Chapter 2: The Plan

Noah Kovacs' POV

"I need to get her out of here, fast," I whispered to myself before I went to take my laptop and was about to face the music after I have a taste of the Forbidden Fruit and her name is Sheila Belmonte.

I pushed myself from the table that I have the CCTV on Sheila before I was making my way toward her cell. It was designed to keep all the test subjects to have a sense of where they were. No matter what they think about, they will be in that scenery. I wondered if Sheila was remembering her hometown.

"I did this to her," I whispered as I was looking through the peephole that was designed for the scientist to look at their test subject. Sheila was sleeping peacefully. I cannot bear to know that I have lied to her.

We're not married and certainly, we're not lovers. But I made her that promise that I was her husband and I was her lover. I have crossed the line between scientist and their test subject. I was such a mess.

"Looking at the Forbidden Fruit, aren't we?" My friend asked me when I was turning to look at him. His name was Aaron Covaci. He was smirking before I can tell anything. I sighed.

"No, I was wondering what she ever does to us that she had to be trapped in that cell," I said as I was looking at Sheila who was sleeping soundly after an arousing afternoon. My cock stirred at that notion.

"Hmm, it seems that you have forgotten. She went berserk and she has killed so many people that we cannot let her running amok," Aaron said as he was turning to look at him. His stare was formidable and I think I don't want to know why.

"Why are you here? Surely you have some good news to tell me since you were not in your lab," I said as I was looking at Aaron. He smirked at me.

"I got some papers for you to review. Might as well check on you, bro," he said as he was patting my shoulder. I nodded before I was taking the papers from his hands.

"And one more advice, if you're planning to run, just do it already and spare us that still wanted to be here," Aaron whispered as I jerked to look at his green eyes. It was unnerving.

"And why do you concern with that? I thought you want to get out as well," I asked him as I was arching my eyebrow. He chuckled before he shook his head.

"My test subject has not been here yet and I think I would rather be here that in Romania with my nagging mother who asked me to marry now. She was bored that she wanted grandchildren. I mean, what?" He said before I was patting his shoulder.

"Welcome to the club, dude. My mother has been nagging me when I was 21 years old. She said that I would not be getting younger,"

"But older," we said simultaneously. We laughed before we exited the cells and we were walking back to the laboratory. I sighed as Aaron said goodbye and he went to his lab. I don't even know how he got it but I bet that he got some ka-ching under the table to get it for himself.

I was trying to get out. I need to plan accordingly since I was on the man-made island. Not that I cannot do it on my own but I have to keep it from the light. I cannot risk exposing myself as well.

"Well, that's what you get for getting involve with a forbidden fruit, Kovacs," I mumbled before I was getting inside the laboratory and I was looking at the CCTV that Sheila was sleeping. I touched the screen and sighed.

"Patience, my love. And all will be done before we even know it," I said as I was getting the preparation on the go now.

I went inside the lab as I was looking for the plan that I have been dying to make a move onto it but there was a suspicion among the scientists that there was some animal that runs amok among these walls.

Not that they do know about the animal's true nature or whatnot. I sighed as I was pushing some antidote into the syringe before I was putting on my vein to punch it through my blood. I was aching but I have to subdue the effect of being exposed to the virus inside me.

Only my cousin knew as he was one of us as well.

"Bloody hell," I said as I was disposing the syringe into the sanitary so that people will not be suspicious of me and what I did in my days in the lab.

Well, mostly look at Sheila as she was the only thing that hooked me to the real world right now.

"Hold on, my love. I will get you out of here," I said as I was sleepy because of the medicine that I took. Without knowing, I have fallen asleep in front of the monitor again.

Sheila Belmonte's POV

I was tossing and turning as I was feeling anxious to get out of here. I don't know what was happening but right now, my mind was hazy.

There was a scream.

People were running.

I was breathing heavily when I saw the picture again. It was in a quaint village that I don't know if I ever been there. I was lost but there was warmth in there. I don't know what or where or who. All I know was that craved that warmth for that was the only thing that kept me alive right now.

"No, no, no. My love!" I shouted as I was screaming and I saw the images again. There was fire, a big one in the forest and I was running toward the fire. I don't know why I just have to.

"No, don't die. Please," I begged as I was tossing and turning again. Sweats pooled on my neck and forehead as I felt something cool that was being damped to those areas.

"Wake up, Sheila. Wake up, my love," some voice was calling as I was looking everywhere. There was only fire and I don't know if I have any escape right now.

"Come to me, my love. I'm here. Just wake up," the voice soothed me, and before I know it the dream ended.

I tried to open my eyes as I saw the sunlight was streaming inside the room. I don't know if it was real or fake. But I have to believe that the figure in front of me right now, he was the one that damped the towel and wiped me.

"Sheila, thank God you're awake. You gave me quite a fright," my husband that was looking at me before he put the towel away and hugged me.

"Th…thirsty," I said as my voice was hoarse. Noah released me before he poured some water for me and give it to me.

"Here, easy now," he said as I was sipping on the water and I think I wanted to drink more. The blandness of the water cannot control my thirst. I need more. I need something that was not water. I turned to look at Noah before he was staring at me.

"Sheila, control. You don't want to lose control," Noah whispered to me before I was being injected with something again. I looked at my arm and Noah was pushing the substance into me.

"Just so that they will not suspect you, my love. I promise you I will get you out of here," he said as I was feeling sleepy again.

"Just a few more steps and we will be out of here," he said before his face was blurry and sleep was claiming me.