Chapter 5

Charles clung to Emily as she was lowered down, holding her tightly again and again as if he couldn't believe she was really back. "Em, are you okay?" he asked.

Emily was crying so hard she could barely breathe. "But what about Soph? She's going to drown!"

Only then did Charles realize he'd forgotten about Sophie.

He steadied himself and said, "Don't worry. I'll get her out."

He'd already made up his mind long ago. The Rescue System had once told him that if he ever ran out of points, he could break the rules and trade fifty years of…