When Love Breaks by Jack

Gregory wasn’t in the mood to engage in conversation.

Dailey knew his friend was upset.

Even if Jane had approached him just to deliver a message, the closeness of their interaction was undeniable.

“You need to brace yourself for Ramona Jane’s passing. She won’t take it well.”

Gregory stared into the seemingly endless darkness ahead, his deep eyes almost swallowed by the night, deep and melancholy.

He had thought, under those circumstances, that maybe the child wouldn’t survive. That would have made it easier to speak up.

But after seeing the video, knowing the child was still there, because she wouldn’t have communicated in such a manner otherwise, Gregory couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless.

…

I still ate the food Mark had brought me.

I could handle the hunger, but the baby couldn’t.

I had no choice but to trust that Mark hadn’t poisoned the meal.

“The water’s safe too.”

Seeing me choke and struggle to swallow, Mark poured me a glass of warm water.

kid, I wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble. We have a doctor on board; you

trusted him completely, I’d be a complete

are you taking

I had my

cleaned up the

seeing him leave the room, I couldn’t help but

again,

wondered if Gregory

had to laugh at the thought of him getting jealous over

…

he

the Norman family’s territory. We can’t

in his pockets, gazed at

flag,

Samuel’s on the phone

Gregory waved it off.

the hint and hung

persistent, sending a

let you through right now. You’d

you’re aware, Mark has

delay any

her

tentatively suggested, “Maybe we should just agree for now, rescue her, and then

disagreed, “It’s easy