WADE'S POV
"Will you be married on September 27?" Haru inquired, and I simply nodded while gathering my belongings.
"That's... Britanny's birthday..." he murmured, his gaze falling on me. When I realized what he had said, I stopped putting my clothes on.
"Samira loves to hurt Britanny, that bitch," I cursed, my teeth clenching in rage.
"Britanny will also be hosting your wedding. I can't image how painful it must be for her and you, especially since she is unaware of the truth."
"All she knows is that it's my father's wish, and that I cheated on her. It's better for her to loathe me than to hope that I'll return."
He tapped my shoulders to reassure me; my chest was beginning to feel heavy. I still love her, but there's nothing I can do to get away from Samira. I don't want anyone to perish as a result of my actions.
We headed out to the vehicle after finishing loading our belongings. We're still standing outside the front door, but we can immediately hear Jaxon and Selena arguing.
"What?! I said, I'm going to seat at the passenger's seat!" Selena yelled as she yanked Jaxon from the passenger seat.
"I'm the one who has to deal with you! You should follow whatever I'm saying, you are seating at the backseat." Selena became even more enraged when Jaxon mocked her. When she successfully threw Jaxon out of the passenger seat, my eyes widened.
"I had no idea a girl could drag you out in no time," I mocked as I walked past him, oblivious to the fact that he was seated in the dust on the road.
He screamed, "And you didn't help me?!!" but we ignored him. I climbed aboard the van; Haru will be driving, but Jaxon remains outside.
"Let's go," Selena said quietly. "Let him walk from here to Havana Mountain." When he started the van and Jaxon after us, Haru and I both laughed.
"Hey! Wait! What the– hey!" Haru stopped the vehicle and let Jaxon climb in when he kept tapping on the window.
"Did you forget that I'm your boss?" he said, but no one responded.
"That's the bracelet again," Jaxon said quietly, his gaze fixed on Selena's wrist. I noticed Haru looking in the rearview mirror at us, then swiftly looking at Selena's wrist.
Haru addressed her as "Selena," and she stared at him, waiting for his next words.
"Can you tell me where you got the bracelet?"
Her brows wrinkled as she said, "At the jewelry store." She returns her focus to her phone.
Haru is aware of Jaxon's significance to the bracelet. We told him about it so that he could assist us in identifying the perpetrator, and it's possible that it's the same person who killed Carryl.
He just replied, "You have the identical bracelet that I got for Kassandra," but I know there's something on it.
Selena replied sharply, "I don't care."
It's obvious on her voice that she feel hurt from what Haru said.
"Kassandra?" Jaxon gazed at the photo Carryl had sent him in hushed tones. I had a look at his phone as well.
When we finally realized what Haru was saying, we exchanged glances. I return to my seat and sigh heavily while glancing out the window of the van.
It's not possible. Kassandra is incapable of such feats.
SELENA'S POV
"Finally!" When we arrived at the campsite, I exclaimed. My three companions are eerily quiet now that we've discussed my jewelry.
But what's wrong with my bracelet?
I shrugged and dashed to the hotel to meet the other employees. We wait a few minutes to finish all of the staff because almost all of them have arrived.
We walked to each other's rooms to repair our bags; Ms. Perfiana and I share a room. Jaxon claims that I get along better with Ms. Perfiana than the other members of the staff.
"How's your journey with the three?" she said as she removed her belongings from the luggage. Before responding, I make an irritated expression.
"They've been acting strangely lately, and Mr. Jaxon is always wrecking my day," I added as I straightened my hair. She just laughed at me and we went down to the lobby to begin our camping trip.
"... Please keep us safe and guide us throughout our vacation. Amen." Jaxon took his seat on stage as Konrad finished his welcome prayer.
"Good morning, so before we begin our day, we need consume some energizing food to keep us going throughout the day. You are welcome to join me in the cafeteria for our morning breakfast once we have discussed our plans for the four-day holiday."
Employees were ecstatic, clapping and shouting. I got up to the platform to prepare our timetable presentation, he handed me the microphone, and I began to talk.
"Good morning, so for our first activity, we'll be planting for a cause. For four days, the departments that we have already separated will be your teams. The teams that planted the most plants will receive bonus points, which will have a significant impact on the final day's activity."
Their whispers and small shouts filled the entire lobby. I moved on to the next slide to talk about the second day's activity.
"We have a 'Pick me and toss' activity on the second day. The squad that collects the most waste and disposes of it properly will receive a high score."
"The 'Laugh and Sweat' exercise is scheduled for the third day. We will play common or familiar games with an exciting plot twist on this day. This exercise is divided into five rounds, with each team having the opportunity to improve their scores in order to earn large rewards."
"Our final activity was 'Tell and Sing,' where we sat around the bonfire telling stories about our most memorable life experiences and, of course, jamming. We'll play the last activity, 'Be honest,' in addition to sharing and singing. A bowl of names will be passed around in this game, and whoever you pick must disclose the truth about her existence."
Subsequent to clarifying the further insights regarding the setting up camp, we as a whole walk together at the cafeteria where food sources are sitting tight for us.
"Do you think... Mr. Jaxon will fire me?" Ms. Perfiana asked me out of the blue while we're eating.
"Why? You're simply taking care of your work. What's his motivation to fire you out of nowhere?" I asked while my temples are wrinkled.
"I'm not an ideal representative, I actually do botches but rather those missteps Mr. Jaxon won't ever know."
I checked out her while she's chomping her food and cutting her omelet. What's wrong with her?
"By the way, I heard Mr. Jaxon and his companions were discussing you and Kassandra while they're in the path. They appear to be intense while they are discussing you two."
I shrugged my shoulder and simply eat my food. I don't know either why they're similar to that everytime they're discussing me and Kassandra, likewise on my bracelet.
We completed our morning meal and all accumulated at the woods to do the principal movement for now. The seeds and plots are adjusted toward the front, each group are currently remaining with their situation before the cue.
"We will do now the Plant for a purpose action. For what reason did this action called Plant for a purpose? This is on the grounds that each seed that we're going to burry later on will be moved at the piece of the timberland where trees are less than different parts."
"You can see here the seeds, pots and cropland where we going to burry the seeds. So pick your 5 quickest agents each groups, the administrators of our organization will also go along with us."
The employees applauded and cheered at us when the emcee point us. Jaxon, Haru and Wade waved at them like superstars, I feigned exacerbation at them.
"Who will be our delegates?" Larion asked us, I just checked out him and pointed the three people toward the front of me.
"Them, then, at that point, the other two behind us."
He gestures and laughed when I told him not to say to the three that they will be the delegates. He additionally told that to our other colleagues and they concurred.
"Okay, so I expected that each group has a delegates as of now. The agents will remain on the path and different individuals will move to one side."
"Oh so, who's our representatives?..." Haru's voice gradually blurs when he saw that regardless of us ventured and left them five.
"It's clearly you three and them," I prodded. Jaxon was going to say something on me however the emcee previously began the game.
Jaxon is the first who ran and get five packs of seed, five pots and two sacks of cropland. We as a whole giggled when he stumbled on a stone and fell with his effects.
"Bro,you're a runner, for what reason did you stumbled?!" Haru asked in confusion. Jaxon feigned exacerbation at him and stood up, shaking his body to eliminate all the soil at him.
"You can't win in case you're contemplating your tidiness. Try not to demonstrate at me that you're really weak," I prodded him from a far distance.
"Oh,the inspiration from Ms. Selena is somewhat cruel," the emcee kidded as he heard my voice.
I caused a commotion at Jaxon to prod him more. The young lady representatives yelled on the highest point of their lungs when Jaxon eliminated his polo. He's in a real sense topless at this point.
"Your mouth, Ms. Selena. The bugs can enter it when you didn't shut it," Heriana prodded. I gently slapped her arm to stop her.
"Haru's body is way better compared to his, ew."
My colleagues chuckled at me. The subsequent group is currently in lead while our group? Don't bother to think about it.
"Wade!Hurry up!"
"Goodness my gosh, Samuel, don't mess about!"
"Jaxon, what the heck?"
They're simply yelling at one another and making every one of the stuffs so seriously.
I sat at the seat and tasting on my juice while watching them practically killing each other in the game. So immature.
The game finished and true to form, our group didn't win. It's nothing for them really, yet it turns out they truly approached it in a serious way.
"You staggered first, if you didn't staggered we can dominate the match!" Brian yelled at Jaxon. Jaxon appeared to be outraged and strolled towards to Brian.
"What did you contribute at the group? Your crappy mouth?" Jaxon asked in typical tone however you can see all over that he's insulted.
I'm actually slurping at my juice while watching at them yelling at one another in my front. Indeed, before my wonderful eyes.
"Hey,stop battling! It's simply a game," Wade attempted to stop them, however when two youngsters battled, it's difficult to stop them.
"No,he began the entirety of this first. He wants to complete it," Jaxon offered an explanation to Wade while pointing Brian.
"How would you need me to complete it?" Brian asked while holding his clench hand. I feigned exacerbation since he can't utilize his clench hand on the battle scene.
Jaxon was going to trow his clench hand to Brian yet I stood up between them while playing my straw.
"Brian,how old are you?" I asked him, his foreheads are wrinkled however he actually responded to my inquiry.
"25."
"Mr.Jaxon, you're as of now 25 likewise, right?" I asked yet he just took a gander at me.
"You're both 25 years of age, yet you're battling on the straightforward game since you lost it. You're not a sort nor a teen, any longer." I said and different workers chuckled.
I'm going to walk however I got the towel close to us and toss it to Jaxon's body.
"Cover your body, it's gross."
He saying something yet I overlooked him and left.
SELENA'S POV "Here is your lunch, enjoy buddies!" Janna said when she dropped our food at our table. I was going to eat yet I saw that Jaxon never removed his passing scowls at me since earlier after the game. "Can you quit scowling at me?" I asked at him, aggravated. He just taunted me and began to eat his food right away. Different workers laughed and prodded us. "Maybe,Mr. Jaxon simply think that you are pretty today," Elaine said and everybody in the table yelled and laughed. I rolled my to them and began eating my food that's waiting for me. Truly, what's up with them? "Appears as though somebody previously supplanted Ms.Maxine at Mr. Jaxon's heart," Konrad added. What the hell? "Shut up/ Shut the fuck up!" Everybody checked out us when we both yelled precisely the same words simultaneously. Their
"What the hell would you say you are saying?! Do you imagine that I can lock myself with what I'm frightened the most?!" I yelled at him however rather to feel terrified or sorry, he stuck me firmly at the tree, his eyes and jaw were locked."Simply give me the fucking folder.""I'M NOT THE ONE WHO TOOK IT!"He ventured in reverse after I yelled in dissatisfaction. I slow down and rest and fixed myself, I strolled towards him and saw his eyes."I definitely know how it feels to be sold out, I thoroughly get where your frenzy came from. However, set up yourself and know the distinction of truth and tattle."I left him with the weighty heart, I'm attempting to stop my tears yet I can't. Why I'm hurt this way? Am I crazy?JAXON'S POVI gazed upward and pivoted where Selena strolled.For what
SELENA'S POV"It's our third day and today we will eliminate the overabundance body liquids and being a genuinely dynamic. We will play the 'Chuckle and Sweat' game, would you say you are invigorated? So we should start...""Are we not going to get her now?" I murmured to Wade while taking a gander at Perfiana, he glanced around and shook his head."Many individuals will see us, perhaps when the game as of now begins. Stick on the plan, Okay?""What is the plan once more?" I acted that I failed to remember our plan. He checked out me with disillusioned articulation, I chuckled at him and extended my body."I'm kidding. I know what the plan is."Everyone continued on the better places for the primary game, Wade and I can't track down the right planning to get Perfiana without individuals seeing it. She's continually staying on som
SELENA'S POV After we talked, we go out together and Bianca is the first person who approached toward us. She embraced and inquiring as to whether she's as of now fine, Perfiana simply nods at her and told to return to the game. I'm keeping a close eye on Perfiana, she can't open her mouth to other people, her secret is only a single tick away. "Do you believe she's going to fufill her promises?" Haru asked me. "The bomb is now planted on her feet, one wrong maneuver and her life will be obliterated until the end of time." "You're so profound when you're not kidding." I sluggishly checked out him and feigned exacerbation. I strolled passed from him and strolled directly to snack section. My brain utilized an excess of energy from my body. I got a cheetos, I was going to turn around yet Car
JAXON'S POVIt's been as of now two hours since we became abandoned here on the little cavern. Selena woke up before yet get back again to rest 'cause the chilly climate making her more tired.She's lying on my lap, I told her that she should be sitting while at the same time dozing on the grounds that beside the virus ground, numerous bugs will slither on her body, however she demanded that she'll set down.She's calmly dozing now, I'm looking all around her body in case there's a creepy crawlies or snake slithering close to her body. I gazed at her honest saintly face, she truly looks like Maxine yet they have very surprising mentality.Also, Selena's disposition is so appealing, however somewhat irritating. Anybody can became hopelessly enamored with her, even me."How might you be this excellent? I shouldn't succumb to you however how? You're so not qu
HAXILLA'S POV "Hello babe, oh, where is Selena?" Raven asked as he saw that Selena isn't eating with us for the morning meal. Britanny replied, "She's on four day camping vacation in... err I forgot, she said it was for their organization's celebration." And ate her sandwich while composing something on her journal. "For what reason did you came here?" I inquired. "I need to go to shopping center with you," he replied and took a major chomp on my sandwich. "Why? You can't go all alone?" "I need to bond with you! It's nearly 30 days since we go out together." He sulked. "Isn't it too early for flirting? In front of my egg sandwich?" Britanny asked bitterly. I just snickered at her and rose up to scrub down. "What would you like to have when we got in the coffee
SELENA'S POV"Are you sure you're fine? I'm very so—""That's fine, I understand why they're like that yesterday," he cutted my words, holding my hands while driving."Can I ask?" I asked with hesitation, I'm nervous what kind of answer that I'll receive from him."Sure, what is it?""Why did you that all of a sudden? The courting thing...?""It's weird, but I felt that you came back from the past. You're the one that I loved, the person that I've been waiting for, that kind of feeling.""Came back from past?" I asked while my brows are furrowed."Yeah, it sounds ridiculous, right?" he chuckled.I leaned my head in the window beside me while watching all the vehicles that passing to us. We felt the same thing, since the first time we met, I felt that I know him, he's so familiar but that fee
SELENA'S POV "How's the meeting?" I asked. I'm already awake from being passed out, Alexa saw me in the office when she was about to ask Jaxon about the developments. "Mr. Klein knew that they will just deceive us when I already signed the contract." I'm not surprised, Tyrone once fooled my boss on the coffee that I'd work before. They said that they're going to help the shop in promoting online, my boss just need to pay them $2000 first, since the shop back then is just newly opened, we really need to promote the shop. Ms. Dianne paid them $2000 in no time, but one month passed, there are only few customers eating in the shop. I asked one of the customers before how they find our shop, they answered that they're just starving, and they found our shop, they have never seen our shop advertised in any social media platforms. That's when Ms. Dianne started to panic, she ca
"Wylow! Come here, baby." I wiped Wylow's mouth that is full of chocolate, Haru gave me an extra tissue. "Britanny should be the one who is doing that." He said, I threw the used tissue on his face. "She's busy on preparing the foods." He sat down at my side while fixing Wylow's hair, "If we ever have a baby, she will be beautiful like you or he will be more handsome than me?" I pushed him with all my strength, "Stop that nonsense. I didn't even give you a permission to court me again." "I can court you in bed," he said while twitching his eyebrows up and down. Yuck, he's so disgusting. We left him there, I heard him calling my name, but I ignored it. While waiting for Britanny and Haxilla, I scrolled at my feed. "Their baby is so cute." Maxine posted their family picture for the
BRITTANY'S POV "Drive faster, Wade." I'm praying hard while we're on our way to Selena. I keep on telling myself that nothing bad will happen to her, nothing. She'll be safe while waiting for us. Wade tried to overtake from the cars in front of us. We both became annoyed when the red light appeared in the traffic lights. This shit, we need to get there faster, we don't know what things can Jacob do to Selena. "Jaxon is here already," Haru said when we saw men that are lying on the ground unconscious. I'm a bit amazed on how Jaxon did this all by himself, he's an ace. We followed Haxilla when she suddenly run at the warehouse. We saw that Jacob hitting Jaxon at the other side, while Selena almost lost her voice because of her screaming. I immediately run to her while our other friends trying to stop the men of Jacob. "Get away of here with Jaxon,"
SELENA'S POV "Do you want to have a wine?" Jacob asked me while holding a bottle of wine and two wine glasses. I smiled at him and get one wine glass. We are quiet while appreciating the beauty of the stars at night and a tasty wine. It's been a while since I felt this kind of peace, it is so satisfying. "Are you feeling well now?" he asked after a long silence. I nod, "Hm, thanks to you." "That's nothing—oh, wait, someone is calling." When he gets out of the room, I immediately tapped the recording app on my phone and checked the other phone if it's already linked to the other one. Since I found the GPS device at my bracelet, something unsual starting to bother me. His footsteps are getting closer and louder, that's why I just kicked my other phone under the bed because I panicked. "Did you wait for l
HARU'S POV "What is she doing there?" I asked myself when the GPS was at the empty lot, a bit far away from their house. Did Jacob just... Oh, shit! No, it can't be! I immediately get my keys and jackets, rushed to get to my car to go where Selena is. While driving, my heart beating so fast that it can go out of my ribs at any moment, the cold sweats also covered my forehead and palms. "What?" I answered Haxilla call. [Where are you going? Why you're so in rush?] I'm biting now my nails because of anxiety, "How did you know?" [I'm about to go to your house and saw you that you're in rush. I'm actually behind your car now.] A red car is tailing me, that's Haxilla. She shouldn't follow me, she can't see the body of her sister if ever that Jacob did something brutal. That bastard, I should have killed him
SELENA'S POV "You don't need to do that." Jacob appeared at my side and took away the dishes from my hands. He smiled at me that made me pout, he is always smiling at me like it will convince me to do whatever he says to me. I rolled my eyes and continue washing the dishes," I'm fine, okay? It's not that hard." His stares are making hole to my soul, it made me look back at him while my brows are furrowed. "What's the thing with that stare?" I asked him. "What if Jaxon didn't do that thing? Do you think you will be in this kind of situation?" He asked me back that made me shocked and get hit by realization. I smiled, "No one wants it to happen, and he's not the one to blame why my life became like this. It's his parents." Even though my heart literally crushed into pieces when I knew the news about him
HARU'S POV "Where are you going?" Jacob asked as he stopped at my front. I ignored him and continue my walk to Selena's house, he suddenly pulled my arm to stop me again. "What's your problem?! I just want to check if Selena is fine," I shouted at him. He smirked, "She's not that well, so please, go back wherever you're from because any moment now, Selena will wake up." And motioned the way out of this house. I put my hands at my pocket and directly looked at his eyes, "What's your plan?" "What do you mean?" "I know you're planning something, that's why you keep on getting close with Selena." He laughed and tapped my shoulder, "You're so observant, Haru. That's right, I'm doing this to get her trust and my business will run smoothly." "What?!" My forehead creased, my fist clenched and any moment from n
ALEXA'S POV "Alexa! Alexa!" I looked at Haven, who is running hurriedly towards me, "What's the matter?" I asked. She showed me her phone, an article is there, Sir Jaxon and Ms. Maxine are the thumbnail of that article, "Read it." She let me get her phone, so I can read properly the article. My eyes widened while reading it, this must be a fake news, there's no way that Sir Jaxon will do it to his wife. "That's fake news for sure," I said and give her back her phone. She stomped her feet while shaking my shoulder, insisting that it's real. "Haven, please, we have so much to do here to believe that kind of shit." "It's real." Konrad suddenly appeared at her back. He told Haven to leave my office, he looked at me while dropping off the documents that I asked him. "Don't tell that you believe it—" "Sir Ja
SELENA'S POV "Nanny Karen? Can you help us—" my words cut when her room is empty. Where did she go? I walked downstairs to ask Haxilla. "Where's Nanny Karen? I can't find her," I asked Haxilla while looking around the house. She throws me a balloons and tapes, instead of answering my questions. "Put some air for that and put it around the banner." "I'm asking you if you know where Nanny Karen go," I repeat my question. "She picked up the others on the airport. Hurry, they'll be here any minute," she said and run to Hershey when she heard it cry. I shrugged and fix the other decorations, while doing it, someone knocks on the door. "Please open the door, Sel. Maybe it's the cake I ordered." As I finished tying up the balloons, I walked quickly to the door, a delivery man holding a box of cake smiled at me, "Delivery for Haxill
THREE WEEKS LATER SELENA'S POV Haxilla runs towards me while holding a bouquet, "I bought you your favorite flowers! Coral roses." "Thank you," I looked at her and smiled, "Do you want to go to Bay Area with me?" She shook her head that made my shoulder to fall, "I'm busy for Raven's surprise party," she whispered and shake my shoulders. "All right, all right, stop it. What are your plans now?" "I'm planning to tell Wade and Haru to come over, a little reunion to be precise. What do you think?" she excitedly asked. "Hmm," I hold my chin and acts that her idea is bad. She holds my arm and pouted at me, she's so cute. No wonder we're siblings. "You don't like it?" "Did I say something?" She throws a tantrum, "Just tell me if it's good or bad!" "It's g