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Ivy had never in her life screamed in fear.
And she didn’t this time either.
It was stark terror that erupted from her throat as Colby slammed into the rapids. She didn’t even care when Rex made it to all fours and sprayed everyone with a massive shake of his coat.
The searchlight swept back and forth over the white caps. Colby’s passage through the rapids should only have taken seconds, but she couldn’t see him anywhere. Had he survived it?
It was the sharp-eyed Dilya who spotted him. Some swirl of the current had dragged him sideways in the river. Her limbs were shaking too hard with the cold to throw herself in to save him. The helo swooped in close and everyone leaned out to pluck him from the racing water.
In moments, he too was aboard. Blood was streaming down his face from
