"Besides, my master's predictions have never been wrong. Do you know why he wanted little Hopey to leave you all for seventeen years? He must have foreseen this disaster and wanted to keep her safe. Maybe Hopey's just away from us for a while, and she'll return after seventeen years."

"We sent so many people to search the sea. After the explosion and shark attacks, how could they possibly survive?" Mrs. Sterling cut in, looking at Ivy with disdain.

Ivy glared back ...