Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Will you come with us?” Willow asked him. “We’ll talk after we’re off the ship.” All the team members disembarked the ship, followed by Jasper, who held Willow’s hand as he led her along with the rest. For the time being, the ship had become the bodyguards’ battleground, used to chase away the approaching pirate ship.

At the same time, a meeting was being held on the pirate ship, led by a middle-aged man with a scarred face. He had received intel that an archeology team’s vessel had headed their way, and the resources they carried onboard were extremely ample and worth making plunder for.

“We haven’t been making any money for a long time. Everyone, get your spirits up. We’ll be hitting the jackpot soon!” “Boss, that ship might even be carrying some artifacts. If we sell any of them, it’ll be enough money for us to spend for months.”

“We just don’t know what kind of men are on the ship and whether they’ll make things easy for us.” “We’ll start attacking once we get close. We have to take this ship down today. We might even get something out of it.” “It’s been a long time since we had any fun. We can thoroughly enjoy ourselves tonight.”

The ship’s crew consisted of fugitives and criminals from around the world, each harsh and ruthless. Without any means to enter the private ocean, they could only make a living by ransacking passing ships. Hence, their eyes lit up with greed at the prospect of a wealthy vessel.

they discovered the ship was filled with abundant ancient artifacts, it was as if someone had left

“Take all of the team members and hide

offered, afraid to leave Jasper all by himself. “No need for that. I can

any help,” Winston conceded. He could tell that

eavesdropping on their conversation and immediately approached him once Winston left.

pirates from getting on the island,” Jasper insisted

“But…”

me.” Taken aback by his serious demeanor, she found her eyes welling up with tears. She bit her red lip, knowing there

pang of pain to Jasper’s heart, but he could not afford to succumb to his emotions at a time like this. Protecting the island

team members needed to be looked after as well. After all, she would feel guilty if anything were to happen to them, and he did not wish for such a thing to occur. At that moment, Winston

joined in as well. Suddenly, Willow pounced forward and pulled Jasper into an embrace, without any regard for the onlookers behind them. Tightening her grip around him, she said, “Tomorrow morning, I want to see you safe and