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
Valerie took a deep breath and tried to relax, she didn't want to overreact or do anything that would interfere with Stacey's big day. So instead she chose to look away from his direction and force a small smile on her face, pretending not to have seen anything. Several thoughts began to occupy her mind, how come she never noticed him? Was he always part of the groom's men all as well? Stacy's father handed Stacy over to her husband-to-be, Henry. The hall broke out in applause as everybody cheered on for this moment. The priest began to officiate the wedding and they all retreated to their seats, leaving only the couple on the altar. Valerie was fidgeting with her dress and wore a nervous look on her face, constantly stealing glances at Antonio. For most parts of the celebration, he didn't even bother to look her way, it was like he was pretending not to even know her at all. “Hey, are you okay?” Monica’s voice sounded, snapping her out of her overthinking and back to reality. H
Ever since their conversation in the hospital, Renée and Jason haven't seen eye to eye. He had left angrily and stormed off to his house without saying another word to her. Even though they had agreed to be separated before, he still found it very offensive that she would even suggest a thing like that. She had not told her parents about this suggestion and was still contemplating whether or not she could actually push through with it. The truth was that for her, she felt like the pregnancy was going to hinder her career; who would vote for a mayor because that was put in the family way by a guy that wasn't her husband. It seemed like the obvious solution so this video comment was to marry Jason, but at the same time she also did not like Jason and saw no future with him. There was a knock on her door that snapped her out of her deep thoughts. Her eyes widened and she raised her head, “yes who's there?” She asked. “It's your mother, can I come in?” Therese took her silence for
The members of the school board were all seated only around the table and Mr Donovan along with the vice chancellor were standing before them. Just outside the room, Skyler was seated on some chairs waiting for the verdict, Raul was there with her and the interlocked fingers while Irene was in the background pacing back and forth. All attempts to reach Ethan had been futile so it was almost impossible to get him to do something about it, for now they were on their own and had to fix this mess. Back inside the office, Mr Donovan was defending Skyler. “It's unfair, you can't just expel a student on the basis of self-defense. What would you rather have her do? Sit there and watch her friend get seriously hurt and potentially killed?”One of the women sitting there adjusted on her seat, “Why didn't she call the authorities? Taking law into her own hands is never justifiable, no matter how you try to put it Mr Donovan.”Donovan had always been in the bad books of the school board, the t
Jax stepped forward, his hands stretched out as he signaled for his men to lower their weapons. Ethan opened his mouth to speak but before the words could come out, he was instantly put on a gag, muffling his words. “Let him go or we will not allow this helicopter to take off.”Cyrus chuckled. “You know, I'm actually looking forward to that, Christ the helicopter and kill your legion commander wouldn't that be nice?” He said, a small smile forming on his lips. Ethan was struggling to speak, he wanted Jax to end it and shoot Cyrus on the spot. However, his resistance was met with a painful consequence as Trevor rammed the gun against his head, creating a gash that began bleeding. “If you don't stay put there's plenty more where that came from,” he warned Ethan. “So what do you want, Cyrus?” “I'm glad you asked, I thought you would never ask. In exchange for your legion commander, I want a safe exit for me and my men, nothing too much, I'm not greedy.”Jax turned and met eyes with
Valerie cracked her eyes open and found herself in a strange room. Her wrist was handcuffed to the frame of the bed and she seemed to be lying on a king size bed. There was a red duvet all over the place and the room was empty, littered with portraits of artwork and She swirled her head around, trying to figure out where she was. The door ache in her head was still resonating and she twisted her face in a small frown. “Hello?” Her voice broke out. She quickly realized that there was nobody in the room with her. She pulled against the handcuffs but they were properly secure and would not budge. It binded her right arm to the bed frame while the rest of her body was free. She adjusted, moving around and trying to turn and twist to free herself but it only gave her bruises on her wrist. However she was relentless, she continued to pull yanking against the handcuffs. “Hello? Is anybody there?! Let me out!” She cried. After a couple minutes of struggling, she eventually settled on th
Renee’s eyes were swollen with tears and she was sprawled out on the floor looking downcast. Her mascara was smeared and she looked up at her husband. With clenched teeth, she said. “I hate you Jason Vanguard, I hate you!”He didn't react, he didn't even twist his face, he only swallowed and acknowledged her anger. “I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, but I knew you wouldn't agree to it.”Finally she found the strength to pick herself up from the floor and she was now standing eye to eye with him. “Oh and you think I agree now? For as long as we will be together, I will never treat you like you're my husband.” She turned around to walk away but he grabbed her elbow, pulling her backwards. “Renée, this isn't about us, it's about the baby you're carrying, he deserves a stable home.”“Screw you and the baby!” She yelled, stomping away angrily. When she burst out of the building of the registry, the first thing she saw outside was her father and Desmond vanguard locked in a handshake. Bes
Jax and Lucy were still hovering over the area, they had been scanning for hours but there was no sight of Ethan nor Cyrus and Trevor. “Search team, don't stop until you find the commander!” He barked. Jax was obviously stressed and the irritated expression on his face was a giveaway to that fact. The jet had been running for longer than it was supposed to and now he had to land back on the ship. Soaring over the seas, he swept his gaze on the clear blue waters one last time in hopes that he would see anything, no matter how minute that would give away the fact that Ethan was still there. A sigh escaped his lips as he steered the jet in the opposite direction and Lucy followed suit. They both began flying back towards the main ship. He landed first and then he parked before Lucy landed shortly after. He was in the process of taking off his gear when Lucy approached him. “Don't beat yourself up over it, you did your best.” Her voice was soft and soothing, it was quite clear that