Leilani's panic began to grow. Her heart was beating faster and she placed her arms on her waist, straining her eyes to see if she could catch a glimpse of Keith or anyone that looked like him.She covered her mouth with her palms and then exhaled. What if the worst had happened? Would she just go ahead without him? She couldn't. It's not like she would even know her way around.Her mind was still preoccupied with thoughts when her daughter looked ahead. “Daddy!” She exclaimed and then rushed forward. Leilani tried to reach out and grab her daughter but she wasn't quick enough. She was about to open her mouth and reprimand her daughter for just running off like that when she raised her head and saw him.Relief washed over her as she was to hug him. “What happened? Why did you take so long? I was scared, I thought something had happened to you.”“The taxi that I was in had a flat tire.”He recalled how they were driving when a sudden pop sound resonated in the air. The driver instantl
Trevor cracked his eyes open, he was lying down on a bed in a dimly lit room. His head instantly began to spin as he tried to sit upright, making him lie back down. He pressed his temples with his hands and his face twisted. “Ugh… where am I? What happened?” He said in a dry voice. “The doctor tried to escape.”Remembrance flashed within his mind. “That stupid doctor! I knew he was up to something. We shouldn't have trusted him. Where is he now? Did he escape?”The man standing beside him shook his head slowly. “He tried to steal the speedboat but I shot at it and it exploded. There was no way he would survive that. The whole thing went in flames.”He got up on his feet, trying to fight the effect of gravity. “So where's his body?” “We didn't find a body, he must have burnt to a crisp or something.”Trevor grabbed his collar tightly, pinning him against the wall. “You fools! The speed boat exploded in the water, you couldn't find a body and you think he's dead?”From the entrance,
“Ethan?! Ethan!” She called out, her voice echoed in the empty space, bouncing off the walls. She was standing in what seemed like a hallway, an empty one. She turned her head around, adrenaline rushing through her veins she searched for him. A white fog began to form, covering the ground for as much as you could see. It began to envelope her legs too and soon the whole hallway was bathed in fog, she couldn't see a thing. She turned around, face twisted in confusion. “What? What is this? What's going on?” She said, mostly to herself. When she raised her head, she caught a glimpse of the darkened outline on a man standing in the distance. “Ethan!” She cried and then began running towards him. The clicking of her heels against the floor filled the air as she got closer to him. She leaped forward, expecting to crash into his frame but she simply phased through him and fell to the ground, landing on all fours. A grunt escaped from her lips. She turned back, looking over her shoulder
There was a thud as Bruno slammed the wad of cash against the table top. “I counted everything, it's a complete 4000.”Ethan nodded. “Take the money and help your family, you're free from Cyrus now.”He didn't need to be told twice. As he was about to walk out the door, he paused. “You know you're going on an extremely dangerous mission right? Cyrus is not one to be messed with, especially if you're going to be working directly into his domain.”Ethan smiled lightly, “Oh don't worry about me, worry about him.”With that Bruno was on his way, leaving Ethan in the safe house. He called Natasha. “It's about time, I didn't hear from you in a while and I actually started to think something had happened. Valerie has been calling, she's worried,” Natasha reported to him. He heaved a deep breath. “The next time she calls, tell her that I am okay and I'll soon be home.”“That's what I've been telling her, she wants to hear it from you. I think she wants to speak with you.”“That won't be po
Valerie made her way through the sea of people, stopping in front of the unconscious man who was barely breathing. She squinted her eyes as she looked at his familiar features. “Valerie,” Monica called out as she struggled to pave her way through the shoulders blocking her. “I know this man, he's the doctor that treated Skyler,” Valerie whispered under her breath. Her friend was completely oblivious to what she was saying and just stood there, confused.“Somebody, help! Get the paramedics!” Valerie instructed, getting down on her knees and holding his head. She pressed her ears against his chest to check if he was still alive. Eventually, she could detect a faint pulse which translated to the fact that he was alive. With her palms on his chest she began pumping, doing chest compressions. She was counting under her breath, forcing air into him through his mouth. His body jerked as he let out a cough, his chest rising and falling irregularly. Water sputtered out of his mouth like a
Adrenaline surged through Ethan when he heard those words. His identity had been blown. He sprung to his feet, landing a powerful punch against the officer's nose. A sickening crunch indicating that his nose was broken sounded. The other three officers in the background immediately took to defense and charged at Ethan. However his military training surpassed their police training and he was able to weave and dodge most of the attacks, remaining untouched. He kicked one of them in the torso, sending him flying off the ground as his back slammed against the door. The few people that were in this coach gasped in surprise, grabbing their personal items and scrambling away. Ethan grabbed one of the officers heads and hurled him against the inner walls of the train, knocking him into an unconscious state. “You're going to regret this,” one of the men said, reaching for his gun. Before he could fully pull out the gun, Ethan had lunged forward, his knee colliding with his opponent's ri
Leilani was holding her breath in the women's side of the airplane toilet. Earlier when she had seen the police approaching, she grabbed her two kids and rushed to the toilet while Keith remained on the seat. Her heart was in her mouth as she pressed herself against the tiny door with the two children on each of her sides. Outside Keith was trying to act natural, sitting on the chair but facing the window so they wouldn't get a good look at his face. The officers moved past him and were heading towards the toilet. Now his mind had begun to race for Leilani. Thankfully however the air hostess approached the officers. “I'm sorry but you will need to excuse us because the plane is about to take off, I'm sure you've done your search and you clearly didn't find the person you were looking for,” she said to them in a polite but strict voice. Accepting defeat, the men turned around. “Come on, let's go, they may still be somewhere in the airport.” When Keith heard these words, he almos
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