Tyrus’s phone rings and he informs everyone, “Sabina is calling me. What should I do?”“Don’t pick up!”All of them speak at the same time. So, he lets the phone ring. When the bell stops, he sees the notification of a voicemail.“Let’s see what she has got to say for herself,” Tyrus says as he plays the voicemail for everyone to listen to.“Tyrus,” they hear Sabina’s voice, “please pick up. It’s not what you think. I am not working with Carl or Evarius. Please give me a chance to explain.”When the recording stops, Tyrus says, “Is it just me or does it sound like she is crying?”“It does,” Lilia says.“Yeah,” says Damion, “either she is actually distressed because a hot hybrid does not believe her, or she is a damn good actor ‘cause that sounded genuine.”“It sure did,” says Adeline.Just then, Tasha’s phone pings with a text message.“It’s from Evarius,” she says.“Of course,” says Damion.“He is saying that he is not working with Carl and I should hear him out and he could travel t
Esther looks around the room at everyone. No one is talking. Probably, no one knows what to say, just like her. But then she realizes that she doesn’t know why Tasha, Lilia, and Damion are home a day early. So, she asks them and Tyrus explains what he saw. This confirms Esther’s resolve that Evarius is up to no good, but it brings up another issue in her mind and she says, “Ty, is there any chance that Sabina took you to the meeting place on purpose.”It is clear from the look on Tyrus’ face that he had not thought of it this way.“I cannot say for sure that she did not,” says Tyrus slowly, “she acted like she didn’t know where she was headed, but it could have been on purpose.”“So,” Esther says, “based on this information, either Sabina has a death wish too or she doesn’t know what might happen if Evarius dies or she is telling the truth and is not working with him or maybe she is working against him. Now, my optimistic self wants the last option to be true, but we don’t know... so,
When Tasha walks down to the kitchen the next morning, everyone is already there. They are continuing yesterday’s discussion.“How did you sleep?” Lilia asks when she sees Tasha.“Not well.”“Yeah, you don’t look very well rested. Come, have some breakfast, you’ll feel better.”When Tasha takes a seat at the dining table, Tyrus asks, “Did Evarius try and contact you?”“Yeah,” she responds, “Woke up to half a dozen texts from him.”“Do you think I should meet Sabina?” Tyrus asks everyone in the group.“Yes,” all of them say at the same time.“Woah, did everyone have the same idea?”“We,” says Brent, indicating himself and Esther, “just think you need to find out exactly what Sabina knows and if she is not working with Evarius, will she help us to go against him.”“We think the same,” Damion says, indicating himself and Lilia.“Okay then,” Tyrus says, “I am texting her for a meet-up.”“And Tasha,” says Esther, “you stay here until we know Sabina’s stand. I think it would be safer here.”
Tasha, Lilia, and Esther are sitting in Tasha’s room. They had received an update from the boys that Sabina had arrived and Tyrus and her were talking. Tasha is feeling jittery. Evarius has been trying to contact her continuously. By now, he must know that she has come home, even if he didn’t know it yesterday.“What if he tries to go after mom and dad,” Tasha says, “he can use them to get to me. Thank God I wasn’t foolish enough to invite him inside my house.”“Relax, T,” says Esther, “we cannot afford to lose our heads like this. If you want, I can go and keep a watch at your place. You can invite me in.”“I don’t know,” says Tasha, “what if you get in some trouble because of me? I don’t want that.”"I don't think anything will happen to me and it'll help you keep your peace of mind.""Let's wait for another update from the boys and then decide...""Okay," says Esther, "I just want you to know that I am here to help in any way I can. Don't hesitate to ask for it because a lot of thi
“Hi,” Tasha says, “What do you want to say?”She wants to get to the point, hear what he has to say, and get away from him as soon as possible. Not because she doesn’t like being here in his company but because of how much she likes it. After everything, she hates that a part of her is happy to see him standing in front of her.She looks into his black eyes and then looks away as she greets him. He says, “So, you can’t even look at me now?”Tasha looks back into his eyes and says, “I can,” then she averts her eyes again and says, “but I am sure that’s not why you are here...”Evarius steps a little closer saying, “Not entirely,” and Tasha’s heart almost skips a beat.“What is it, Evarius?” She asks in the most composed voice she can muster.“I am not working with Carl,” he says firmly.“So, he is working for you?”“No, we are neither working with nor for each other.”“Then, why were you meeting him, and why did you let him off on the island when you could have easily killed him and sa
Tasha stands with her back against the door. There are so many emotions inside her that she does not know how to feel. She looks at Lilia and Esther and is about to say something, but Esther stops her by raising her hand. She waits for about five more seconds and then says, “Yeah, he has left. I heard a car start and leave.”“How did I do?” Tasha asks anxiously. “Did I ask and say the right things?”“You were great,” says Lilia.“Yes,” Esther agrees. “Come, let’s sit in the living room and wait for the others to arrive. I have texted them.”*Esther leads Tasha and Lilia into the living room.“I’ll get us some drinks,” she says as the other two sit down.She walks to the kitchen, thinking about all she had heard and witnessed between Tasha and Evarius. She is amazed and impressed by how straightforward and honest Tasha is with Evarius. Not only this but she is also intrigued by how gentle, respectful and sweet Evarius is with Tasha. Somehow, she had expected him to be a bit more cocky
Evarius is sitting with a half-empty bottle of whisky in front of him. He has downed the other half in the past two hours since he came back from seeing Tasha. No matter what he says to himself, he can’t get past that feeling he had when he saw her today after two days and then when she stepped forward to kiss him on the cheek. It feels like her lips have burned a hole into his cheek, and he has touched the spot she kissed countless times since then.He is angry at himself for having let it reach this point. He knows that if it had been anyone else, he would have threatened and forced them to do his bidding. After all, how hard is it to make someone do what you want? Just threaten someone they love. Their friends or their family and they will run around. First, he had decided to spare the binder’s life, but half of it was because of the fiasco last time. However, he had felt that that would be the only obstacle this time. He had counted on Tasha never finding out what his death might
“Do you think it’s Evarius again,” Lilia asks Tasha in a whisper?“No idea. Could be. Although he hasn’t texted me since then.”“Or maybe it’s Sabina,” says Brent, “who knows?”“Let’s stop guessing and check,” Damion says.All of them file out of the kitchen.“I’ll check,” Brent says and walks to the door. He places his eyes at the peephole, withdraws it a second later, and says in a voice full of surprise and disbelief, “It’s the Junta.”“What? Why?” Lilia asks.“Maybe Evarius is doing something he shouldn’t be, and the Junta got alerted,” says Tasha, feeling her heart sink.“But I feel fine,” says Lilia.“For now,” says Damion, “Open the door, Brent, and let’s see what they have to say.”Brent opens the door, and Chiara enters. She takes one look around the room, and her eyes come to rest on Lilia whom she asks, “How are you feeling?”“I feel fine. Normal, as usual,” she replies anxiously, “Why? What’s wrong?”“Nothing yet,” says Chiara. “But it might be. What have you guys been up