Chapter 10 - Finding Shelter
The steep cliff face offered very little protection from the biting coastal wind and the relentless mist rising from the ocean.
“We can’t stay out here in the open, Clara. If my mother sends anyone down to check the wreckage, we’re dead,” Daniel said urgently.
He scanned the rocky coastline, spotting a dark, narrow cleft in the stone wall a few dozen yards away.
It was a natural smuggler’s cave, hidden from the view of the highway above by a thick curtain of wild blackberry bushes.
Daniel helped Clara to her feet, supporting her weight as they navigated the treacherous, slippery boulders along the shoreline.
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Every step sent sharp waves of pain through Clara’s body, but the sheer will to survive kept her moving forward.
They slipped past the thorny vines, disappearing into the cool, dark sanctuary of the stone cavern just as a police helicopter swept overhead.
