“Just over five hours.” She waves her hand at what I’m sure is the surprise on my face. “It’s fine! You must have been tired.” I frown slightly. “Yeah… I haven’t really slept well for a while, and in nature… I feel at home.” She nods as she rummages in her bag and pulls out two flasks. “That’s gr
VALERIE. “Oh yeah, before I forget, here.” I look up as Zade holds out a wad of cash that he’s just taken out of his pocket. “What’s this?” I ask hesitantly as a soft wind blows and I brush my hair back, only for him to reach up with the arm that is around me and brush it back for me. “Thanks, my
I smile at him, trying to fight back my tears and moving closer, I hug him tightly. He hugs me back, giving me a tight squeeze. “Thank you.” He pats my back before we move back, and I smile at him. This isn’t easy for him, and I appreciate him for trying for me. “Well, I’ll let you carry on. I’ll
Zade’s eyes snap to mine, flashing blue, wider than I’ve ever seen them, which only makes me even further humiliated before he slowly shoves the bodysuits into the broken box, a few red petals falling to the floor only making this worse! He shoves the box into my arms unceremoniously. “I’ll be outs
VALERIE. One day away from the hospital and we’ve had a lot of cases of the mysterious illness that there is still no answer to. They are calling it ARK1. “It’s spreading from the north of the country. So far there’s been cases mentioned in several bigger cities, but surprisingly it’s not really b
Doctor Malcolm stands beside the bed, trying to calm her. The nurse holds some tissue out to her, but she’s simply shaking her head, wiping her tears away with her hands. “Hello, Jenna,” I say with a quick glance at her name board above her bed. “I’m Doctor Scott. Do you mind if I take a look at yo
“Oh? Is that what they said?” I ask. He looks a little uncomfortable now and I wonder what exactly their wording was. “Something like that, so you were saying about the charity dinner…” As much as I feel there’s something he isn’t mentioning, I don’t push it. “Oh yeah, I will have to turn you dow
ZADE. “So, what do you know?” I ask, throwing down some photographs of the Arkan I have managed to find and kill. She sits back in her seat, her pale platinum hair which has a tinge of violet covers one eye as she smokes her cigarette. “Money first, handsome.” “Not until I have the information I
“So where is she now?” Xander asks, and I glance at him.“Under my watch, until I get an answer regarding that attack,” I answer quietly as a woman from the stage crawls to the edge, giving Xander an up-close view of her breasts. He leans forward, placing a few hundred-dollar bills in her between he
~ ZION ~The women clad in risque lingerie twirl around the poles, their shimmering bodies illuminated by the purple and pink lighting of the strip club.I don’t spare them more than a glance, my eyes roaming instead over the seated men - searching for the one I’m here for. It doesn’t take long to f
I hear footsteps and wipe my eyes furiously and take a deep breath, refusing to let him see how I feel. He steps into the room, hands in pocket, carrying an arrogance as he looks me over.“I have questions.”“You kidnapped me!” I snarl.“You’re not a kid. Sit down.”“I don’t listen to-”The next thi
~ MILENA ~The bullet pierces through his chest and I gasp, my heart shattering as I watch the blood drip down his white shirt. It hurts, so fucking much. Not that I shot him, not that I know he could have dodged it if he had moved, but it’s the shock in those bright blue eyes when he realised I sho
Staring back at me in photo after photo is none other than the man I love, the man I have lived with for nearly a year. The man who killed my brother.One and the very same.“No… NO!” I scream, kicking the photos away from me. Is this a sick joke? I jump out of bed, rush to the bathroom and manage t
~ MILENA ~My eyes open, my vision blurry. I rub my eyes. I know I’m in a bed. It feels familiar, and for a moment I wonder if I’m back at my place but… my bed isn’t this large or comfortable.I sit up and look around, my heart hammering as realisation settles in. I know why it feels so… homely.Thi
“Excuse me, sir, she’ll be free to go tomorrow. But she will need to take some blood thinners and some pain relief tablets for the next two weeks.”I nod. I didn’t tell them I didn’t know her… after all, my questions are pending and she has the answers.This was not how I was expecting my night to e
~ ZION ~Not this time.I raise my gun, pressing it to her forehead roughly. She stumbles backwards trying to put space between us, but with her injured leg she’s not as slick and I almost reach out to steady her, then remind myself who she is.She is one of them.And she’s here for a reason.Do the
My heart skips a beat.He’s always been clever, but the conviction with how he said that one sentence… as if he was completely certain. But I’m not going to admit that.I chuckle humourlessly. “And why would you think I was the one who was behind that?”“You don’t wear a seatbelt, Milena. You were w