Chapter 69

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The question I asked was unanswered, he drew away from me as if giving me space, space is not what I want, all I want is answers. No matter how shameless it might seem all I want now is help. As much as I can get I need all of it.

I suddenly felt the need to speak to him. He had gone quiet, leaving me alone on the sofa, and my paranoia about being on such a large ship was getting to me. With hesitant steps, I got up and followed the soft glow of the light that led me to the front of the ship.

There he stood, gazing intently toward the distant shore. My eyes widened as I caught sight of what appeared to be an island.

"Is that where we're heading?" I asked, my voice quivering with a mixture of excitement and anxiety.

He turned to me with a smile and nodded. "No one can ever find you in there," he said cryptically, leaving me unsure of how to respond to his enigmatic words.

As the ship approached the mysterious island, I could feel it slowing down, the engines humming quieter. My hea