dr td ffikh us.

Mo M bch kdwk wbd bj wcs wbdMwcs wdunh mt bcvj

abckgjh ckytbmkg4 Dr wdunh M stmnn bcvj ojnt tbct wjmgbt dkfy abjst, pusbmkg tbj cmr dut do fy nukgs sd tbct, wbjk

M scw bmf, jvjk tbct ffirst tmfj, M struggnjh td actab fy

lrjctb4 Wdunh M stmnn bcvj ndst bdurs, kmgbts, tbmk`mkg cldut

bms nmps, bms sndw, nczy sfmnj4 Ckh wdunh M stmnn bcvj ocnnjk mk

ndvj, mo M bch `kdwk4

Fcylj. Fcylj kdt. Lut tbcts mt9 M hmhkt kdw. Ljacusj

mt wcs Fufs sjarjt. Bjts sjarjt. Ckh, nm`j cnn s`jnjtdks, mt

acfj dut do tbj andsjt. Ckh mt odukh fj.

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XBJ @J]crrmvjh tbrjj hcys cotjr Nu`c njot. Fuf scmh

mt wcs sjrjkhmpmty. M hmhkt ljnmjvj mk tbct `mkh do stuoo, iust

tbdugbt mt wcs c kmaj wdrh, nm`j jgg, dr pmk`. Lca` tbjk,

ckywcy. Lut fcylj mt wcs sjrjkhmpmty, octj, wbctjvjr, lj-

acusj Fuf wcs cnrjchy `mkh do ndsmkg mt. Kdt lmg-fjk-mk-wbmtj-adcts stynj. Kdt tbct tmfj. Iust tbj nmttnj tbmkgs. Nm`j

M odukh bjr mk tbj `mtabjk wmtb dkj do bms X-sbmrts, iust

stckhmkg tbjrj, skmoffikg mt. Ckh wbjk M acnnjh bjr Fdtbjr

cs c id`j sbj sncffjh c gncss do Ad`j hdwk sd bcrh mt sbct-

tjrjh0 sbcrhs do trckspcrjkay sacttjrmkg cardss tbj ddr, c

sndp do sdhc sdc`mkg mktd c hmsbandtb.

Mt wcskt nm`j bj wcs gdkj odr jvjr Nu`c, M fjck. Bj

wcs mk Gjrfcky wmtb sdfj lckh odr tbrjj fdktbs gumtcrmst

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odr c `mh bcno bms cgj ckh twmaj bms tcnjkt, bj scmh. Lut tbct

wcskt truj ckh bj `kjw mt. Nu`c wcs gddh. Wbmab wcs wby

bj wcs cnwcys gjttmkg gmgs. Cnwcys njcvmkg. Bj cnwcys acfj

lca`, tbdugb. Lut tbct wcskt jkdugb odr Fuf. Qbj scmh sbj

wcs tmrjh do mt, tmrjh do wcmtmkg. Qbj scmh mo bj wjkt tbms tmfj

tbjk wj fmgbt kdt lj bjrj wbjk bj `kda`jh dk tbj hddr

adfj Jcstjr. Nu`c ncugbjh ckh scmh bj wdunhkt `kda`0

bj bch c `jy. Bj `mssjh tbj tdp do bjr bjch ckh wmpjh bjr

ckgry tjcrs wmtb bms strmkg-bcrhjkjh ffikgjrs. Lut sbj pusbjhbmf cwcy ckh scmh tbms tmfj sbj fjckt mt.

Kdkj do us ljnmjvjh bjr. M fjck, bjs Omkks hch. Qbj

adunhkt iust hmscppjcr, bmhj. Lut tbjk tbj jkvjndpj crrmvjh

ckh jvjrytbmkg abckgjh.

Fuf ms dut wmtb Omkk gjttmkg fmn` ckh lrjch ckh orjsb cmr,

dr sdfjtbmkg nm`j mt. M scy mts tdd adnh, tbct M hdkt nm`j orjsb

cmr, ckh M stcy mk tbj ct upstcmrs wmtb tbj aurtcmks andsjh

ckh ck dnh Fma`jy Fdusj X-sbmrt dk, ckh wrcp fysjno

up mk fy huvjt ckh tbj wbmtj-sfmnj wdrnh do Qcturhcy-

fdrkmkg tjnny.Ckh Mf nymkg dk tbj sdoc wctabmkg Xdf pdt Ijrry nm`j

bjs c skdd`jr lcnn wbjk M bjcr tbj ancttjr do tbj njttjrldx mk

tbj sbcrjh bcnnwcy ljndw, ckh tbj pdst bmttmkg tbj pmnjs do

pmzzc hjnmvjry njcjts, sjkhmkg tbjf uttjrmkg ourtbjr cardss

tbj ddr. Ckh M ackt rjfjfljr wby, lut M gjt up. Fcylj M

tbmk` mts c pdstacrh ordf fy ljst ormjkh Acss mk tbj Hdfmk-

mack \jpulnma wmtb bjr hch ckh tbj Qtjpfdkstjr, gjttmkg c

tck ckh ckdtbjr bma`jy ordf c ldy sbjnn ancmf ms tbj ndvj do

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bjr nmoj tbjk wdkt rjfjfljr wbjk sbj gjts lca`.

Lut, wbjk M sjj mt, M `kdw mt mskt ordf Acss. Xbj

pdstfcr` mskt odrjmgk, lut mt mskt ordf rdukh bjrj jmtbjr.

Mts c Imooy jkvjndpj, tbj `mkh ydu put orcgmnj stuoo mk, mfpdr-

tckt stuoo0 kdt dkj do Acsss scy-kdtbmkg kdtjs, wmtb bjcrts

hdttmkg bjr ms ckh QWCN@dk tbj lca`. Ckh tbj wrmtmkg mskt

Lmrd dr pmk` gjn pjk0 mts lnca` mk`, wmtb nddps mk tbj ns sd

tbct Lmnnmj ndd`s cnmvj. Lut tbj kcfj ms dkny bcno fj. Lj-

acusj tbjk tbj nddps spjnn dut Xrjvjnyck, wbmab ms Fufsdnh surkcfj, ljodrj sbj abckgjh mt abckgjh us td

Ucrchmsj, c wdrh Fuf pma`jh up ordf c smgk cldvj c sbdp

hddr dk Udrtdljnnd. @jpt mt tbj wcy ydu `jjp c gncss fcrlnj.

Ljacusj sbj nm`jh tbj wcy mt ojnt mk bjr fdutb. Ljacusj sbj

tbdugbt c kcfj adunh fc`j mt bcppjk, fc`j mt rjcn.

M ojjn tbms surgj do ojcr mksmhj fj. Kd, kdt ojcr jxcatny,

tbrmnn. Xbj `mkh ydu gjt dk c rdnnjradcstjr. Dr wbjk sdfj-

dkj hdulnj-hcrjs ydu td hdwk c sbdt. Lch ckh gddh cnn

wrcppjh up mk dkj sma`jkmkg wbmrn. Ckh suhhjkny Mf sfcnn

ckh sacrjh, stckhmkg mk fy X-sbmrt ckh sda`s dk tbj lcrj

adkarjtj, ckh M bcvj td ndd` crdukh td abja` mo ckydkj bcssjjk fj, mo Frs Bddtdk ordf Onct L ms adfmkg dut mk bjr

snmppjrs ckh tbrjchlcrj hrjssmkg-gdwk td actab fj wmtb

tbms Wbct4 Xbms tbmkg mk fy bckh. Lut Mf cndkj, ckh M

sbmvjr, tbj Ickucry cmr ck may bmss tbrdugb tbj gcps crdukh

tbj hddr, stmppnmkg fy tbmgbs ckh crfs wmtb gddsjpmfpnjs.

Ckh M ruk lca` up tbj stcmrs ckh sncf tbj hddr ckh punn tbj

huvjt crdukh fj cgcmk, stmnn bdnhmkg tbj jkvjndpj, bdt mk

fy bckh nm`j Ordhds rmkg.

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tbdugb bjs ndkg gdkj. Qbj bch c lrdtbjr, tdd9 Wmnn. Lut bj

hmjh. Ckh M acfj. Ckh Fuf njot ckh kdw sbj wdkt tcn`

cldut mt.

Qd mkstjch do arymkg, M ncugb. Ljacusj mts oukky. Mts

ocmrytcnj oukky. Ljacusj M nmvj mk tbms twd-ckh-c-lmt-ljh-

rddf ct mk Uja`bcf wmtb kd acrpjt ckh c ldmnjr tbct dkny

wdr`s wbjk mt ojjns nm`j mt, ckh cnn cndkg M bcvj c bdusj,

c acstnj ly tbj sjc. Mf kdt tbj Nmttnj Fctab Gmrn, Mf

Amkhjrjnnc.Lut tbjk M bjcr tbj ordkt hddr lckg cgcmkst tbj wcnn

ckh Omkks vdmaj dkj ndkg strjcf do Gdgds ckh Ijhms ckh

Hmh ydu sjj tbct4s, ckh M rjfjfljr wbd M cf. Mf kdt

Amkhjrjnnc. Dr Qnjjpmkg Ljcuty. Mf Lmnnmj. Ckh Fufs

fdtbjr bcs hmjh ckh sbj hdjskt jvjk `kdw, ckh Mf sacrjh

td tjnn bjr ljacusj jvjry tmfj Mvj fjktmdkjh bjr ljodrj,

iust acsucn, sbj bcs mgkdrjh fj dr yjnnjh ct fj, dr, wdrsj,

tc`jk mt dut smnjktny dk bjrsjno. Qd M stuoo tbj `jy ckh tbj

njttjr lca` mk tbj jkvjndpj ckh pusb tbjf hdwk tbj lca`

do tbj sdoc ausbmdk. Ckh tbjy stcy tbjrj odr tbrjj wbdnj

hcys.

M tbdugbt cldut kdt tjnnmkg Fuf ct cnn. M fjck, Mf smxtjjk.

M adunh iust gd ckh nmvj tbjrj dk fy dwk. Nmvj tbms mkarjh-

mlnj jkabcktjh nmoj mk fy acstnj ly tbj sjc. Xbcts wbct

Acss scmh ckywcy. Dr, ljttjr, M adunh sjnn mt ckh luy sdfj-

wbjrj up Wjst. Qd wj adunh gd td Abmkcwbmtjs mkstjch do

Abmacgds. Lut cs sbj sct dk tbj jkh do fy ljh, mk bjr Qt

Xrdpjz tck, M `kjw jvjry kdh, jvjry yjcb wcs c nmj.

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M `kjw Mh tjnn mk tbj jkh. Bch td. Ljacusj fy fufs

kdt nm`j Acsss, wbd hdjskt `kdw Acss ndst bjr vmrgmkmty

wbjk sbj wcs tbmrtjjk. Xbct mt wcs td Njdk Hrc`js ckh

sbj wcskt mk ndvj dr ckytbmkg nm`j mt. Xbct sbj gdt prjgkckt

ckh pcmh odr ck cldrtmdk wmtb tbj fdkjy bjr hch sjkhs

bjr jvjry fdktb. Xbj fdkjy sbj stmnn spjkhs dk hdpj ckh

hrmk` ckh tbj sndts ct Fcgma Amty.

Ckh jvjk tbj stuoo Acsss fuf hdjs `kdw sbj hdjskt

rjcnny rjgmstjr. Ljacusj mo sbj hmh, sbj wdunhkt njt Acss hdbcno do wbct sbj hdjs.

Lut fy fufs hmoojrjkt. Fy fuf ydu tjnn stuoo td. Ckh

tbms wcs lmg stuoo. Ocfmny stuoo. Ckh tbj ndkgjr M njot mt, tbj

wdrsj mt gdt. Ljacusj tbj `jy wcs nm`j tbj tjnn-tcnj bjcrt mk

tbct stdry wj hmh odr GAQJ. Xbms guy lurmjs tbj bjcrt do c

furhjrjh fck ukhjr tbj ddrldcrhs, dkny bjs surj bj ack

stmnn bjcr mt ljctmkg, tbms tbufp tbufp tbufp, ckh mt sndwny

hrmvjs bmf fch.

Ckh fcylj mts iust fy dwk bjcrt, lut M swjcr M ack

bjcr tbct `jy ljctmkg mts prjsjkaj, punsmkg mt dut nm`j bjct.

Nm`j c bjcrt. M ndd` ct Omkk ckh Fuf td sjj mo tbjy ackbjcr mt tdd. Ckh jvjk tbdugb Omkk iust acrrmjs dk ncugbmkg

ct tbj acrtddks ckh Fuf ma`s ckdtbjr pcgj mk c fcgc-

zmkj, M `kdw mt ms dkny c fcttjr do tmfj.

Ly Xujshcy M ackt stckh mt cky ndkgjr. Mnn lj lca` ct sabddn

tdfdrrdw ckh M hdkt wckt td njcvj Fuf cndkj mk tbj

bdusj wmtb mt. Hdkt `kdw wbct sbjnn hd mo sbj ffikhs mt. Cs

mt ms, M bmhj tbj lmg `kmoj mk tbj `mtabjk. Iust mk acsj.

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M hdkt scy ckytbmkg, iust bckh tbj jkvjndpj td bjr ct

lrjc`ocst, wmtb tbms ndd` dk fy ocaj nm`j Mf gmvmkg bjr fy

sabddn rjpdrt ckh tbjrjs kdt jvjk c A dk mt, njt cndkj c L.

M ojjn Omkk yck` fy snjjvj, bjcr bmf hjfckh td kdw wbct

mt ms, lut M sbrug bmf doo ljacusj Mf wctabmkg Fuf, bmh-

hjk ukhjr bjr sbrduh do hmrty lndkhj, bjr `kjjs mksmhj tbj

lnca` fdbcmr do dkj do Nu`cs swjctjrs, lcrj ojjt pd`mkg

dut. Ckh M wcmt.

Wbjk sbj gdt c njttjr tjnnmkg bjr tbct bjr octbjr bchhmjh, sbj scmh kdtbmkg. Iust sbruggjh ckh hrdppjh mt mk tbj

lmk ckh wjkt lca` td luttjrmkg tdcst. Lut tbms ms hmoojrjkt, M

tbmk`. Xbms ms bjr fdtbjr. Qbj wcs mksmhj bjr dkaj. Ucrt do

bjr. Qbj bcs td ndsj mt.

Lut sbj hdjskt, iust strjtabjs bjr njgs td tbj ddr ckh

turks bjr bjch td fj. Ckh cs sbj pusbjs bjr bcmr ljbmkh

dkj jcr, M sjj sbj ms sfmnmkg.

M sbdunh bcvj tdnh ydu ljodrj, M scy. M fjck, M fjckt

td. Mts iust M hmhkt `kdw wbct ydu wdunh

Mts ffikj, sbj mktjrrupts. \jcnny.

Wj hdkt bcvj td nmvj tbjrj. Acss scys M adunh sjnn mt wjadunh sjnn mt, M fjck. Ucy tbj lca` rjkt bjrj. Dr luy mt

jvjk. Dr dkj do tbdsj lmg bdusjs dk tbj Grdvj kjcr Acss

ckh

Kd, sbj scys. Mts c smgk. Mts sjrjkhmpmty. Wjnn gd.

Wjnn fdvj.

Fy stdfcab ms cnmvj cgcmk. Luttjrmjs lcttjrmkg cgcmkst

tbj smhjs trymkg td gjt dut.

Wbcts sjrjkhmpmty4 cs`s Omkk. Ckh wbjrj crj wj gdmkg4

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Octj, sbj rjpnmjs. Gddh octj. Ckh mts tc`mkg us td tbj

sjcsmhj.

Nm`j Fcrgctj4 Wmnn tbjrj lj hdk`jys4 Ack wj stcy odr

hmkkjr4

]js. Qbj kdhs. ]js, tbjrjs hdk`jys. Ckh yjs, wj ack

stcy. Kdt iust odr hmkkjr tbdugb. Odr tbj kmgbt. Odr c tbdu-

sckh ckh dkj kmgbts. Ckh bjr sfmnj wmhjks, cs mo sbjs iust

rjcnmzjh wbct sbjs scmh.

Omkk yjnps wmtb hjnmgbt ckh mkgs bmfsjno dktd Fuf.M wctab cs sbj lcs`s mk bms chdrctmdk. Xbjk, mkojatjh ly bms

jmgbt-yjcr-dnhkjss, sbj wrcps bmf rdukh bjr ckh stckhs,

hckamkg bmf cardss tbj pcmktjh ddr, Omkk sarjcfmkg cs

sbj wbmrns td tbj tmkky sdukh do tbj rchmd. Lut M hdkt

hckaj. Mkstjch tbj luttjrmjs surgj upwcrhs ckh M bcvj td

ffigbt td pusb tbjf hdwk.

Ckh Hch wmnn adfj4 Omkk scys, lrjctbnjss. Ckh wj

ack swmf mk tbj sjc nm`j sbcr`s4

]js, Fuf scys, bjr jyjs andsjh, stmnn hckamkg. Lut

M `kdw sbj hdjskt fjck mt. Xbms ms bjr jsacpj. Bjr gjt-

dut-do-icmn-orjj acrh. Wj hdkt kjjh ckydkj. Wj bcvj us.Xbcts wbct sbj cnwcys scmh, jvjk ljodrj Omkk acfj. Zs ms

wbct fcttjrs. Wj crj cnn tbj ocfmny wj kjjh.

Ckh pcrt do fj ljnmjvjs bjr. Xbct mts iust us. Ckh tbct

bdfj wmnn lj wbjrjvjr wj wckt mt td lj. Lut tbjk M tbmk`

cldut Acss. Wbd Mvj `kdwk smkaj odr jvjr. Wbd ldugbt

fj fy ffirst Ljckmj Lcly. Fy ffirst tcfpdks. Fy ffirst hrmk`.

Cldut Nu`c. Wbds kdt fy hch, lut ms tbj andsjst Mvj jvjr

gdt. Ckh cs gddh cs Mh jvjr wckt.

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Mts fy `jy, M scy mk hjspjrctmdk.

Fuf stdps ckh ndwjrs Omkk hdwk, dkj crf rdukh bmf,

tbj dtbjr rjcabmkg dut td strd`j fy ocaj.

M `kdw, sbj scys. Ckh mts ydur hjamsmdk.

Unjcsj, Lmnnmj, ljgs Omkk. Unjcsj.

M ndd` ct bmf, bms jyjs wmhj wmtb wdrry, sacrjh Mnn sbct-

tjr bms sckh-advjrjh pjppjrfmkt-rda`-cvdurjh hrjcf.

Mnn tbmk` cldut mt, M scy. M kjjh td tbmk` cldut mt.

Lut cs Fuf punns us tmgbt td bjr ckh acrrmjs us rdukh,tbj ajmnmkg c `cnjmhdsadpj do lrd`jk nmgbt lunl ckh hcfp

ckh purpnj-ojnt-tmp pnckjts, M `kdw Mf ndsmkg tbj ffigbt.

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