Chapter 66: Chapter 66

“Come on! Let’s move! Let’s move! Let’s move! “

Harry was shouting at his men to move forward when the helicopter landed successfully on the ground. I couldn’t help but to cry when everything was going smoothly for us. After countless of attempts to run away from the grasp of authorities, we finally landed to our destination.

Words can not describe how overwhelm I am right now. We wouldn’t make it this far if it weren’t for Harry’s help. I closed my eyes firmly then caressed my cheek to remove the tears that fall off. This is it. We’re almost there. One step is all we need.

We’re going to start a new family on our own. Harry will help us to changed our identities, and do a plastic surgery. I know it’s a tough choice to convert ourselves into a new citizens, and fake our personal identity. However, we have no other choices. The authorities here are going berserk just because of Ethan’s criminals record, and his curse. They will not let him get away with this.

They will do whatever it takes just to caught him.

“Natasha…”

A fortified hand intertwined with my fingers, dragging me up to the surface of actuality. I glanced beside me only to see my husband is standing with me, while roaming his eyes around the landing field. I chuckled from the thought because I have been calling him my husband when in fact we aren’t even married. Well, it’s just a piece of paper anyway, and marriage can be expensive. Not that I am not willing to spend millions, if I have, for our marital status. But, it’s not about the paper or label of our relationship.

It’s about how we will pledge in front of the Lord, exchanging our promises in sickness, health, richer, poorer, or anything that comes in our way, we will always have each other by side.

That’s why I am proud to say he’s my husband, and I know the heavens above witnessed our journey.

“Are you ready?” I heard him asked, and I nodded in response.

“I am ready.”

Ethan glances down at me, looking fixed right through my soul. I smiled then stared back at him. Those things around us, on the spur of the moment, washed-out, and he’s the only person I could see.

“We will make it…” he raised my hand then kissed my knuckles gently.

“I promise you.” he assured me, at the same time, the coarse blew of wind current slammed our body.

His assurance was enough to send shivers down my spine, and give me hope about future. I was about to say something in return when someone spoke. We both look at Harry who was standing there while his hands were slid inside his pocket. He was pursing his lips when he notice we are ready to listen to him.

“Everything is all set now. We just need to wait for you two, if you are ready.” he point his thumb towards a plane behind him. I glanced from his shoulder, and was stunned to see an air craft this close. I only saw them in movies, or soaring high in the air.

“We’re ready, Harry.” I told him, and Ethan agreed. I felt his fingers around me tightened. I know he’s scared because everything is going smoothly. Our lives have been under chaos because of the chase. However, right now we only have one chance to flight off from this hell hole.

“Let’s go.” Ethan exclaimed while wearing serious look.

Harry nodded then guided us towards the plane. The wind current was a bit harsh today because I could feel my body shivering from the cold. Harry noticed it so he ceased from taking a step forward then then remove his long sleeve. He placed them above my shoulders with care.

“Here, you might catch a cold.” he mumbled before looking straight ahead, and focusing on his path. I bit my bottom lip then trail behind. However, I halt when I couldn’t move. I glanced at my hand to see what’s the cause of my delay when I notice Ethan was pinning himself on the ground.

“Ethan?” I tilt my head, so I could see his expression since the shadows were overpowering it.

“What’s wrong?” I asked him, then cup his cheek so he could look at me in the eyes when he deflect his attention to the other direction.

“Nothing, let’s go.” he murmur then pulled me. Harry was standing in the middle, anticipating for us to move. Ethan was leading the way when he stops for a second beside Harry. My brows furrowed when I look at them back, and forth. Harry was looking right through my soul, then gestured his head. It’s like as if Ethan had whispered something to him, but I did not hear it.

“Let’s move forward.” Harry motioned his hand.

My forehead crump while inspecting them both. I have  a feeling that these two knows something that I don’t. I just hope it’s nothing serious, or it’s about Bobby who will be left on Harry’s care.

“Sir! There’s a situation.”

A man approach Harry with head held high. He was wearing an all-black suite. Harry halts then motion his head so he could state his concern. The man

“Some of our men are missing, Sir.”

Harry was stunned, unable to say a word for a minute. Ethan beside me suddenly become alert. I could sense his shoulders jerked up, and his cognizance are protrusive to work. His nose twitch, sniffing on something when my attention snap back to Harry’s man when he spoke again.

“Those who are stationed to guard the plane are missing.”

“What do you mean they are missing?” Harry finally spoke after a minute of being unresponsive.

“Sir, the plane is all right, but those who are facilitating here are gone.”

Harry looks at us from his shoulder before sprinting his way towards the plane. Ethan, and I hastily followed him. I could see from the corners of my eyes that some of his men are moving in alliance. I swallowed the lump in my throat, thinking something is not right here.

We finally reach our destination. I glanced my eyes at the both different direction of the plane. Harry was dashing towards the pilot area. However, Ethan here beside me flinched.

“Ethan?” I asked, thinking what’s the matter when his eyes slowly widens.

“Something is not right here.” Harry finally returned to where we are standing. He placed his hands on his waist while shaking his head.

“I asked at least fifteen men to defend this air craft. Where the hell are they? I mean, I asked some of my men if there are authorities on sight but they said there was none.”

“Run…” Ethan whispered something but I did not quite hear it.

“Could it be that they were kidnapped-?”

Ethan gaze at us with pure horror in his eyes. His body transformed into a werewolf, and before I knew it he was lifting me up from the ground while yelling at Harry.

“RUN!”

Harry, and I glanced at each other with panic in our eyes. Ethan pushed Harry on his back using his feet, and he almost fell on the plane if he didn’t caught himself, and hurriedly sprint away.

“Ethan, what's going on?!” I asked him when he started to dash at full speed. He placed me on his back, and he did everything he could to just to get out of that place.

I don’t understand. We just got here, and now we’re running away?!

“Ethan!” I screamed while punching his back.

“We have to get out of here! Far away from that plane!”

“WHY?” I was getting frustrated because he is not answering my question. However, he raised his one hand then gestured all of Harry’s men to move out of the plane. Some were confounded while looking at Harry, and Ethan sprinting away faster than the speed of light.

“Ethan! Why are we running?!” Harry shouted at the top of his lungs, gaining Ethan’s attention.

It was as if everything around us had turned into slow phase when Ethan twist his head to Harry’s direction with eyes pure of repugnance. Everything around us abruptly become inaudible, and the only thing I could hear was the pounding of my heart against my chest.

“There’s bomb planted on the plane.”

When Ethan dropped those words my eyes tardily widen, and my lungs had stop from running when I gradually turned around to look at the plane we’re suppose to ride on. With my one final pulse of my heart that is ringing in my ears everything was of a sudden bright.

“No-” before Harry could react we were blown away from the massive explosion we heard behind us. The ground shook its core, and I felt a strong pair of arms envelop my whole body. I felt myself drop on the ground below me while someone was protecting me from the explosion.

It was as if a massive temblor hit the whole area. I could hear the wails, and pleads of those who were affected from the blow. The shaking lasted about a minute. I slowly open my eyes to see Ethan was above me, shielding himself.

“E-ethan…” I called his name when he coughed, slowly opening his eyes to see me.

“I am glad you’re safe.” he smiled, raising his hand to caresses my cheeks. However, I was stunned when a tear was forming in the corners of his eyes, and drop on my cheeks. I blink, unable to formulate a word.

“I smelled the explosive dust, Natasha….”

He clenched his jaw while gritting his teeth in choler.

“Our only way to escape this place is gone…” he broke down in front of me, sobbing quietly against my shoulder.

My jaw parted, and simultaneously, felt a sharp object piercing right through my heart. My eyes narrowed when I roamed it around to see the outcome.

Harry was lying on the ground beside us, unconscious. A lot of his men were thrown away from the impact. A lot of unconscious bodies are lying. Either dead, or alive. I don’t know. The only one who were in tact is Ethan, and I.

Everything… is a mess. Everything was destroyed. Ethan was still sobbing my shoulders, while I was staring out of nowhere.

Our only way to get out…was taken away from us.

A slow clap rings in my ear, and I felt a presence of someone coming for us. Ethan halt himself from crying then slowly glanced up to see who is the master mind of this scheme.

My soul left my body, and my whole muscles went rigid when I saw Auger was slowly coming down his way.

“Look what we have here.”

Troupes were assembling behind him, forming in alignment. I felt Ethan’s grasp on my arms tightened, and become alert. The only thing that is ringing in my head right now is to run, and escape but I couldn’t move my body. All of the exhaustion was finally coming together, and I no longer have the will to stand up.

“I see what you are planning there.” he gestured his head, glancing at Harry sideways.

“You plan this….” Ethan exclaimed with menace. I could feel his whole body trembling above me from choler. I know he wants to lurched an attack but I pinned his hand down, motioning that it’s not the right time.

“Well, what do you want us to do? Sit back then relax, and watch you all escape from our sight?” he laughed.

“No.” he exclaimed afterwards.

Words can not express how my blood is heating right now in choler. Auger stood there with pride while his eyes are wandering around the whole zone. There was no hint of censurable in those satanic eyes he has. It doesn’t matter to him to see countless of bodies lying.

He’s a monster…

He proceeded to take a step forward. I screamed when he step on Harry’s back, taking his time on the top, before proceeding.

“Harry!”

“Don’t worry about him.” Auger stop before us then squat so he could level his face on Ethan who was snarling at him. His claws were showing, and his mouth were salivating.

Famished to slice him into pieces.

“You should be more worried about yourself.”