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A wife on board

MATTEO

Why didn't the alarm go off yet?

I couldn't tell. My eyes narrowed as I watched the engineer working to mitigate potential damage to the ship. Vittorio had described it as minor, but the frantic activity in the engine room suggested otherwise.

Stepping away from the engine room, I headed to the wheelhouse. "Where are we? I need our exact location," I asked the captain, sweat coating his face despite the air conditioning.

"That's the problem. For an hour now, we've been in the middle of nowhere, and..."

"An hour?" I snapped. And yet, no one had mentioned anything.

"Yes. We might be at risk of the ship sinking due to the storm. I predict a cyclone is on its way. We can only hope for the best," the captain said.

"Where's the nearest island from here?" I pressed. I didn't suppose the ship sinking had anything to do with the storm, and I doubted a cyclone was on the way.

"I wouldn't know," he admitted.

Striding towards him, I grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him into the door. "
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