Mrs. Morningstar says, “is he dead? Why is he not moving?” as she runs up to Joshua, checking for a pulse.
There is a pulse, but it's beating 30 times per minute; that's half what it should be. Lucifer lifted Joshua turning him to the side to see the cocaine on the ground. “It is your shit your son has been sniffing under our nose,” Mrs. Morningstar says furiously. Lucifer, taking his finger and pushing up Joshua’s throat for him to throw up, realizes nothing is happening; he then picks Joshua up and runs with him in his arms to the car. “Wake up, my boy, don't die on us. We need you; we can't lose you also.”
Joshua sees how happy his brother is running between the butterfly in a massive grass field. As he walks closer, he sees his brother fit and running. His baby bro takes his hand and walks with him as he feels the warmth of his hand, his heart, his mind, everything feels at ease. A sudden warm feeling overcomes him as if he
Lucifer is over at the graveyard with ten of his guys.“Guys, let's spread out!” He then heads over to the truck and bends under it, “let us get this truck moved away from here.” Under the truck on the ground is an iron door with a handle. Pulling it up is a staircase going down. Looking down the staircase is dark; Lucifer and his guys climb down to inspect the place, and there inside the place are jail cells; it's dark. Lucifer orders his guys to find the main entrance. Walking through is a sewerage flow. It is stinking, and there are about twelve guys chained up in separate cells, rats running all over the place as they see filth scattered in front of the cells. The prisoners are thin as if they have been captured and never eaten for weeks.Their clothes are torn, and their feet are dirty. Lucifer and the guards cover their noses as they walk through.Hearing a sound, Lucifer stops his guys. As they prepare their weapons, he hears a voi
Darkness rises as a black snake slithers on the ground and suddenly bites Winter in her ankle. She falls, feeling the venom flowing through her bloodstream as she finds breathing difficult. There is a baby next to her, crying. She tries reaching for the baby and putting her hand on the baby's chest. Suddenly the baby vanishes. Looking at her hand, it starts to fade.“What's happening to me?”There is a snake by her face; it bites her. she feels a sharp sting. She woke up sweating; it was 12h15am. She looks around her to check if there are any snakes and see nothing. Her bedside lamp is on as she sits up in her pajamas. She goes to the bathroom, looks into the mirror, and wipes her face. What a strange dream, she thinks as she rinses her face. Going to the kitchen, she gets some Juice. The whole house is quiet. She walked to her brother's room. They are asleep, and heading back to her room; she notices a rope on the floor with a red stain, about two meters l
“Boss?” “Yes, Larry, we are having a problem. Russia is now invading our country and selling our product.”“Who informed you of this?” “One of Mr. Smith's guys, those we recruited after we had Mr. Smith executed.”“I don't want to hear that bloody name.” “Sorry, Sir.”“We're you able to get the product and test it?”“Yes, we had it tested in that liquid, and it turned red, so it's first grade.”Lucifer now stands up with his coat on three-quarters and his shiny pointed black shoes and gold rings on each finger. “So you are telling me, people, my fucking people, are selling my stuff back to us? I knew these bloody Russians couldn't be trusted from day one! Larry, that trip to Russia you will have to take now. There is a guy named Mr. X. He is running
New cars, suits, and high rollers as they pulled up with their car by their house, stepping out in their suits looking like a million dollars. Johnathan and Desmond go to the house as their father is impressed at how his kids have changed.Winter walks around in shorts and bare feet, preparing lunch for her family.Seeing her brothers leaves her standing with her mouth open, “wow, you look good. Is it that Job Joshua offers you?”What Job says her father. Johnathan says, “yes, buts it's importing and exporting goods.”“Wow, that's amazing. It must be really expensive goods.”Winters phone rings. It's Joshua, “hey, how are you?”“I am good, thanks,” she says. Joshua then says, “can we go out for Lunch? I booked this fantastic venue for us.”Excited that her boyfriend is taking her out, she completely forgets everything and everyone around her.Getting ready
The rain is pouring, and it's thundering. Joshua is lying awake, unable to sleep, staring at the clock; it's 12h03am. Walking to the fridge, he gets a text. This time of the morning, he thinks to himself, checking her text; it's a picture of her and Tiffany camping out. It seems like they are having a great timeHe replies thank you for spoiling my sister.Putting down his phone, he climbs under his bed and takes out a colt 9mm, and decides to clean his gun to take his mind off things. This is therapeutic. When he is done, he gets dressed, takes his bike, and heads over to the club for a few beers. While he is there, three guys, ample built, are picking on this guy who is dancing with his girlfriend. The guy becomes annoyed at them to tell them to pick on their own size. Joshua minding his own business drinking his beer, not in the mood for this, continues drinking his beer. Suddenly they bash the guy's face into a bar table; as the guy falls to the floor, they laugh a
Death is unpleasant, especially with Lucifer grinning at his victim. He is wearing his three-quarter Jacket with his leather gloves on. The victim's eyes widen as they have their final breath. It's dark and raining as the victim's blood runs to the drain; the streets are quiet. “Burn that body and ensure there is no evidence. I want to see the ashes of that remains!” Walking over to the car Lucifer gets on the phone. “Larry, how are you feeling?” “Good, thanks, boss.” “Did you leave the cabin?” “No, boss.” “Ok, wait there, the shadow hunters will still be around. I have someone to pick you up. You can recover here, but then you will have to go back, so you will have to return to Russia once you fully recover. We will capture those Shadow Hunters. I will have them hunted down,” says Lucifer, “there is no mercy. We will not be Intimidated by those cowards.” Lifts arrive for Larry's four SUVs. Philip approaches Lar
Walking down the road at 2 pm, passing his house, he notices how all the neighbors know each other. Women are standing by the fence, watching him and talking.This happens when you got a rich lifestyle but live low class. It's been hours since. Winter is at home. It turned out she was pregnant, making her lose consciousness as anemic.She has not told anyone she is pregnant, but she knew she had Joshua's love and support.Joshua now decides to call a resort and go away for the weekend alone. He books a venue behind the mountain where there is no cell signal. He was there last Summer. It was a great escape from reality.Heading to winter's house, he walks confidently he checks in on her. “I feel different not having you around,” he says. She smiles and cups his face, “we will be ok, baby.” He lets her go back to sleep. A car is spinning outside their gate, making a lot of noise. As he steps outside, there is a group of guys cheering
Laying on the ground, unable to breathe, a coldness overcomes her as she feels the bottom of her body completely numb. What's happening? A reaper leans over her as its long nails claws through her skin, and she experiences every bit of pain as its mouth is 20cm from her, sucking her life out, losing breath until she passes out. Waking up, it's 02h32am. She is sweating. Was this real? Why the sudden dreams? She walks to the kitchen, having an appetite and rubbing her stomach. This life inside of me growing changes her mood. Some days she wakes up happy, others sick and not in the mood for anyone.Picking up her phone, she sees no text on her phone as she scrolls through her Facebook and sees new updates from Tiffany and Andrea. Suddenly remembering earlier how Andrea hugged Joshua, she was standing from a distance. It looks like they were about to make out. His eyes were staring into hers. She tells herself she trusts him, but her instinct tells her otherwise. Scrolling to his
It's been quite a journey, and much more is to come.Please be patient cause there are about three more books to follow.What will happen to Joshua and Tiffany?Is Juliet really trustworthy, or will she help her sister Andrea?Let us know in the comments what you think is going to happen.We would love to read your idea.Due to school and work, I need a little time to make the next book.But dont worry this summer, the next book will be uploaded.In the meantime, go read Retrograde or The venom in my system; both are amazing books too.Thank you for reading.
“Juliet, what’s wrong?” Tiffany walks up to her.“Nothing,” says Juliet staring up at Tiffany with tears.“Hey, we are here now for you. You're not alone.”She stands up, wiping her tears. “I am sorry, it's just,” she pauses and faintly smiles.Joshua then walks out of the room to inspect the other room. The other room has a queen-size bed with a balcony. Its wooden floor is shiny, as if it has been recently varnished. The long gold curtains blend in with the floor, and the bed has a white comforter. Looking outside on the balcony, it’s dark, but the fresh smell of the rain has him drawn to the view. He goes inside, asking Juliet if he can get that room.“Sure,” she says, “that was my room before.”“Oh, sorry,” says Joshua, “I never realized. I would not mind taking any room.”“No, no, it's ok,” says Juliet, “I
“My brother is an accurate shooter,” says Tiffany as she drives off.“Those are some lousy firemen,” she says as she pulls over and lets Joshua take over the steering wheel.“So, where are we heading?” says Tiffany to Joshua.Joshua looks for an answer, “where ever the wind blows us.”“There is this cabin in the woods; it's quiet and away from everything. It belonged to my grandmother and has been empty since. It has power. It's not so far from where we are. Perhaps we can head there?” Juliet says.“And what about Andrea she will come looking for us there. It will be risky.”Joshua now stops, pulls over at a garage to refill, and goes inside to get snacks. Juliet goes in with him as Tiffany sits back and watches how well they get along, but Tiffany senses there is something wrong with Juliet. She is hiding something.Joshua comes out with refreshments, lots of swe
“What a mess the storm destroyed everything.”Casey walks around as Joshua and Tiffany arrange new transportation, “I wish I could get hold of Santiago,” he says, “my email has been delivered, and there is still no reply.He goes to the deep web and scrolls through the profile of the best hackers to be his eyes and ears; however, he cannot find anyone.“Hey,” Tiffany says, “let's call Sammy.”“Who is Sammy,” says Casey.“It's my best friend at school.”Casey immediately goes to Facebook and goes under Tiffany's friends to see if she can spot Sammy. There is no information on her. “So,” says Casey, “why are you contacting Sammy? I thought you wanted to get rid of the past.”Tiffany glances at Joshua, “well, Sammy, her dad, and my dad were in business together, and Joshua and I were like kids to him. We grew up in their house prac
Laying towards Joshua, she holds her arm around his waist as Tiffany holds onto Casey for warmth. It's dark and storming outside as Joshua and Casey are asleep. Joshua, who was warm earlier, is now cold. He removed the blanket from him to make sure Casey and Tiffany had enough blankets to keep warm while the dog was lying on the floor. Suddenly there is a bang upstairs, and he wakes up, finding Casey's arm around him. As he moves it off, he stands up, peeking through the window, but it's dark, and the window is covered with snow. He goes upstairs and slowly opens the basement door. He climbs through and closes the door behind him as he notices the wood covering the window is completely broken. The wood holding the house together is scattered as he moves toward the door. Looking outside, it's dark and snowy. Their car is tilted upside down in the middle of the road.How much worst could it get? Going back downstairs, he locks the basement door regretting ever setting foot in S
“It's storming outside the window, gusting through Silent Valley.”“The generator at least works,” says Casey, “it's just for us to go and buy food now.”“I think we should first complete the mission. Andrea will come after us if we do not get to her first.”“You're right,” says Joshua, “let's get this over with.”He arms himself. Casey runs up to the door covering it, “what if you don't come back?”“We have been through the worst,” says Tiffany laughing, “please move aside. It's for your and our safety.”“Hold on," says Casey, running to her bag and taking out a gun.“Wait, hold on,” says Tiffany, “I thought you said you can't use a gun?”“About that, I lied. I did not feel like going out in the cold and knew Joshua could handle himself.”“And what about,” Tiff
Turning around, Joshua bends and grabs the gun twisting the person's arm. When he turns around, more inmates stand there, “there are seven, not six of them. Ghost, how did we miss this one?”“I am not sure, Sir. My system never picked up the seventh one. It's weird, though. My system just crashed.”“Hold on, Ghost. So you knew we were here, I take it?” he says to the guy.The guy refuses to answer as Joshua twists the hand more, “fine,” the guy screams as the other six guys now have their guns facing Joshua and Tiffany.The guy who was interrogating Tiffany now steps forward. “So, you the Joshua we were waiting for? The so-called cold and dangerous Joshua, who killed his own Father. You fools, you fell right into our trap. You see, that girl is not a hostage. Steve untie her,” he laughs, “that is your dear friend Andrea. Let's say she was not dead when she fell,” he smiles.He removed the bag from her head, “she is the brains behind this. Since we knew your girlfriend would kill herse
“Relax,” says Tiffany to Casey, “you will be fine.”Casey grins, “I know I have been through the worst.”Joshua and Casey now head off back to bed. “It’s freezing,” Casey says, “I thought this place was hot.”“Well, it's that time of the year when nighttime is cold and the day is sweltering.”Laying next to Joshua, Casey's heart is racing at his body heat. All she wants to do is just hold him.She then turns to face Joshua, making it as if she is asleep.Tiffany whispers to Joshua, “don't you think we should send her back home? Because we are endangering her life.”Joshua turned on his side, facing Tiffany, “let's talk in the morning. It has been a long day.”“Yes, it has,” she smiles, holding her pillow tight.“I miss mom,” she whispers as her eyes start to water, reflecting on all their fantasti
“No, there is nothing to sell,” Tiffany laughs, “it is just we like our space, and I think it's best you go back home.”Casey glances in the mirror to look at Joshua, hoping he will say something. Joshua glances and looks at the road. “So,” she changes the topic, “Tiffany, who is the lucky guy in your life?”“No one,” Tiffany laughs.“Come on, you can tell me.”“Nothing to tell,” she smiles.“And you, Joshua?”“Oh, he has a girlfriend,” Tiffany lies, “they have been dating for years.”“Ok,” says Casey looking down at her phone.Arriving in a silent valley, they can't help to notice how quiet the place is. There are broken windows and no one in sight. “Why is this place so quiet?” Tiffany says.“Well,” says Casey, “there was a virus outbreak that killed half the