Water laps between his chin and neck, each wave colliding to the beat of his heart. The tide was definitely rising. Jay spat out a mouthful of salt water, gasping for air between each wave of the roiling sea.

He tries again to pull his foot free of the rock. It doesn't move and he only succeeds in digging sharp rock into his leg. Jay grits his teeth and pulls, hard. White hot pain tears up his an...