When Love Breaks by Jack

Gregory’s guilt was palpable, a heavy weight on his shoulders.

“It’s my fault, I admit it.”

“Now you decide to admit it?”

Gregory hobbled back to his hospital room, his forehead beading with cold sweat with every step he took. The sweat seeped through his bandages, turning his lips a ghostly shade of white from the pain. Dailey trailed behind him, “I’ll find her, Gregory. And I’ll bring her back safe and sound. You need to stay put though; with that wound, any infection could be serious, you might even die.”

But Gregory was hardly listening. He paced the room once before asking, “Where’s my phone?”

Knowing how stubborn Gregory was, Dailey handed it over without further persuasion.

Gregory immediately dialed Lucius.

Lucius, already feeling culpable for a mishap at the chemical plant, was desperate for a chance to redeem himself.

And now, this.

Mistake upon mistake.

“Gregory,” Lucius answered.

“Any leads?” Gregory’s voice was urgent.

“I’ve checked everything – the hospital’s CCTV footage has been wiped. I’ve checked the highways, the airports, the bus stations. Now I’m heading to the docks,” Lucius reported.

Gregory let out a bitter laugh. The plan was meticulously executed; even the hospital’s surveillance had been tampered with. After the previous incident involving his grandmother, the hospital staff had been replaced, yet the perpetrator found a loophole. This wasn’t something Mark could’ve managed alone.

“Check the ports along the border, especially. Focus on Josiah and Norman,” Gregory instructed.

Dailey had dealt with Josiah and Samuel during their last overseas mission. They were out of the picture

his confusion, Lucius agreed. After all, he was in charge of security at the hotel that had been bombed, and he had failed to protect Summer.

kills me, I’ll bring

who took her,” Gregory revealed, a

“What did you

without repeating himself and started making more

out in a fine sweat from the pain of his wounds, feeling a mixture of

stop you, but Jane’s going to be heartbroken seeing you like this. Take care of yourself for her sake. Whatever needs doing, just tell me, and I’ll handle

long have I been out? When did

Christine answered truthfully.

emergency room bleeding, agony flickered in Gregory’s deep eyes.

under such

of Christine’s silence, his worst fears seemingly confirmed. He then asked Ike,

up. “I just saw him take Jane. There was blood on

voice broke, “Uncle, you’re so strong. Please save Jane. She was bleeding

worry, more for Jane’s

“Dad!”

into a tense silence until Ike

approached Gregory, “Ramona and Victor are gone. Jane’s missing, and the Myers family is without its members. You

…

the relentless rain outside seeming never to

the city

off from the world in

phone, and no clock in the room, I couldn’t tell the

Mark brought me dinner that I guessed

going

drink water he gave me,

thoughts, Mark said, “It doesn’t matter to me.

hook you up to