Another officer spotted something strange near the edge of the dock. A piece of rope. Burnt, cut but clearly used.
And not far from it, shoe prints, two sets. A woman's and a man's.
They traced them back to the edge of the railing. They found fibers. Blood. Claw marks from fingernails. Someone had been tied there. Recently.
The officer's eyes narrowed.
He called over his colleague. "This wasn't just an accident. Someone was being held here."
And then came the real hit—
Inside the car, a tiny camera device was found under the passenger seat. Someone had tried to destroy it, but the fire melted just the casing.
The data chip inside survived.
And on it—
Video and voice footage.
From Sir Sparkleton.
Showing Grandma Bria's face as she laughed wickedly, telling someone: "If she doesn't come in ten minutes, both of them will be SHARK FOOD!"
The footage showed Ava and Nova tied, screaming, the sea below them boiling with fins.
Then it showed Lilith coming to save them.
