Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Soon, they arrived at a wooded area near a beach. Nixon spotted a flicker of light from a cave not far away. So, he immediately shielded Shirley and whispered, “Miss Lloyd, there’s someone in that cave. I’ll scout the area up ahead.” He immediately turned around to get a visual on her. Yet, Shirley was gone.

She had already moved ahead.

“Hey! Miss Lloyd, be careful.” Nixon waved, and his men swiftly followed.

Shirley was extremely anxious at this moment. She could tell that something was wrong on this island as time passed. All her devices were malfunctioning. Why would someone go through all this effort just to jam the signals within this island? Just what clandestine agenda were they plotting?

Her mind already had an inkling of what the answer was.

They wanted to deal with someone. Someone of significant status-Zacharias.

She trod the difficult path ahead effortlessly. Although the terrain was challenging, her movements were swift and agile. It was as if she was a ghost gliding through all her obstacles. When her companions saw that, they had to acknowledge that the child personally trained by their leader truly possessed exceptional skills.

was soon near the cave. She crouched beside a rock while peering through a pair of binoculars, intending to observe the situation from a safe distance. Suddenly, someone emerged from the cave. She couldn’t see the person’s face clearly. Still, she could recognize the

It was Roy.

excitement and joy. She turned to Nixon. “That should be where Zacharias is hiding, Mr. Nixon.

finished his sentence when

tiring to keep an eye on kids.” Nixon sighed as he signaled for his four

Since the situation was dire, Zacharias’ men had no way of differentiating allies apart from enemies. Thus, she had to move cautiously to

threw a stone to knock against the wall. Soon, a figure carefully emerged from the cave to inspect the noise. Shirley recognized him as one of Roy’s men. So, she immediately

Lloyd,” she whispered into

and turned to confirm her identity. He was pleasantly surprised. “Miss Lloyd, what are you doing

“Where’s Mr. Flintstone?”

“He’s inside.”

injured?”

also lost two men before we

“Mr. Nixon, come out! They are

steps into the cave when she found a group of people either sitting or standing. Meanwhile, Zacharias was leaning against the wall. His suit was undone, and his tie was missing. She took a good look