2026-10-22 06:01:17Just how deep are they in the hallucination? I wondered. The thunderous gunshot that had struck me with a wave of nausea seemed to have no effect on the brawling men. Each and every one of them had lost all sense of self, unable to think even the slightest rational thought. It was as if their very souls had been taken from them and locked away elsewhere while their bodies remained, moving in whatever fashion their primal instincts had commanded them to. With no regard for life, and no regard
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A single bullet had stolen his life away.Unsurprisingly, we were only informed of the entire incident a few hours later. Having someone infiltrate and kill one of their comrades had made the pirates rage with an anger I had not seen before. It was shame that stained those fiery eyes. After all, this had happened in their own camp.The dead pirate had been murdered with a gun. Yet, no one had heard a gunshot, much less a shadow creeping through the dark."Who would be able to kill a pirate without anyone noticing in the middle of the night?" Euphie gasped, asking, "Did Rosie do this?""It should have been her," I said solemnly. "Skylar probably dispatched someone to assassinate Rosie, but clearly, she hadn't counted on her to wait in ambush instead of running away.""So does this murder count as Rosie's declaration of war?" Euphie's eyes lit up like two fireflies and her voice went up an octave as she said, "I can't believe she did it. Instead of running, sh
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With that out of the way, Skylar holstered her pistol again and turned to everyone."Let that be a warning to you," she commanded. "I'm not going to tolerate any misbehavior. If you're to guard one damn prisoner, then do your fucking job! Don't start thinking with your dick, because it'll wind up getting you in trouble like this miserable bastard here. I can guarantee you'll regret it if you decide to force any of the women to do your bidding. I won't wait for her to shoot your cock off – I'll shoot it off myself!" The men nodded silently, cowed."Brand," Skylar continued. "I want you to take four men and find Rosie. If you don't find her, you can forget about coming back!""Yes ma'am!" he responded, crisply, firing off a salute before turning and nodding at four of the men around him. I watched Skylar listen to Brand instruct them on how to split up and search for the missing girl. Only when she nodded in approval did they move off."How could Rosie do thi
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Although it pained me to give Skylar some of the cassava fritters we had made, I knew that it was the right thing to do. After all, she had instructed her pirates to look for cassava and bring it to us, and we had profited after not having done any of the labor at all. At least it doesn't mean we have to share with the rest of the pirates, I thought. I don't know how much cassava is left on the island, and I don't want to run out of it. Maybe I shouldhave told them what the plant looks like, after all."We should leave Skylar to starve," Yvonne grumbled, crossing her arms and pouting pettily after I had sent Skylar's man on his way. "She allowed Francis to flog Rosie and torture her so badly! How can you give her some of our food after all that?""It's the smarter choice to make," Euphie interrupted before I could open my mouth to reply. "We're only here because Skylar allowed us to stay, and her men aren't attacking us because she commanded them not to. If we anger
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The entire tent had fallen into a deafening silence, the atmosphere so thick with tension that I could hardly breathe. After a few long minutes, I said, "Seeing how there isn't anything else to say, we'll take our leave.""Wait." Just as I turned around, that single word had stopped me in my tracksI turned to face Skylar, a wave of annoyance washing over me so quickly that I did not bother hiding it as I asked, "What else is there?"We had all been staring at each other for the last ten minutes, and she had not bothered speaking up. Yet, the very moment I decided I was done waiting, of course she had something to say.What the hell does she want now?"Do you have a history with Hans?" She swirled the glass once more and looked at me with those alluring eyes of hers."Yes. We've gone through quite a bit." I was not in the mood to lie and I had nothing to hide. I was an open book as far as Skylar was concerned."Am I detecting a hint of bad blood be
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The clamor outside grew louder, and all of us reached the same conclusion almost simultaneously. They've finally arrived. Their heads spun toward me, a question dancing in their eyes as they waited for me to say something.So I stood, one hand coolly straightening out the wrinkles on my clothing, and headed for the exit."Follow me. It's our time to shine."The girls stared at my broad back for a moment before exchanging looks, a smile growing on their faces. As we stepped outside, a chill night-time breeze blew past as if in greeting. The moon above had a strange silvery glow, calling to us, pulling our focus for that brief moment before it started.Then, a rustle drew my attention and I turned to see two figures walking out of the darkness. With hands on the guns at their sides, they marched up to us."What are you staring at?" one of the pirates said, unholstering his gun. Waving it in the air, he ordered, "Walk!"When Euphie saw Elsa's brows twitch
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"You, go and inform Skylar of what Rosie's told us!" one man commanded, pointing at a younger man. He looked to be the oldest among all the pirates present, and it seemed like he was in charge when neither Skylar nor Francis were present. The younger man he had instructed shot off like a rocket for Skylar's tent."I will stay here with these two and keep guard. The rest of you, comb the camp for Hans! Report back in half an hour if you don't find him!" he continued, jabbing his index finger imperiously at another two men. He had selected two muscular young men as his fellow guards, and the three of them now slung their AK-47s over to their fronts, instead of leaving them over their backs. It was clear that the three of them were ready to take action and shoot Nicholas if he so much as twitched or breathed the wrong way."You planned this, you bastard! Forrest Campbell, you're going to wish you'd never met me," Nicholas fumed, his eyes shooting daggers at me from where he s
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