Her breath got stuck in her throat when she saw the man. She stumbled backwards, fear gripping her. “Who the hell are you?” She voiced in a shaky voice. He took off his hoodie, revealing a face she had never seen before. “My boss sent me to you.”She twisted her head around and realized that she was in a lonely street with men that she wasn't out of danger yet.“What? Who's your boss? Why did he send you?” She asked, taking small steps backwards as she slowly began reaching into her purse for a pen knife. His Stoic facial expression was a giveaway to the fact that he was unfazed by whatever she was trying to pull out from her bag. “My boss is a very important man here in Chelmen, he wants you.”Valerie knew that this country was the hub of human trafficking and sex work but she never knew that somebody would approach her like this in face to face , attempting to recruit her. “Tell your boss I'm not interested, I'm married.”He arched an eyebrow and glared at her fingers. “I don't
Clifford and Therese were having dinner, their plates clinking as they ate. Renée sauntered into the house, catching her mother's attention. “Renée, you’re back already?” Therese asked with furrowed brows while Clifford slowed down his eating.She paused and swept her gears between the two of them. “Uh- yeah.”“Where's you sister?” Her mother followed up. She sucked in a deep breath. “She's going to come back tomorrow, I think.”“You think? Weren't you two supposed to return together?”It was as if she could no longer find her voice. She didn't know what to tell them, or how to even say it. How could she tell her parents that the reason her sister was angry with her was because she had enlisted a machinery to take her out. Then she was acting completely out of impulse and her love for Ethan was blinding her, but she knew better now. “We got into a fight so I left.”“I don't understand, what kind of fight was that? You abandoned your friend's wedding and your younger sister in a fo
It was morning and Skyler cracked her eyes open. Today would be the day that Mr Timothy would announce the test results as she had a feeling that she was going to be a top scorer because of how easy the test was for her. Yesterday she and Raul were arguing all night about who would score the highest. Both of them were practically like nerds anyway so that physics test wasn't hard for them. As she was getting ready she found herself smiling at her reflection in the river, however at the moment was quickly interrupted when Samantha walked past. “Who's got you smiling like that? Do you have a boyfriend now? A guy you like?”She rinsed her foamy mouth with water and then turned to face her roommate. “Is a guy the only reason why I can smile?”Sam scoffed. “For a nerd like you that doesn't do anything else except read, yeah. Unless you're telling me you discovered a new formula,” Sam teased. The rest of the morning unfolded with her usual routine, she got ready for school, grabbed her
“Who the hell are you?” Valerie challenged the stranger that was standing before her. He tried to take a step forward but she moved back, grabbing the nearest solid object she could find behind her which was the remote. “Stay back, close to me and I'll scream,” she said, pointing the remote menacingly at him. His lips parted in a small smile. “What are you going to do to me with the remote, stab me with it?” He asked humorously. Her jaw was still tightened. He sighed, seeing that he wasn't getting to her. He was styled in an expensive black suit and his glossy leather shoes gave away the fact that he was at least an affluent man. “Can I sit?” He gestured towards the chair in her room. “No, I want you to leave. Leave before I scream.”Despite being uninvited, he went ahead to sit down and adjust his trousers. “Relax, you're quite feisty. I mean they told me but seeing it in person is even more alluring,” his voice rasped as he narrowed his eyes on her. She raised an eyebrow, sti
The atmosphere immediately grew tense and everybody was on their toes. The legion commander was coming to their island. Cyrus took a seat when the world around him began to spin. “That Pesky vanguard, how the hell did he find us?” He complained. Trevor was standing by the corner lost in thought. “There's a traitor,” he mouthed, making Cyrus raise his head. “What do you mean?”“There's no way Ethan vanguard found out about our location and is already on his way here if there was no traitor. Somebody somehow ratted out our location to him and it's Bruno.”“What makes you think it's Bruno, he doesn't know where we are, only the people on this island know that we're on this island.” “Keith never informed us about Ethan making any plans together with the dreadland soldiers to come here. Knowing his family was being held captive, he wouldn't be so stupid as to let them carry out a mission like that without informing us, at least for the safety of his family. But he didn't because his f
Renée’s eyes flashed open, the blurry surrounding slowly sharpening into a vivid image. She was lying on a hospital bed in a pristine white room. She stirred out of sleep and back into consciousness. The dull ache in her head was constant but manageable. Turning her head around to survey the room, she asked. “Where am I?”Therese stopped forward. “You're in the hospital darling, Jason brought you here after you passed out.”“What the hell were you even doing in that hotel?” Clifford asked.“Clifford! Now is not the time, can't you see she's just waking up?” Therese shot back, silencing her husband. She stroked her daughter's hair gently. “Darling, how are you feeling?”Renée shifted on the bed, taking a more upright position. “Just a little weak, nothing much.”The door clicked open and the doctor walked holding some files. Everyone was on their toes as they wanted to hear what the doctor had to say. Another person walked into the room, Jason. He was behind the doctor. “Glad to
Skyler's ears were still ringing from what she had just heard. “What?” She mouthed in shock. From the distance she could hear Amy's giggling but she paid it little attention. “I'm sorry Mrs Vanguard, are you having hearing problems? I said you're expelled,” Timothy repeated himself.“On whose authority?” Mr Donovan asked.“The school board, you can go confirm for yourself if you're in doubt.” Tears stung her eyes as they began to gather. All her hard work to come here was just thrown in the drain. “Why? What did I do?” Timothy raised his hands as if to signify that he wasn't involved in the decision making. “Don't blame me, blame the school board. They saw your video, the one where you grab the chair and used it to assault a student, that is strictly against school rules and grounds for expulsion so I'm sorry.”“Skyler -” Raul tried to reach out but she grabbed her bags and stomped out of the classroom in a hurry. Donovan narrowed his eyes on Timothy, having a hunch feeling that t
Ethan stood on the boat, placing his cupped hands against his forehead to block the extra light that was hitting his eyes. He looked ahead, he still had quite the distance to cover despite being close. With a frustrated sigh, he tried to start the engines of the speed boat once again, pulling on the rope. This time the engine didn't even sputter or respond, he knew he had to make his way out of this situation by thinking quickly. He rummaged through some things on the floor and that was when he noticed the paddle. Feeling slightly relieved, he grabbed it and dipped it into the water, propelling the boat forward. His muscles twitched as he began to use them to row the ball, the sound of water splattering with each stroke. Slowly he began to get closer to the islands in the distance. By now the dreadland army should have been here already or at least close enough. He kept moving, his determination palpable. Finally the structures on the island became magnified as his boat reached t