Chapter 6

The red emergency bulb flickered above my shoulder, turning the twisted iron bars the color of old blood.

The shark struck the bent door again.

The vibration traveled through the cage and into my teeth.

Its gray flank slid along the mesh before it disappeared into the red-lit water.

The needle on my wrist gauge had fallen another notch.

Ninety seconds, if the leak stayed this small.

I planted both heels against the lower crossbar and pulled at the door.

It didn't move. The impact had twisted the frame and pinned the lower edge of the door against the limestone…