Kill or be exploited.

Jaden sat by the empty space where he was tied up by the Herpertines. They had kept him heavily guarded the entire time. He sat there scared of nothing, and angry with no one. He was only worried. Worried about someone, his mom. She would be worried sick about him. He knew she would have called countless times, but it would be to no avail because of their present location. It was more like searching for an ocean in a desert.

******

Archer stepped out of his house, and to where Dylan and Emily sat, heavily guarded by the Herpertines.

“Leave us” he ordered immediately he stood above them, and the Herpertines obeyed.

Emily rested her head on Dylan’s laps, while Dylan had his back rested on a tree behind them.

Archer walked up to them, but Emily didn’t bother to look up at him. Dylan just sat expressionless.

“Emily...” Archer called out, but she didn’t respond. He called again, and she still didn’t reply.