Asher Keating and his men had originally planned to wait until everyone was there before taking action. But the situation escalated too suddenly. Two of the men who had already arrived went down into the cabin and spoke with the imposters below. When they sensed something was wrong, they flipped on the lights, and in an instant, both sides started fighting.
"It's an ambush!"
The moment those words were out, the deck erupted into chaos. Asher Keating cursed. Seeing Morgan Sterling dragging Leah Sinclair away, he disregarded everything else and charged in that direction.
"Cast off! Cast off!"
The men on the opposite boat started yelling. Sean Yates, closest to Asher Keating, knew his intentions the moment he moved. One after the other, they rushed onto the gangplank, using their momentum to lunge onto the other boat. The opposing vessel had already started moving, and by the time Victor and the others tried to follow, it was too late.
