Spoiler " found my sea soulmate"
Chapter one*
Ava took a step forward. "You promised us."
"I promised support," he replied quietly. "Not protection."
Leo shoved past him. "So that’s it? Months of work just vanished?"
"Move on," the man said. "This field is competitive."
Anna’s fist connected with the wall inches from his face.
"People like you," she said through clenched teeth, "are why islands die."
Security arrived.
They were escorted out.
Not as researchers.
As problems.