Chapter ONE - Weebly

“She seen you since…?” Diver gestured at Ethan’s
face.
Ethan shook his head. “No.” But he was thinking
more about the cross words they had exchanged before
he left the previous morning. He should have known
better.
She emerged from the kitchen wearing an icy
expression, but as soon as she saw him it melted away.
“God have mercy!” she said, her brow furrowing.
“What happened?”
“I’m fine,” Ethan said.
“Yes, I can see that.” Her voice dripped with
sarcasm. “You’ve never looked better. Tell me what
happened.”
“I will, later,” he said, softening the words with a
smile. “First, though, have you heard anything about
merchants shutting down their wharves?”
She frowned and shook her head. “No. Not that it
would surprise me, but I’ve heard nothing.”
“It might just be a few in the South End,” Ethan said
to Diver. “Friends of Hallowell or Story, maybe.”
“We’ll be lucky if that’s all that comes of last night’s