Chapter 133: Max

Wednesday. Creed of Truth Sanctuary, Brazil.

MAX HELD UP A hand to shield his eyes as he stared out over the deep pool. They were close to fifty yards above the water. He stared down into the blue depths, but that wasn't what he saw.

This morning still weighed heavily on him. Aspen's explanation of the system here behind the scenes made him sick to his stomach. Aspen was a kid. She shouldn't be involved in this shit, and yet she was. Because her piece of shit, father.

All of that made it hard for Max to get into the mood to jump off a cliff for fun.

Truth was, he'd done more dangerous jumps in the Navy, but that was with all the safety personnel on call. If this group had a First Aid kit, he'd be surprised. Generally speaking, it should be fine though.

Lumen stood on the very edge wearing board shorts and a tankini top. Her eyes were wide as she stared into the pool below.