"How are you feeling?"
I'm feeling horrible... Ethan muttered to himself
But wait who's voice is this?
He snapped his head back, Samantha stood there in front of him, though her face was devoid of any expression, one can clearly see the worry hidden in her deep eyes.
Suddenly, he didn't feel dizzy anymore. Even his stomach wasn't that uncomfortable.
"Why the hell you boarded the cruise if you are seasick" Samantha was truly annoyed "How many times did he threw up exactly?" She asked turning her head towards the handsome duo
"Six no..seven times" Liam said "It was not this bad in the morning, after he went to the deck to get some fresh air it got worse"
"Which idiot told him to go on the deck, looking at the sea will only make his condition worse"
Ethan leaned back on the couch comfortably and continued to stare at his love. He hadn't gone to the deck for fresh air or anything, he only went there to look for her. He was so hopelessly in love that if he won't see her for one day, his heart won't be at ease.
Samantha poured warm water in a glass, put two tablets inside and stirred with a spoon "Cmon drink it up" she pushed the glass in front of his face, to which he only moved forward and continued to drink from her hand
"...….." this man!!
Zach and Liam "...…."
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The next day happened to be the birthday of a guest, so at midnight all the guests on the cruise were invited to the club to celebrate together.
Samantha was pulled out of her bed by Isabella, to go to the party together. Knowing that Samantha was going together with Isabella, Yuhan decided against going, anyway he didn't belong to the circle.
When Ethan heard that Samantha was going, he also got ready to go.
Almost every guest on the cruise was present there, when the clock was about to hit 12, the countdown started, people started cheering and popping champagne.
3….2…1…Bang!!!!
A heavy loud band resounded throughout the hall, followed by a shrill screaming
Startled, everyone turned to look towards the source.
A man was sprawled on the floor with blood heavily gushing out of his body, forming a small pool around his body. For a minute, there was nothing but silence inside the hall, nobody was able to react.
After a pause waves of shrieks sounded one after another. It was total chaos, the guests ran backwards covering their eyes, not wanting to see that bloody scene. Amidst the chaos, Samantha rushed forward wanting to check up on man covered in blood but before she reached there someone tugged at her from behind. She turned back to find Ethan holding her arm with a stern look on his face "Let go" she said
"Don't look, aren't you scared?" He spoke pulling her back
"C'mon I've practically spend my whole five years with corpses, what should I be scared of" pulling her hand back from his iron like grasps, Samantha ran towards the bleeding man, she first checked for any signs of life in his heavily injured body. His pulse was very weak but thankfully he still was alive "He's alive" she shouted towards the crowd, but no one seem to have heard what she said
Everyone was scurrying around in panic.
Only Ethan was standing behind her on guard
Bella ran towards her "Mia… d-don't get close to him.." she tried to grab her hand to pull her away. She was so terrified that she can't even speak clearly "Let the doctors t-take care of him okay?"
"Where's the doctor? Bella he's dying" Samantha was truly angry, was that the time to cower and back away
"We should leave here quickly, it's dangerous. Getup he's just a servant anyway" a deep voice spoke from behind her, it was James, who hasn't appeared in front of her since they boarded the cruise
Samantha turned her head away, she wasn't even willing to reply to his cheap remarks, did she not know that it was dangerous here, but her conscience would not allow to leave a man to die.
"Servant or slave, his life is important too" Ethan spoke, his deep and authoritative voice displaying his stance, he too understand that it was better to leave this place but since she wanted to save this man he will stand together with her and protect her.
He crouched down next to Samantha "What do you want to do?"
"Go to my room, in my suitcase there's a black case, can you bring it here please" Though she looked clam from the outside, her voice trembled a little, she was clearly anxious
" Okay"
Zach and Liam who were outside, had also rushed back inside the hall
Zach ran directly towards Samantha, hugging her in his arms "Are you okay? " her body was cold all over "Did you get a scare, princess"
"I'm alright brother" Samantha whispered
No one heard them, but they could clearly feel the intimacy between them
Liam was stunned to see Zach acting so close with Samantha, since when they were so close?