Kai and Mateo sat silently in the yacht that was anchored in front of the dock. Both men were sitting beside each other for the past twenty minutes, and neither of them was talking. Kai’s eyes were fixed on the dock, while Mateo was looking around. “It is weird to be back, no?” Mateo asked Kai. Kai heaved a sigh and look at his friend. They both had their eyes squinted under the sun, but the heat didn’t feel so bad as the winter was approaching. “I vowed that I will never come back here,” Kai replied. “It doesn’t feel right to be back,” he told Mateo.The last time Kai was here, he watched Zeta being lowered to the ground. He still remembers that day like it was yesterday. All the way he was coming here, he couldn’t bring himself to feel relaxed. He couldn’t shake the memories away. Mateo could tell that Kai was feeling extremely uneasy when they were on their way to the island, this is why he spent more time in the cabin along with Benji and Kai.Mateo sniggered, “I have been here s
Mateo pressed the phone to his ear as the bell rang on the other side. His eyes were on his girlfriend, who was walking around their room while munching on chips and cookies. She was wearing high-waist shorts with a loose shirt over them. The shirt was Mateo’s old one. It was so long that it covered her shorts underneath it. Mateo narrowed his eyes at her upper body and sighed when he noticed that she was not wearing a bra. She had her AirPods in her ear. She was listening to some music while swaying her hips to the beat. Mateo was sitting on the armchair. He changed into a white button-up shirt and black pants. His shirt wasn’t tugged under his pants, and a couple of the buttons of his shirt were also undone. He freshly took a shower, so his hair was wet. He tapped his finger on the arm of the chair as he waited for the person on the other side of the phone to pick up his call while his eyes were fixed on the beauty swaying her hips in front of him. Faith wasn’t even noticing how M
“Where are Faith and Mateo? Aren’t they coming for dinner?” Piper asked as she sat in between Benji and Kai around the table. Kai looked around the table. He has never eaten with so many people around. He doesn’t mind it, but this was new for him. Levi, who was sitting right across Kai, sighed and shook his head. “We shouldn't wait for them. They will join us when they want to. They are busy at the moment,” He said. He heard them when he was walking y their room. He knows they were having sex, and he doesn’t want to disturb them and make Mateo mad. He glanced to his right to see Ethan, wordlessly sitting beside him. He looked bored. There wasn’t must he could do to entertain him at the moment. Everyone is pretty nice to him, it was Ethan that was being reserved. Levi has left to settle at his own pace. “Okay,” Piper didn’t ask more before she frowned, “And where is your bodyguard? Aren’t you guys going to invite him for dinner?” She asked accepting a plate from Kai. Levi and Ethan
Kai has been in his room for the past hour. He was supposed to go with Mateo, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so. Aldo’s grave is closer to Zeta’s grave, and he doesn’t have the heart to go there. He has been trying to make up his mind to get out and just go with Levi, who was already waiting for him outside, but Kai just couldn’t help himself. He was feeling anxious. He looked at his gloves-covered hands – they were shaking. His breath was labored as well. His mouth was getting dry.Outside his room, Piper stood with her arms folded to her chest. She turned her head around to see Levi on the phone. She noticed his eyebrows were furrowed, while he hushedly talked on the phone – probably with Mateo. Faith was also standing with her at a little distance. Benji was in his room, and she doesn’t know where Ethan was – probably in his room as well. Faith squinted her eyes and nodded her head toward Levi, who was still on the phone. “Do you think everything is okay? Levi seems a little d
“Shit!” Ethan yelled and immediately jumped back on Benji, pushing him down to the ground with him. “Stay down! Don’t move!” He screamed as he covered Benji with his own body and lay on him. Multiple shots were fired toward them. Ethan flinched and held Benji’s head down when one of the bullets hit the boundary wall. He cursed under his breath. He couldn’t do anything but stay down like that. If he had a gun on him, he would have fired back at whoever was firing them. He was sure of one thing – the bullets were coming from outside of the resort. Ethan looked down at Benji, who had his ears covered with his hands. The poor boy was badly shaken. Ethan felt like Benji was having a seizure in him. Ethan could hear Benji mumbling under him, but he didn’t understand what the boy was saying. “Okay, listen. Nothing is going to happen. They are here only to scare us. I got it.” Ethan tried to talk to the boy. He doesn’t know what he can say that will make Benji feel a little better. “Shit! E
Kai knocked on the door of the room Piper and Benji are staying in. He heard some muffled sounds and voices from behind the closed door before the door opened by Piper. Her eyes fell on him. Kai nervously blinked. Piper usually smiles at him whenever she sees him, but this time she welcomed him with a blank face. Kai opened his mouth to speak but Piper didn’t give him time to say anything. She opened the door wider for him and turned to look at Benji, who was sitting in the middle of the bed, wrapped in his blanket – even when it wasn’t cold enough to use a blanket. “Benji, Kai is here to meet you,” Piper told her brother. “I will be outside,” she muttered and with her arms folded. Kai opened his mouth to stop her. She didn’t want her to leave, but Piper didn’t even glance at him and walked out of the room – leaving the door open. Kai watched her leave, but he couldn’t stop her. He clicked his tongue. He really made her upset. “She is mad at you,” Benji said. Kai turned his head to
Piper decided to take a walk. She knows she shouldn’t be risking it, but she doesn’t care. She needs to care for her head. A lot happened today. She had a gun tugged in her belt. She can protect herself if there is a need. She looked around to see Mateo and Kai’s guards posted for security on each mile. She sighed and said hello to a few of the familiar faces on her way down the hill. The sky was slowly turning orange, which means the sun was close to set. She heaved a sigh and folded her arms over her chest. She wondered if coming here was the wrong choice. She knows that Benji wasn’t any safer in the city either, but maybe he would not have been caught in the mess as he did today. She feels like she failed as a sister and as his guardian. She must keep him safe, but she hasn’t been able to fulfill her job properly lately. Maybe because her attention has been diverted from Benji to Kai. She should be completely focused on her brother. He is the one who needs her. She heaved a sigh a
Everyone was present in the same room. They were in Mateo and Faith’s room for a meeting. Mateo didn’t exclude anyone, he had everyone in the same room except for Benji, who was in his room – reading comic books while Noel was guarding his room. Mateo couldn’t trust anyone except for Noel at that point. It was a total scene of chaos. Mateo doesn’t know whom to trust and whom not to trust – except for those people in the room. He looked around the room. Kai was sitting in the armchair, looking back at his friend. Piper was standing beside Kai with her arms folded over her chest. Faith was standing beside him. Levi stood tall beside the door and Ethan stood right beside him. “What are we here for?” It was Piper who asked him. “I need all of your help,” Mateo didn’t hesitate in saying that. Everyone frowned and looked at each other. None of them were sure what he meant. It was very rare for Mateo to ask for help. Kai squinted his eyes and kept looking at Mateo wordlessly. He wanted his