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.

and Dailey had dealt with Josiah and Samuel during their last overseas

was in charge of security at the hotel that had been bombed, and he had failed to protect Summer. He

swear, even if it kills me, I’ll bring

Gregory revealed, a hint of

stunned. “What did

hung up without repeating himself and started making more

sweat from the pain of his wounds, feeling a mixture of

heartbroken seeing you like this. Take care of yourself for her sake. Whatever needs doing, just tell me, and I’ll

long have I been out? When

Christine answered truthfully.

that Jane had been taken to the emergency room bleeding, agony flickered in Gregory’s deep eyes. His voice was hoarse as he asked, “Is the baby still there?” Christine couldn’t answer

by Mark under such circumstances, the fate of their child

the lines of Christine’s silence, his worst fears seemingly confirmed. He then

tears welling up. “I just saw him take Jane.

you’re so strong. Please save Jane. She

worry, more for

“Dad!”

into a tense silence

gone. Jane’s missing, and the Myers family is without its members. You need to make a decision. Whether to cremate them or keep them in the morgue until

…

shrouded in gloom, the relentless rain

night fell, the city was plunged

the world in Vista

room, I couldn’t tell the time. The sea was just a dark expanse through

wasn’t until Mark brought me dinner

going

didn’t trust Mark. I wouldn’t even drink water he gave

said, “It

just hook you