The film trailer was finally released. If it were any other indie film, it wouldn't garner much attention. After all, most indie film productions didn't have the resources to widely promote their films unlike major production studios. 

This film, however, wasn't just any other indie film. It had LX Productions as its backer. Although the film couldn't be promoted through traditional means like on TV or radio commercials, the web was another matter. 

As soon as the trailer was released, it became top featured on video streaming websites. It also played as an online ad in all major websites. This kind of heavy promotion was something only major production companies could afford. It immediately caught people's attention.

The film was titled "Strong Yet Broken". It was based on a true story. A life story that was familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time.

It was familiar because it featured the story of Guan Jintao, the blind Paralympian gold-medalist swimmer who was the most famous disabled athlete in the country. His fame rivalled that of famous Olympian athletes because his inspiring life story was already adapted into movies, documentaries, and books. He was undoubtedly a legend in the country.

Given his fame and influence, why then was this new film an indie one?

The answer was simple. The film wasn't about Guan Jintao. It was about the unfamiliar life story of his mother.

It seemed that major production studios weren't interested in making this film because the main character was a broken woman. It was, in simple terms, a very dark story. 

Unlike the hopeful and triumphant adaptations of Guan Jintao's life story, this indie film about his mother heavily focused on the subject of dealing with depression after the death of a lover which morphed into postpartum depression that never really went away, eventually ending in suicide. It was the story of a woman desperately trying to stay strong for the sake of her disabled child when she was all broken inside from the death of her lover.

It was emotional, heavy, dark, and suffocating. An eerie sense of hopelessness and death permeated the story.

No major film production company wanted to make this kind of depressing film. Some of them expressed interest if more focus was given to Guan Jintao's character rather than on his mother, but doing so would change the essence of the story.

In the end, it could only be made into an indie film.

When people started watching the trailer, the reactions were mixed. Some were instantly drawn to it, while some were turned off by the dark tone. However, halfway through the trailer, their attentions were piqued once again.

An oddly familiar voice started singing familiar lyrics.

They finally realized what was going on.

The song was "Phantom of Your Love" by Iris Long!

It sounded so different from the original version. Only the lyrics were the same. The melody only retained a shadow of the original. Even Iris Long's voice sounded different—lower, deeper and more haunting.

"OMG! It's the mysterious film that Iris Long has been working on. Look at the credit. It says 'Original Music by Iris Long'!"

"I'm having chills. I think this new version of 'Phantom of Your Love' sounds even better than the original."

"Poster above, I disagree! I like the original version better. I don't like this new version at all! It sounds too dark. Thank goodness the trailer didn't play the entire song. I think I'm gonna have nightmares if I listen to the whole song. Ugh. I'm shuddering just thinking about it."

"Yeah! This new version is too dark! But based on the trailer, I think that it fits the film very well."

"Wow! It doesn't sound like Iris Long. The voice sounds more like the goddess of death. So dope!"

An hour later, JJ's record label made an official announcement.

"We are proud to announce that the new version of 'Phantom of Your Love' by Iris Long will be used as the official theme song of the upcoming independent film 'Strong Yet Broken', based on the riveting true life story of the late mother of Paralympian gold-medalist swimmer Guan Jintao. Iris single-handedly composed the entire film score. We are also excited to announce that we will be releasing the new version of 'Phantom of Your Love' together with the entire film score as a soundtrack album. It will be Iris Long's third official album with our record label. Please support the film and Iris Long's music. Thank you very much!"

JJ's record label also released an official sample audio of the song.

Iris and Bright Summit shared this post to their own followers. Because of this, "Strong Yet Broken" received even more attention. By the end of the day, the trailer became the number 1 trending video on the web. In extension, Iris' new version of "Phantom of Your Love" was also receiving a lot of attention.

When it was first announced that Iris Long was rearranging "Phantom of Your Love" to be more cinematic to make it suitable as a film's theme song, many fans made their own cinematic covers of the song. They even set up a betting pool online, competing against each other to see whose cover would be the most similar to Iris Long's version.

Now, however, after listening to the official audio sample, they unanimously agreed that nobody among them came even close to Iris' version. They didn't expect that she would make the already dark "Phantom of Your Love" even darker to the point that it sounded like music that came directly from the netherworld.

It sounded so eerie—the melody and most especially Iris' voice. Her vocals lacked the usual showmanship of high notes and modulation. This new version of "Phantom of Your Love" sounded like pure longing and darkness. It was beautiful to the point of being scary.

Those listening would feel their hair standing on end, like darkness was embracing and suffocating them, making their hearts tremble. The feeling was so unusual yet oddly thrilling at the same time. They couldn't wait to listen to the whole song. It was also making them want to watch the film.

Of course, the entire Black Stars were there to support their Boss Iris. With LX Productions' powerful promotions, the film was already making waves on the internet. But with the addition of the Black Stars and the buzz around Iris' new version of "Phantom of Your Love", an indie film managed to outshine other film trailers intended to become blockbusters by major production companies.

While all of this was happening online, Iris and Jin Liwei were on their way to Lin Yehan's farm villa. Jin Liwei was finally going to introduce his baby girl to his Fifth Brother.

A world-famous hacker and daughter of the most powerful criminal family who ruled the international underworld for many generations is killed when their organization is annihilated in a single night.

She is reborn into the body of Iris Long, a teenage pop singer, wild party girl, and spoiled brat. For the former princess of the underworld who lived an overprotected and shackled life, this new life is a chance to finally live the life of freedom and independence that she always wanted.

Jin Liwei is the most powerful man in the country's business world. Cold and ruthless, he is someone only a few dare offend. When the infamous Iris Long, who used to chase his younger brother, wakes up from a year-long coma, his unfeeling heart moves for the first time and he falls hard for this unexpected genius girl.

She wants to fly freely and soar high beyond the sky. He wants her everything, to tie her to himself and to never let her go.

This is her journey to super stardom. This is his journey in accompanying her. Together, they will rock the world while facing many challenges.

But what will happen when she discovers that she can never escape from the shadows of her previous life? Will she still be able to live her dream life of freedom and independence? Will he be able to protect her from the dangers?

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As they both got out of the elevator, Lilia slipped into her husband's arms next to her.
After living alone for a long time, she knew that Jean liked dark colored clothes. The black knee-length coat he wore made him look extraordinarily handsome and cool.
The outline of the man's face was very clear, with an arrogance look that could scare people off and made him seem hard to approach. Especially when his deep and dark pupils stared intently, anyone could feel the man's stern and intimidating aura.
As soon as they got out of the elevator, they suddenly drew the attention of many.
Lilia looked around the cinema building. Although there weren't many people, lots of young couples were seen sitting or standing together.
When the two of them appeared, someone immediately whispered. "The man is very tall and handsome."
Lilia didn't say anything.
The supermodel thought people would recognize her first.
Jean was truly a disaster, how could his handsome face be recognized first?!
Lilia silently scratched her hand, she said with a hint of jealousy, "You… You brought your sunglasses, right? You can use it now!"
The corners of Jean's eyebrows and eyes were filled with a gentle smile. He turned his head to see Lilia's clear jealousy and replied in a gentle tone, "Okay, I'll wear it."
However, the staff on the ticketing stared at Lilia closely. It seemed like he had seen her beautiful face somewhere.
"Hey, that woman looks like Lilia Pangestu!"
"That is true! Dewi, ask for her autograph!"
Lilia could hear her name being mentioned by a young couple. The boy stepped forward with a happy face, while the girlfriend tugged at the hem of his clothes and smiled shyly. "Hey, Lilia Pangestu's husband is also like an idol to me, can you ask for his autograph as well?"
The boyfriend's heart was slowly breaking, wasn't it me who was always in your heart!?
The conversation between them brought smiles and laughter, Lilia and Jean continued to walk quietly while continuing to attract people's attention.
In cinema room number 7, a domestic teenage love movie was about to begin. Since there weren't many blockbuster movies lately, Lilia ended up choosing one at random.
She just wanted to watch a movie together with her husband. Lilia didn't care about the movie at all.
At this time, the movie had not yet started, and the two of them had just sat down. However, less than 1 minute later, Jean suddenly stood up and went to the entrance.
On the projection screen, various kinds of movie trailers had been shown. Lilia's attention was focused on the big screen. She looked back at the entrance and caught her husband's reflection in the corner.
Lilia thought that maybe Jean went to the bathroom, so she calmed her mind and went back to watching all the trailers without thinking much.
She wasn't that interested in the trailer. However, the projection screen suddenly let out a loud and shocking sound.
Title: "The Chosen Kingdom"
Upon seeing her name, Lilia sat up straight. This was a movie that she starred in, and she wondered why the post-production process was finished so fast.
On the screen, the monologue at the beginning of the trailer echoed in every corner of the room.  
The entire trailer used a montage technique to mix together the classic segments of the characters in the drama. Although short, the majestic royal backdrop and shocking sound effects added a lot of highlights to the trailer.
Lilia took out her cellphone to take a look at the calendar. It seemed that it was almost two months before the new year, she couldn't wait for this movie premiering.
At the moment, it looked like the final scene wasn't finished in production yet. This trailer was played faster to attract the curiosity of the audience, in line with Louis' passionate nature.
When she saw this trailer, Lilia's heart suddenly became very restless.
In one scene in this trailer, she saw a scene where she filmed a horse riding scene.
She had never seen her appearance on the big screen before, therefore she felt a little nervous and anxious.
At this moment, when her heart was still not calm, she smelled a pleasant aroma appearing beside her and realized her husband's cold eyes were staring at her.
Lilia stopped watching, her eyes followed the man's arm and fell on the popcorn box he was carrying.
"You came out to buy this?" Lilia felt that this was extraordinary.
It's hard to imagine an arrogant man like her husband lining up to buy popcorn.
In fact, when she watched movies, she rarely ate popcorn. After all, popcorn was a sweet snack so Lilia should avoid it as much as possible.
That's why Lilia didn't even glance at the food counter when the two of them walked towards their cinema's studio.
As they walked in, Jean realized that the two of them brought nothing inside. He saw other couples bringing popcorn and drinks to share during the movie.
When thinking of this, Jean immediately stood up and went to line up. When he heard Lilia's question, he answered in a deep voice, "Since everyone has it, you must have it too!"
This sentence really showed his love and care for his wife.
Lilia took the mineral water that Jean also bought while looking around. Indeed, she saw other couples holding popcorn boxes and drinks.
Lilia then saw the popcorn in her husband's arms, her eyes turned to him as she kissed him on the cheek. "I love popcorn, thanks for buying it!"
She liked everything her husband bought her.
This kiss on cheek was her most powerful way to convey her gratitude to her caring husband.  
However, he did not expect that this kiss had been photographed by the person behind them. In this information age, photos of their intimate moments could spread very quickly.
It only took ten minutes, the topic of Lilia Pangestu kissing a guy on the cheek when they were both in the cinema became the hottest trending topic.
Three minutes after that cheek kiss, the movie finally started.
Lilia was seen eating popcorn and drinking water, sometimes feeding her husband from time to time.
This movie told a story of a boy and girl who fell in love with each other. However, after graduating from school, they were faced with all kinds of problems.
For Lilia, the movie's theme made her lazy to keep her attention forward.
In her school life, apart from studying in class every day, she simply didn't have time to think about having a relationship or even love in general.
However, watching a movie like this made her miss her old times. She wondered that if she had gone to the same school as Jean, would she have experienced that kind of teenage love?
While Lilia and Jean were busy watching, they didn't know what had happened on the internet.
Perhaps because the topic regarding Lilia Pangestu had been drastically reduced lately, when someone posted about her date at the cinema, her fans immediately got excited.
Netizens flocked to give their comments about the latest photo.
[User 1090]: "When can I feel such sweet love? Anyone, anyone wants to be my girlfriend?"
[User 4998]: "Ah my goddess is kissing another man, I want it too!"
[User 6218]: "It turns out that Lilia can be romantic with her husband too."
[User 5024]: "Husband? Who said it was her husband?"
Suddenly, the words of user number 5024 made the comment section in an uproar.


My dream will come true! Soon I will be arriving in Italy and appearing at the Milan Fashion Show! My photos will be published in all fashion magazines around the world!

In the end, all my sacrifices and hard work will not be in vain!

But why my dream become a nightmare!? Daddy suddenly invited me to meet a young CEO who was really arrogant. He said, for the sake of my family's business, I will become his future wife of the young CEO!

I don't want to marry him! I don't even know, and don’t love him, but now I have to sacrifice my dream to become his housewife!?

What about my dream? Are my efforts and sacrifices in vain? What does the world's most arrogant CEO want? Does he think money can buy love?

Nathaniel was gone when I woke up in the morning. And I reddened with shame at what I had allowed the night before. A small voice in my head whispered it was fine since we planned to get married but I knew that was the devil whispering in my ear. Fresh clothes were laid out on the couch for me along with a note that read, "Sorry, duty calls. I had a work emergency I had to tend to immediately. Start planning our wedding. I can't wait to call you mine for good. Don't forget to wear your ring so the world will know a beauty like you is already taken. I cannot wait to see you soon. All my love, Nathaniel."
I slipped on the casual jeans and t-shirt I'm guessing he bought at the mall when he went for the dress. I was sitting, pulling on my socks when my phone rang. I did a few hop steps putting on my second sock as I got off the couch to go answer the phone. Dakota's name and picture flashed across my screen at me before I answered. "Hello?" 
He laughed as he mocked the way my voice rocked up. "Hello!" 
I dropped down to sit on the bed and saw it was only 8 am. "Oh not funny. What do you want at this ungodly hour?" 
"Girl it's practically mid day already. And you know I can't help but laugh because the only time you sound like that is when you answer the phone. Don't tell me you are still laying around in bed with lover boy." 
I lay back and hated that it seemed he already knew what I had let happen without me saying. It was bad enough knowing it myself. My only reply was one quiet word. "Fiancé." 
He was still laughing but I knew the moment the word registered for him. His voice was serious finally when he asked, "do what?"
I took a breath and looked at the ring Nathaniel had slipped back on my finger before he left. "Nate proposed last night." 
There was silence on the line for a solid minute. "He asked you to marry him?"
I nodded even though he couldn't see me. "Yes."
"And you said yes..." He was upset...
I sat up and put my forehead in my hand. "Yes...we've talked about it for a few months now... I love him. We want to have a family." 
His voice was sharp and painful when he answered. "Seems y'all don't want to waste any time on that. Shouldn't you have the wedding first?" 
My hand flew straight to my mouth. It would have hurt less if he'd just punched me in the gut since I was already battling my own guilt over sharing a bed before marriage. "You...you were the first person I wanted to share my news with and this is the response I get? I thought you were supposed to be my best friend... I guess this makes my decision easier. I'm dropping out of the circuit. You'll just have to find a new partner. Goodbye Dakota." 
I hung up and sank to the floor in tears. My phone rang and rang as he tried to call me back but I ignored it as I finally wiped my face. I stood up and grabbed my clothes and keys. I made it to the door before I hurried back to get the picture I'd tucked into the bedside Bible last night. I folded it and slid it into my back pocket as I closed the door behind me. I felt a chapter of my life come to an end with the click of that door behind me. 
I was quick to check out and deposit my room key on the desk. I felt touched as I walked outside to see my truck and trailer in the parking lot. Nathaniel had seen to getting them brought over so I wouldn't have to catch a cab. I pulled out my phone and sent him a thank you text. "Thank you for being the most thoughtful FIANCÉ ever. From the clothes to my truck I feel like a princess when you spoil me so much xoxo"
He was quick to reply. "Only the best for my girl xoxo."
I knew he was likely busy so I sent him a quick "love you" as I headed to my truck. I navigated my way out of the hotel parking lot and made my way back through town to the arena to get my horses. 
I was relieved that the crowd from yesterday was mostly cleared out save two of three trailers. I parked right beside the barn doors so I wouldn't have to walk as far to load up. Angel and Red both had their heads hanging over the stall gates when I rounded the corner. It made my heart dance when Red gave me a whinney as he shook his head. I haltered him first and led him out to the trailer. He hopped right in with a gentle pat on the shoulder. I closed his side before going back for Angel. I was shocked when one of the other barrel racers was there waiting for me at Angel's stall. "Hey Grace."
"Hey Lily. What's up? I would have figured you would be on the road by now."
She shrugged. "I wanted to talk to you first. This little mare has come a long way. I've been watching her the last few months and I would like to buy her. Name your price." I thought she was joking until she pulled out her check book. My mouth dropped open and I was lost for words but my brain started turning. Maybe this was a sign. I knew her dad had the money to buy my whole set up. "Um... well actually...what would you think of doing a package deal?"
She tilted her head, "What kind of package?"
I mustered up my courage before I lost it. "Do you want to buy my whole set up: horses, trailer, and all? My boyfriend just proposed and he wants me to stay home to start a family. My loss can be your gain." 
Her jaw dropped. "You'd sell me everything?" 
I nodded. "Well all but my truck." 
"How much?"
I took a breath. Now came the hard part, negotiations. "80,000."
She bit her lip in thought. I could tell she wanted it. "Let me make a call."
I nodded and she stepped away. I caught a snippet here and there. It was enough to know she'd called her daddy and was trying to explain the level of the horses and how good condition my trailer was. My trailer alone was a $40,000 trailer. That priced Angel and Red at $20,000 each. They were worth every penny. 
I started to get nervous the longer they talked. She finally hung up and came back over to me and outstretched her hand with a beaming smile. "You've got a deal! Daddy's sending me a truck now." 
"Okay...Um let me throw Angel back in her stall and then I can unload Red and unhook the trailer." 
She held her hand out. "I can take her." 
I handed her the lead rope before turning to go to my trailer. I backed Red out slowly. With each step my decision becoming more real. I pet his neck as I turned him towards the barn leaving my hand resting on his shoulder. Lily came out and must have seen something in my face as I realized this was really goodbye. "Um hey Grace, why don't you say your goodbyes. I'll take care of unhooking the trailer." 
I smiled gratefully. "Thanks."
I had about an hour with them before I heard a truck pull up. A few seconds later Lily brought me my check. "I promise I'll take care of them." 
I nodded. My throat was so tight I knew I couldn't say anything more. I gave Angel and Red each one final kiss goodbye. And just like that the greatest chapter of my life came to an end.

Giving up on a dream is never easy. Giving up on a partnership is even harder. But when all your decisions end in pain who would want to go on? After losing her dream and giving up on love can there really be a gentleman out there for Grace?

When Su Yuchen and Xin Mei returned to their room, Su Yuchen gave her another gift, a necklace of his mother.
"I know this isn't much expensive but I hope you will cherish this gift like your other gifts."
"Who said it's not expensive?" Xin Mei looked at him with a small smile on her lips. "It's the most expensive gift. This gift has the memories and blessings of your mother. This necklace has your true love. So, how can it not be expensive?"
Su Yuchen smiled and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"I will always cherish it. Can you tell me something about her?" She asked with a lot of hope in her eyes.
She wanted to know who his mother was. Who his parents were. She wanted to know about this hidden secret of his.
"Mei, can I not tell you about her?" Xin Mei took a deep breath when she heard him. "Mother was always a very sensitive topic for me. It always hurt me whenever I think about her. It was so hard for me to let her go. So, can I not talk about her?"
Xin Mei sighed heavily and looked down.
"Mei, I promise, one day, when I am ready, I will tell you everything about her. Hmm."
Xin Mei nodded her head and looked out from the window. Su Yuchen could see the change in her demur so he decided to give her another, and the last present of the day.
"Chen, how many gifts are you going to give me?" Xin Mei smiled when she heard there was another gift.
"This is the last gift, I promise. I am sure, you will become very happy after seeing it." 
Su Yuchen opened his mobile and placed it in front of Xin Mei. Xin Mei took the mobile from his hand and her eyes widened. 
"This, is this the official poster of 'The flying women?'
She looked at the poster displayed on his mobile screen with wide eyes. In the poster, Xin Mei was standing in her pilot costume and was looking up in the sky where an airplane was flying. 
All other important details were also written on the poster.
"Yes, this is the official poster which was released at eight in the evening at the official site of Heritage."
"But isn't it too fast?" Xin Mei could not digest that the poster of her first movie was officially out. The time when she would become very famous was not very fast.
Director Zhang wanted this movie to get released in the mid of august, which meant only two months were left before its release. He was working very hard with all the work regarding the movie. The production team was also working tirelessly. They were paid double to complete the work with the perfection on time.
"Happy birthday Mei." Su Yuchen again wished her. "I hope you will have many movies to come. The flying women is just a start."
**
Su Yuchen and Xin Mei spent their next day in the wine yard. Xin Mei helped the girls with crushing the freshly picked grapes. She jumped and danced over them while laughing hard.
Later, Su Yuchen and Xin Mei plucked some grapes. From time to time, Su Yuchen was feeding her grapes where Xin Mei was giggling and blushing whenever some girl caught them.
"Mei, there is some juice left on your lips."
"Where?"
"Here." And with that Su Yuchen kissed her.
He did not care about the girls who were plucking the grapes and kissed Xin Mei in front of them. They both kissed in the middle of the grapes yard, under the shadow of trees and bright sun shining in the sky.
**
After returning to the city, both got busy with their lives and just like that, some days flew away.
Xin Mei had physically and mentally prepared herself for the release of 'The flying women.' Only a month was left and her first movie would hit the screen. 
She had talked with director Zhang who informed her happily that most of the post-production work of the movie was done and it was all ready to become a big success.
When the teaser of the movie was released, instead of getting positive reviews, it was badly criticized by the fans of Tang Min.
Fans of Tang Min were shocked when they realized through the teaser that indeed he was playing a small role against Xin Mei. They were very angry about it.
Tang Min may not have won many awards but he was very popular amongst his fans. He had the largest fan base after Su Zixin.
Tang Min felt bad when he saw how Xin Mei and director Zhang were criticized by his fans because of his small role. So, he came online and requested his fans to not criticize anyone.
'It was my own decision to play this small role in 'the flying women.' Director Zhang had given me so many successful movies, so as his pupil, it was my duty to pay back to him. Please stop criticizing this movie. I am sure, you all will love it.'
After his post, his fans  stopped critiquing the teaser and soon enough, the teaser of 'The flying women' became quite popular among the mass.
The small glimpse of Xin Mei and Tang Min in the teaser created a curiosity among the viewers. Loyal fans of director Zhang were also very impressed by the small glimpse of the movie which they saw in the teaser.
By the time, the trailer of the movie was released, many critics and many people were waiting for it. Fans of Tang Min were also waiting for it. They wanted to raise their heads in front of Tang Min by praising the trailer and then the movie.
On the day when the trailer was officially released, Xin Mei was feeling quite nervous. She knew the performance of movies highly depended on the success of a trailer.
The instant the trailer got released, it was liked and shared by many celebrities. The first one to shares the trailer was Su Zixin. He gave many congratulations to Xin Mei and asked his fans to watch the movie.
Tang Min, stars under TingTing, many stars under heritage were asked to share the trailer. He Ye also shared the trailer and asked the artist under Global to do the same. He Ye wanted the movie of his little sister to gain huge success.
Xin Mei was delighted to see that the trailer of her first movie was liked and viewed by many people. Now she was only waiting to read the critics by professional reviews that appeared online by the next day!


"These are my conditions. You have to agree upon them before we can get married."

"Accepted. Each one of them is accepted. Any more conditions, soon to be wife?"

"Yes, I want your help to destroy my jerk of an ex-boyfriend."

A sly smile appeared on the lips of the men sitting opposite her. 

"With pleasure." How could he let his competitor stay unharmed? He would be having his own fun in destroying the man who had made him taste vinegar a lots of times.

"Something as?"

Before she could even shake her head, he stood up from his seat and held her hand. "Let's go."

"Where are we going?"

"Civil affairs bureau. Any time later and it will be closed."

Xin Mei looked at the man with wide eyes, and before she could comprehend, she was sitting in civil affairs bureau with a marriage license in her hand.

****

Xin Mei woke up from coma after 3 weeks of long sleep. She faced a brutal reality like every other female lead; her boyfriend was cheating on her with her best friend. Feeling vengeful, she decided to have her revenge.

It's payback time.

"She snatched my boyfriend; I will snatch her career from her." 

"He rejected me. No problem. I will find a more handsome man than him."

"His father made my father beg; now I will make him beg."

And who will help her? Su Yuchen!

Su Yuchen believed that a person can fall in love only once and he had already fallen in it. His belief was broken badly when he met Xin Mei. After tasting a lot of vinegar, he could not wait for another second to make her his wife. He could not lose his second inning in love.

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Hi Everyone, This is your Author "Wayzone16" I would like to Inform you that this March 1 2021 We're going to release our New 2nd Novel called "Play Deaths: The Beginning" But first of all I would like to thank to my 25,000 readers that read my 1st novel "Project Omegaverse" (if you have not read it feel free to search it and read it now) 

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"Play Deaths: The Beginning" is a Dystopian Science fiction and Survival novel Written by Wayzone16.  A  Story of 25 chosen Students from different Schools who are forced to participate in a Deadly Survival  Game Tournament called "Play Death". 5 schools, 5 representatives, 25 players, 3 games, 2 winners. Would you like to Play?, Can you Survive?

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In the new future country of the Philippines, Societies are controlled by 1 Prime Minister and a rebellious group of government, Amara Caddiel is a 10th grade student at Selemeast High. In her class, she's always an honors student. When the election was over and the new Prime Minister was elected. The nightmare of all the High School Students starts to begin. He passed a new act for every High School student the “Play Death Act” A Deadly Survival  Game Tournament whereas the chosen student was forced to play a 3 stage of Deadly Games the 1st game: MENTAL the 2nd game: KNOWLEDGE and the 3rd game PHYSICAL. She did not expect that she would be one of the participants in the upcoming tournament when there will be only 2 players left to win. 5 schools, 5 representatives, 25 players, 3 games only 2 winners. Would you think she can Survive?



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Percy POV
I was close to depressed again. My chemo cycle for February starts tomorrow, and I was not looking forward to it. The intensity of the new chemo regimen was actually daunting, and I felt awful at the beginning of every month.
Fortunately, Annabeth was there to spend more time with me. 
I appreciated her presence a lot, but it didn't me avoid my feelings for her. I was trying and failing to fight my feelings for her. 
As I walked through the hallway, my gaze locked onto Luke's. Neither of us said anything, but there was a silent conversation between us. 
I hadn't told anyone that Luke was the one who attacked me that night. Instead, it was just a random guy who jumped me according to everyone else. The truth was that the fear and regret in Luke's eyes were real that night. 
I hoped that he could change because of it. 
Luke gave me a nod before turning back to his locker. I didn't need to get Luke in trouble as long as he stayed away from now on. 
I hated Thursdays, and I hated school on Thursdays (especially the first Thursday of every month. School was so boring, and I almost fell asleep in all of my morning classes. 
I was practically cheering when lunchtime came. 
"Hey, Wise Girl," I said as I sat down next to her. 
"You seem happy to see me, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth said slyly. 
"Yes, I am. Plus, I'm grateful that it's finally lunch. Ugh, I hate school," I groaned. 
"Well, school is important, Seaweed Brain." 
"Yeah, Yeah," I said as I waved off her support for school. Annabeth was super smart, so it made sense that she liked school and learning. Honestly, Annabeth and I were nearly polar opposite. She wasn't even my type, yet I fell in love with her. 
Opposites attract, right?
"Hey, guys, so I was thinking about redoing my trailer. Do any of you guys want to help me this Saturday?" I asked the group. 
"You're redoing your trailer, the one that you bring all your girls to," Rachel asked in shock. 
I sighed. "Err, yeah." 
A few of them agreed to help me out. I just didn't want to do the work alone, especially because I'll probably be sick from the chemo. I figured that a working task would be a good distraction for the weekend. 
"What are you planning to do, Percy?" Thalia asked. 
Annabeth also seemed curious. 
"Oh, um, I'm changing the furniture, sheets, and appliances. I'll probably also paint the walls a different color." 
"Woah, you're actually changing everything, bro. Why?" Leo asked. 
"Yeah, why?" Jason and Rachel also asked. There were a few times when I wasn't too comfortable with my serious ex-girlfriend, Rachel, being in our friend group. This was one of the times. 
"Err, I don't know. I guess I wanted a project," I said. I actually wasn't completely sure why I decided to redo the trailer. It was just a sudden impulse. 
"All right," Thalia said. She had a strange, knowing look on her face. 
"Yup, we'll be there, Seaweed Brain. However, you're seriously tripping if you think that you can just sit around and make us do all the work," Annabeth said teasingly. 
"I'd never do that, Wise Girl. I'm a gentleman," I said with a smirk. 
Annabeth simply rolled her eyes and shook her head. 
I definitely appreciated that Annabeth didn't treat me any differently after finding out about my cancer two weeks ago. Wise Girl was exactly the same as she's always been, and that only made me like her more. 
***
My arms were shaking as I clutched my toilet seat. Another round of vomit spilled out of my mouth. I felt awful, and tears were pooling in my eyes. 
I tried not to cry about my cancer, but some days literally broke me. Today was one of those days. It was two in the morning, and I couldn't sleep. I had been throwing up or felt like I was throwing up for the past four hours (gods, I didn't even eat that much). 
"Percy, honey, are you okay?" my mom asked. 
"Mom, I'm sorry if I woke you up," I said softly before turning back to the toilet. 
"No, I cannot sleep when my son is like this," my mom said softly. She came forward, wrapped her arm around my back, and rubbed my back. 
I finished throwing up and leaned back against the wall. My eyes closed as I focused on my breathing. My body felt warm and everything was aching. Plus, I was sleep-deprived considering I did have to wake up early for school this morning.  
"Percy, I hate seeing you like this. Maybe, you could call one of your-" 
My mom faltered off. I gazed at my beautiful and supportive mother. She loved me so much that she was actually telling her son (me) to go out with a girl if it made him feel better.  
"Mom, I love you, but I can't go with random girls anymore. It doesn't work anymore," I said weakly. 
'Honey, you're in pain. If it helps you-"
"Mom, sex doesn't help anymore with anyone," I said firmly. 
"Except for one girl?" she asked softly. 
"How do you know, mom?"
"I know my son, Percy. You are so loyal, and you wouldn't get alternative pain relief from any other girl if you have feelings for one in particular. You like Annabeth, don't you?" 
"Yeah, mom, I do like her a lot," I said earnestly. 
Talking with someone was helping with the side effects of the chemotherapy. 
"You should tell her, Percy. Just because you have cancer doesn't mean you can't have a real girlfriend that you care about and love."
"It's not fair, mom, for me or for Annabeth," I said truthfully. It hurt too much. 
"Percy, that's for her to decide. I think that you need to tell her about your feelings. I raised you to be a man, Percy. Are you feeling better now?" she asked. 
I nodded at both things that she said. I was feeling better now, so I could probably get some sleep. There was no more food left in my stomach to throw up. Furthermore, my mom was right that I had to tell Annabeth how I felt because clearly, the feelings weren't going away. 
Honestly, I doubted my feelings for Annabeth would ever go away. 
***
"Percy, do you really want to throw out all of these?" Jason asked. 
"Bro, I told you that I don't need any of them, so YES." 
We had already thrown at the mattress, sheets, and small couch cushions. We spend all afternoon shopping for all new stuff, and now we were cleaning out the trailer. 
Grover, Thalia, and Annabeth were painting the far side of the trailer with blue paint. The near side (which had a small couch and mini kitchen) of the trailer was still being cleaned by me, Jason, and Piper. 
Honestly, the trailer was too small for all of us. Four people would work fine. 
By six o clock, everyone had left, which left Annabeth and me to finish stocking the trailer with the new stuff we brought. 
The bed was already made, and we just restocking the mini kitchen with some water bottles, one pan, one pot, and a few plates and spoons. I didn't cook often in here, but sometimes I did heat food to eat or I ordered food. 
"Seaweed Brain, do you even know how to cook?" Annabeth asked as she came inside with the mini couch cushions. 
"Of course, I can cook, Wise Girl. Why do you insult me like this?" I asked with a smirk. 
"Because it's so much fun," she said chuckling. We continued to talk and fool around for 15 minutes. The trailer was pretty much done. I was just working slowly to prolong our time together, and I was sure that Annabeth was doing the same. 
A phone call interrupted our conversation. 
I answered my phone without checking the caller ID. I wish I had, though. 
"Hey, babe, where are you right now?" Drew's voice said in a sensual whisper. 
"Why are you calling me, Drew?" I asked. 
Annabeth turned to face me. Drew's call clearly had Wise Girl's attention. 
"Percy, I was wondering if you wanted me to come by to your trailer. We can get our freak on and do some things." 
I groaned in annoyance. I was in a chemo cycle, yet I didn't want any sexual experiences with any girl (except Annabeth I guess). I sighed. 
"Drew, I already told you twice now, I'm not interested in you."
"Excuse me!" she shrieked. "Percy, no damn guy rejects me," she shouted. 
"Well, I am rejecting you, Drew. I am not interested in you anymore, so just stop." 
"Screw you, Percy Jackson. You don't know what I'm capable of, and the things that I can do to end you," Drew warned threateningly. 
"Drew, I'm seriously not into you anymore. Just deal with it," I snapped into the phone before hanging up.
Annabeth and I stared at each other for a few moments before I sat down on the mini couch. She came and sat next to me. "What happened?" she asked. 
"It was just Drew being the pampered queen that she is. She can't take no for an answer."
"Well, she's not used to it," Annabeth said with a happy smile. 
"Why are you smiling?" I asked. 
"No reason," Annabeth covered quickly before standing up. "All right, Seaweed Brain, it's getting pretty late, so I should get going." 
I caught her hand before she left the trailer. I liked the feel of her hand in mine. 
"Do you have to leave?" I asked. 
"Are you making a move, Seaweed Brain? I'm not sleeping with you," she said firmly, but she was still smiling. 
"Our first time won't be in my trailer. It'll be special," I muttered under my breath. 
"What was that?" Annabeth asked.
"Nothing" was my quick response. "Do you need a ride?" I asked. 
"What a gentleman," Annabeth said teasingly. "No, I have my dad's car today. Percy, thank you for talking to my dad about everything. It changed so much of my life."

"You've already thanked me enough, Wise Girl," I said with a smile. 
I liked seeing her happy. 
"When's your next chemo session?" she asked as we walked to her car. 
"Tomorrow morning." 
"Do you want company or anything?" she asked softly. 
I stared at her. While I loved her company, I didn't like taking people to my hospital visits. 
"Nah, I'm fine, Wise Girl. Thank you," I said firmly. 
Before she got into her car, Annabeth turned to me one more time. "Percy, if you need anything or anyone, I'm here for you." 
I believed her words completely. 
As I watched her drive away, I realized that I appreciated the idea of a real, loving relationship with Annabeth despite having cancer.

Annabeth Chase has had enough of Percy Jackson. He is known as the player of Goode High School. Most of the girls that date him end up in tears because of him. However, when one of her best friends gets hurt, she decides to set him straight. She uses her intelligence and strength to make the ultimate on-the-spot plan:

A deal with the player. Percy has to go 3 months without any sexual experiences with any girl. Of course, he adds a condition of his own to the deal. 

Percy Jackson knows he's considered the player of the school, but it's honestly not fair. Yes, he dates a lot of girls and the relationships are purely sexual, but he always maintains his loyalty. However, no one knows his biggest secret: the one that explains why he's okay with being the player.

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In a town that doesn't accept you, do you hide? Or do you fight for yourself and those you love? Can Josh accept himself and save those he cares for?

They woke up early the next day and everyone was strangely quiet, even on breakfast. 

"Is it normal for everyone to be this silent on the day of a mission?," asked Matt looking around.
"Oh yeah, we like to focus the plan in our head," replied Shane who was sitting next to him, "The talking sometimes can be distracting,". 
"Ezra and Sienna already left?," asked Jake.
"Yeah, an hour ago," replied Harvey who got down together with his sister, "They're going to scout the place,". 

Few minutes later, the remaining Phoenix siblings plus Jackson, Megan, and Raven arrived in the dining area, discussing as they sat at the tables and taking turns pouring cereal in their bowls. 

"We're going to run some errands while you guys are gone, anyone wants something?," asked Megan casually.

At once, there were a rustle of sounds of people scrambling out of their seats and giving their lists on a piece of paper to Megan and Dylan. 

"Four boxes of condoms? Really, Leon?," asked Dylan looking at the lists and to his younger brother. 
"I'm not the only one who's using it," replied Leon darkly, "You can ask Ezra for that,".
"Painkillers? Are you alright, Miranda?," asked Megan worriedly as she checked Miranda's list.
"Period cramp," replied Miranda, her hand rubbing her stomach.
"Damn.. We're going to have angry Miranda for a few days," mumbled Shane.

Miranda glared at him and he quickly looked down and spooned his cereal. After that, they got ready for the mission and headed to the garage where two of the prize cars were parked and fully tuned. The Hunters on the other hand went to their own cars and watched them from afar as they huddled together in a group hug.

"This is it, it might be the last time we see our home, but it's not over," said Dylan quietly, "We will find a way to come home even if it takes years,".
"We might not see each other again after this so I just want to thank you for accepting me in the family," said Karan looking at all of them, "And I love all of you,". 
"We all do," replied Megan, "We're a family after all,".
"Alright, guys.. It's time," said Dylan as he gave a tight hug to his sister, "We have an hour before the Hunters men arrive here. May the force be with us,".
"May the force be with us," they all murmured and started to spread out.

Zara and Harvey went inside the Dodge Viper while Theo and Miranda headed towards the Mitsubishi Lancer. Theo quickly grabbed Meera's arm and kissed her on her forehead, whispering something in her ears making her blushed. He smirked back at her before giving her another kiss and this time on the cheek before getting inside the car. Steven and Shane will be following behind with Steven's Maserati Alfieri as a backup just in case one of the prize cars gives them a problem. 

The Hunters will be in charge of taking down the police cars that will be accompanying the cargo container while on transporting. Jake has already informed their men and prepared their weapons. They followed behind the three Phoenix's prize cars, leaving the others watching them as they exited the gate. As soon as they disappeared, the remaining Phoenix quickly got to work. Leon, Raven, and Karan were in charge of 'packing and cleaning' in the warehouse, while Dylan, Megan, and Ben went to Dylan's car and headed to the city to clear up everything involving their accounts and identities. Jackson, Meera, and Sam on the other hand were in charge loading all of their luggage which was packed with only necessary things inside Zara's McLaren which will drive by Jackson, Ezra's Ford Mustang which will drive by Sam, and Theo's Nissan GTR where Meera will drive. The cars will be separated from each other and go to another secret location.

It took half an hour for Leon, Karan, and Raven to wipe everything and after making sure everything was clean from evidence, they all took Leon's Audi and drove out, leaving their home, not sure when they will ever come back. The headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is now completely abandoned.
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Zara and Harvey were very quiet when they were on their way to the location where they were supposed to wait when the cargo container passed with the INTERPOL. They spotted the Toyota Supra which was driven by Ezra parked near a bush and they stopped right behind him while the other two cars parked at the other side of the road. The Hunters on the other hand had joined with their men, parking on the flyover, facing the main road below.

"So what are you going to do after you graduate?," asked Harvey casually, to ease down the tension.
"Well I'm taking Mechanical with Nuclear Engineering, so I might end up like Tony Stark," replied Zara, grinning at her cousin. 
"Damn.. A Phoenix version of Tony Stark," said Harvey, "That'll be cool to have in the family,". 

Zara gave a small laugh and they had a normal conversation after that, careful not to slip in hints about their other plan since the Hunters are also listening in every word they said until there was a scratching sound inside their ear piece.

"They're here," Ezra's voice came inside the ear piece, "Red Five ready,".
"Millennium Falcon is ready to party," Theo's voice came next.
"Star Destroyer in position," replied Harvey.
"Razor Crest ready to rumble," Shane's voice came next.
"Can't believe I have to say this.. The Khetanna is ready to attack," came Jake's voice, making both Harvey and Zara laugh, "Oh shut up, I still can't see why you guys name our team after Jabba The Hutt's ship".
"Because he's a snake," replied Sienna slyly inside the ear piece, "A big fat snake,"   

Both Harvey and Zara looked at each other knowing the meaning behind Sienna's words. Few seconds later, three police cars passed next to them, followed by a large trailer with a big cargo container attached to it. Behind them were another three police cars and a black SUV which they suspect where the INTERPOL agents are. At once, there was a sound of crashing as the Hunters men who had been waiting nearby had started to attack the four vehicles behind the trailer, giving access to Ezra, Zara, and Theo to drive directly behind the trailer. 

Since the roads had been cleared and blocked by the Hunters, they were the only one on the route right now. Zara skilfully turned the Dodge so that the rear faced the back of the trailer, shifting the handbrake to reverse while still moving and kept the car closer to the trailer. She pressed the button next to the handbrake and at once, a cable flew from the rear hood and attached itself at the back of the trailer. Ezra aligned the Toyota next to the Dodge and did the same while Theo drove next to the container and kept the Mitsubishi right next to it.

"Alright, Kylo Ren.. You're up," said Zara using the code name on Harvey as she pressed another button to open the sunroof of the car.

Harvey put on his white mask and took out the glove that was designed with the chief police's fingerprint made by Karan and wore it. He carefully climbed out through the sunroof and out of the car, crouching slowly until he reached the rear of the car. He gazed at the distance and Zara kept the car closer so Harvey could jump to the trailer. Meanwhile, Miranda who had also pulled on her mask had already jumped on the trailer from Theo's car and had started working on the coupling to disconnect the trailer from the container. 

There was another crashing sound as the Hunters took down two more police cars in front of the trailer.

"Two down, one to go," Jake's voice came inside the ear piece.
"Two including the trailer, mate," said Sienna.
"The trailer had thick armor," said Matt this time, "I'm guessing they're using some kind of thick bulletproof glass,".
"Or Vibranium," replied Zara as she steadied her Dodge with the trailer.

There was a moment of silence.

"That thing exists?," asked Freddie.
"Yeah, in Wakanda," replied Zara rolling her eyes and everyone laughed through the ear piece.
"Good one, love," Theseus's voice finally came, "Always the joker,". 
"Wasn't talking to you, Jabba," replied Zara, making everybody laugh and Theseus frowning. 

Harvey who had managed to jump onto the container is now working on the INTERPOL tracking device that was attached on top of it.

"Hope the glove works," said Theo.
"Already is," said Harvey gleefully, "Red Five, we're in.. Take it down,".
"Good job, Ren," replied Sienna as she started to work on her laptop, "Now get off from there,". 
"Negative, C3-PO having trouble," said Harvey as he slowly crouched down to approach his sister, "I'm helping her,".
"The fucking coupling is damn tight," said Miranda looking frustrated. 
"Guys, we have exactly ten minutes before they reach the Customs Port," said Matt. 
"You're not helping, Salacious," Harvey yelled angrily as he helped his sister pull the coupling on the moving trailer. 
"INTERPOL's tracking satellite is down, guys," said Sienna, "We're ghosts now,". 

After a few minutes, both of them managed to pull out the thick strong coupling and throw it at the roadside and at once there was a screeching sound as the container separated itself from the trailer. There was an angry shout coming from inside the trailer and both of the siblings quickly climbed back on the container and when Miranda reached in the middle, she jumped on top of the Mitsubishi's roof and slowly went inside the car through the passenger's window. Harvey on the other hand had jumped on the Dodge and climbed down inside through the sunroof. 

Theo quickly swerved his car and aligned the Mitsubishi next to Ezra's Toyota and pressed a button to let out a cable from the rear of the car to attach itself to the container. The three cars were now pulling the heavy cargo container behind them in the opposite direction, heading towards the safe house.

"Alright, Razor Crest.. You're up," said Theo, "Khetanna, we're on our way to Jakku". 
"Copy that, you guys go first, we're going to do some spring cleaning in here," said Theseus as Jake gave out orders to the Hunters men to get rid of all of the evidence and execute all of the police and the INTERPOL agents so that there were no witnesses. 

Steven and Shane took charge of the trailer where Steven who had put on the Black Panther mask skilfully climbed out from his moving car and let Shane take over to drive and he jumped on the driver's side of the trailer. He grinned at the bewildered driver and two other police officers before climbing on top of the trailer and slid down at the front hood. 

"Since I can't get rid of you guys, it looks like I have to do the other way," said Steven, yelling at the bewildered police officers.

He pulled out a bottle from his coat which was filled with petrol and poured half of the content inside the gap between the hood. He finished the remaining by pouring it onto the front glass window and lit up a fire using a fuel soaking cloth which he threw first inside the gap and before he jumped back to his car, he gave a salute to the police officers and shot a taser on the glass window. The trailer exploded just as Steven managed to get inside the car and Shane swerved aside to turn the car and follow the container which was pulled by the three cars.

"Mandalorian out," said Shane grinning at Steven.

They drove through the morning and by the time they reached the safe house which was located in Birmingham, it was nearly half past two in the afternoon. The safe house was actually an abandoned summer camp in a secluded place where there was only a small lane that led them inside a woodland. Some of the Hunters men were already there and when they saw the Phoenix arriving, they quickly waited in front of the camp, but the Phoenixs didn't slow down. One by one they let go of the cables and let the container stop right in front of the summer camp's gate, blocking the entrance and the four cars continued driving around the camp and exited back towards the main road. 

"What was that all about?," asked one of the Hunters looking at his friend.
"No idea but we should tell the boss," replied his friend.
"We have a problem though," said another Hunter, "We have to push the trailer out of the way first,". 

They gathered the other men and started to try and push the trailer from the entrance but it wouldn't budge while the other contacted Theseus and Jake. Meantime, the Phoenix were halfway working on their Plan B. 
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Once the Phoenixs were out on the main road, all of them had taken out their phones which were cleared from everything since last night and threw them in the woods while they were driving. They took out their earpieces and did the same thing like their phones and continued driving until they reached a roundabout where four of them split up.

They were quiet for a moment as Zara drove and Harvey kept checking at the back to see if they were followed. They reached a small village half an hour later where there was a beautiful lake and surrounded by beautiful yellow trees and birds chirping around. There was a maroon Honda HR-V waiting for them and when they parked next to it, Jackson stepped out from the driver's side. He nodded to them and opened the passenger's door, pulling out a blindfolded Carlos with his hand tied. 

Harvey grabbed his backpack and threw it inside Jackson's car and helped Carlos stand in front of the Dodge. Zara silently entered the Honda HR-V with her own backpack and sat at the backseat watching them. 

"Count to hundred, and walk forward ten steps," said Jackson to Carlos, "Do not take off your blindfold until you finish counting, I have people watching you right now and if you open it before you finish it, they'll shoot you,".
"Start counting.. NOW," said Harvey, and both he and Jackson went inside the HR-V while Carlos started to count.

They drove off and were quiet for a moment.

"So.. What did you do with my McLaren?," asked Zara, breaking the tension.
"I parked them in my safe house," replied Jackson.
"Have you heard from the others?," asked Harvey.
"No.. I threw away my phone in the ocean," replied Jackson.   

They were quiet again as they drove past the countryside.

"They're going to be fine, right?," asked Zara again, leaning her head on the window.
"They will, kiddo," replied Jackson, "Right now, let's focus on your safety,". 

Worries were still stuck in Zara's head as she thought about her family, especially on Leon and Raven. They're only seventeen, she thought to herself. They drove for another hour until they reached a signboard that said Eurotunnel.

"I'm sorry," mumbled Zara.
"For what?," asked Harvey, turning his head to look at her.
"For making us leave England, leaving our home," she replied guiltily, "Separating all of us,". 
"Home is not a place," Jackson murmured, quoting a scene from Thor: Ragnarok, "It's the people,". 
"He's right," replied Harvey, "Or Odin's right. But right now, it's just us, our little family,". 
"No matter where we go, we have each other," said Jackson glancing at her through the rear mirror, "Alright?,".

Zara nodded and gazed back at her window. Jackson got his car in line as they lined up for passport checking and by the time they reached the checkpoint, they all handed the fake passport that they got from Ben.

"They're all in order," said the customs service in uniforms, "You may go,".

Jackson took a deep breath and drove inside the tunnel, leaving England, their home, hoping that is not a permanent goodbye. As they entered France an hour and a half later, the French border officers took their passport in the checkpoint.

"Bienvenue chez vous, monsieur Dubois," smile the officer reading their passport. (Welcome home, Mr. Dubois)
"Merci, officier," replied Jackson, accepting his new name from the passport. (Thank you, officer)

They entered France, making it their temporary home before making another journey to another secure location, praying that someday they will come back home to England. 
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By the time Theseus and the rest of the Hunters arrived in Phoenix's safe house, the cargo container was successfully removed from the entrance of the gate. 

"Still no signs of the Phoenix?," asked Theseus, frowning as he looked at the Hunters who were panting after removing the cargo.
"No sir," said one of the Hunters, "Not one of them arrived here except for the team that pulled the cargo, but they left after letting go of the container,".
"Red Five.. Red Five, are you there?," Matt tried again in his ear piece, "Millennium Falcon? Star Destroyer? Razor Crest? Anyone?,". 

Jake shook his head.

"They better not double cross us," Theseus growled as he walked towards the cargo container to open it, "Freddie, check if there's a tracker,".

Freddie nodded and started to climb on the container while Jake walked around to look if there's a sign of a tracking device. Theseus opened the container using his fingerprint and he was relieved when he saw all of his cargo were still inside. 

"The INTERPOL tracking devices are still off, but there's a letter taped on it," said Freddie from above and he threw down a brown envelope to Theseus.

Theseus quickly opened it with Jake stood by his side to read it and Freddie climbed down from the container:

We've done what you want. You can keep the other five million. Thanks for trying to double cross us. Yeah.. WE KNOW what you were planning, try anything you want but you'll never get our sister..  (There was a picture of a Phoenix on the bottom of the letter)

"FUCK!!," Theseus yelled and threw the letter to Jake who read it again, "They took her.. They took my Goddess,".
"They knew," whispered Matt, "But we never saw the sign,".
"They're good at hiding it," said Jake quietly as Theseus trashed around angrily. 

The Hunters tried everything to track down the Phoenix but they never did. They managed to trace down their phones after a few days but all of them were wiped clean, every app and social accounts were gone and even their iClouds were empty. Matt tried to track down their bank accounts and security cameras but everything's gone. He even tried hacking down Zara's classes in her college but the administration website informed him that she had graduated early with excellent grades. 

Theseus was never the same, he grew more colder and crueler, murdering everyone that got his way. There was nothing that the Hunters could do except following all of his orders as more bodies piled up in their bloody hands. 

'I'll find you, my love.. Even if it takes me hundreds of years.. I will find you again'.

Zara Phoenix had been raised alongside her brothers without their parents. Her older brother Dylan had raised all of his siblings in a street racing gang where they all had involved in heist and illegal street racing. The Phoenix who had been protective on their sister had no idea that someone was looking for her. Someone from the past. Someone that she doesn't want to encounter with anymore.

Theseus Balthazar is a leader of a powerful gang that had been dated back from his grandfather. He took over when he was sixteen after the death of his parents and since then had took revenge on their murderers. Years past and one day, he encountered with a schoolgirl in a coffee shop but unfortunately, realizing that he looks dangerous, she disappeared and he never saw her again no matter how hard he searched for her. 

One day, Theseus's precious cargo was taken by the government and he was determined to get it back, which bought him to sought help from a street racing gang. 

What happened when he finally saw her again, looking more mature after years of searching for her. Will there be a spark? Or will there be a war? Read on to find out.



The alarm jarred Melody from a deep sleep, yanking her out of the pleasant dream she'd been having. The dream had been of her making out with a handsome blond haired man with blue eyes and lots of muscles. Sadly her dreams were about as close as she'd ever get to being kissed by a hunky guy. Men didn't go for brainy short girls, with hearing aids and crazy auburn hair. She considered rolling over and going back to sleep, to try and finish her dream but she'd promised her roommate Maggie that she'd cover for her at a makeup job in the valley.
Melody glared at the clock, the bright red three thirty glared back, mocking her. It wouldn't be so bad to be up now except she hadn't gotten to bed till one. Between studying, lab work and her two jobs she was already exhausted. She should have told Maggie no last night when she'd called and begged her to cover for her with the Blue Nile Film company. Blue Nile was one of Maggie's long standing clients, they were a low budget film company, but they paid Maggie in cash and paid well. Maggie never said what they filmed; just that it was easy work, beauty makeup and hair. With a name like Blue Nile Melody guessed it was bad science fiction films.
Maggie had promised her it would be an easy job, a few hours at most; just beauty make, then Melody would have the rest of the day free for classes and lab work. Maggie had also said she could keep the five hundred dollars the job paid. Melody was finishing her last semester of work to earn a dual doctorate in immunology and micro robotics, and the five hundred dollars would be wonderful right now. She had a grueling schedule and a doctorate advisor who was not only a sexist pig but a slave driver. Dr. Jacobson not only had her teaching his under grad classes, grading his papers and cleaning his lab but entering data from his last experiment into the computer for him.
Melody kicked back the covers and dragged herself out of bed; as much as she needed sleep she needed the five hundred dollars more. She clicked on the lamp by her bed and sleepily staggered to her closet. She grabbed a long sleeve t- shirt and a pair of jeans to ward off the morning chill and throwing them on her bed hurried into the bathroom to get ready. She didn't bother with a shower, just washed her face, brushed her teeth and dragged a brush through her hair.
Fifteen minutes later she was in her car, a protein drink in one hand, and a bag of mini chocolate doughnuts in her lap. Neither was very good for her but she needed something to get her going. Melody had memorized the directions to where the movie was being shot, with luck she'd get there a few minutes before five and have ample time to set up before her scheduled five a.m. start time.
Garrick shivered in the dawn chill as he made his way to the run down trailer that would serve as his and Keith's dressing room for today's shoot. He could see the first rays of the sun just peaking over the horizon, already bathing the desert around him in pale pink. He shivered again as the memory of another desert and another place thousands of miles away. He'd been a different person then, a better person. Garrick grabbed the handle of the trailer and jerked the door open. The door opened with a screech and he stepped up into the trailer. Dingy gold carpet covered the floor and bright fluorescent bulbs burned over head hurting his eyes. The trailer was echoingly empty, the only furnishings a line of eight folding chairs and a folding table. He shook his head, not exactly glamorous living, he and Keith were the stars of the movie they were filming today, you'd think it would at least rate them a decent trailer.
Garrick threw his duffle bag on to a folding chair in the corner of the dingy trailer and looked about. The only consideration to his and Keith's comfort were several bottles of water, a few apples and a coffee maker that was probably older than he was atop the folding table. Another dump, at least the trailer was clean; the last one had stunk like old feet and beer.
Garrick dropped his large frame into one of the folding chairs and scrubbed his hands over his face. His contract with Blue Nile was up in a month and he wasn't sure what to do. The money was good but he hated what he'd become, hated the way his life was headed. His life had become such a mess since being discharged from the army. He'd wanted a career in the army, but after nearly dying from being shot three times and having part of his left kidney and lung removed the army had given him a medical discharge. His life had continued to take a serious of wrong turns till he was now here, in a dingy trailer, in the dessert preparing to film another low budget adult film.
Garrick supposed he shouldn't complain lots of guys would kill for his job. He was a male porn star, and a very successful one. In fact last year he'd won his fifth award for favorite male porn actor; in any other line of work he'd be thrilled to have won an award. But being a porn start had lost its luster years ago. His father barely spoke to him anymore because he was ashamed of the life Garrick was living, hell most of the time he was ashamed of himself. Old army buddies would call or write to see how he was doing and Garrick would lie to them about his work, telling them he worked odd jobs. He had long ago become so disgusted with himself he'd dyed his sandy blonde hair black, and taken the film name of Rick Steel. He even made sure all his military tattoo was covered when he was being filmed, hoping that none of his buddies would figure out Rick Steel was really Garrick Hardwin.
Garrick sighed as he tried to pull himself together. At least the first shoot of the day was an action shot, he hated sex scenes first thing in the morning. It might have been fine when he was in his twenties but he was thirty three now and needed time to get warmed up. Hell he could barely remember the last time he kissed a woman he liked and got turned on by it. The three women he worked with, Gloria, Stacey and Jasmine were pretty enough if you liked leggy bleach blondes, with big boobs and spray on tans. The only problem was they were all fake from head to toe, some men didn't mind if a girl had fake boobs and fake hair but Garrick did. He liked his women to be natural looking; he also liked a woman he could have a conversation with. He seriously doubted Gloria, Stacey or Jasmine could spell conversation, much less discuss anything beyond weather, nails or their hair. They also couldn't turn Garrick on if he was a light switch. He always treated them well though and made sure he wasn't rough with them and he was always polite to them both before and after a shoot. The only thing good about them was that fact he knew they all were clean. He'd worked with all three women for years and they were all as paranoid as he was about catching anything and always made sure the man they were with used protection.
The door opened and Keith his roommate and co star stepped in making a face. "What a dump. You'd think after all the money we made the company on Sorority Sisters three they could at least get us a decent trailer." Keith threw his duffle bag on one of the empty chairs and looked about. "Jesus and there isn't even any damn coffee. It's five in the stinking morning and they don't even have any damn coffee. How in the hell do they expect us to perform if we can't even wake the hell up."
"I was having more or less the same thought." Garrick watched Keith stare at the empty coffee maker in obvious frustration and tried not to laugh. Keith was forty five, considered over the hill by many in the business, but still in great shape with a body that many younger men envied. He like Garrick needed something in the morning to get him going. "At least the first scene is the car chase in the desert, that should get our blood pumping."
"Unfortunately not, just bumped into Mark, he said something about having to switch up the shooting schedule. Apparently the jeeps they rented for the scene haven't got here yet." Keith stated.
"Damn." Garrick swore, his day had just gotten worse.
Keith was about to reply when the door opened and Mark, the director, stepped inside his arms full of note books and clip boards.
"Great you're here, there have been some script changes and I had to redo our shooting schedule." Mark tossed a stack of bound paper at Keith before tossing another at Garrick.
"What changes?" Keith demanded looking at the script.
"Brad wants to make the love scene between Garrick and Stacey into a four way. He hired a new girl, Ashley. He wants to show case her, your suppose to do all four girls." Mark shook his head. "Truth is she's his new squeeze, wants to make her a star. So guess what Garrick you get to break her into the world of porn."
Garrick felt like throwing the script at Mark, but it wasn't the bastards fault the producer had demanded last minute changes. Garrick dropped the script.
"No, I'm not going to screw some chick I've never met, much less one I don't know the history of. Is she clean, does she have her health card?" Garrick shook his head.
"Look I know you're pissed at the changes, so am I but it's what Brad wants." Mark shrugged.
Garrick glared at Mark; the guy was reed thin with a long neck and male pattern balding. He always reminded Garrick of a praying mantis, especially the way he waved his skinny arms about when he was talking.
"Well Brad can kiss my ass, I'm not doing it." Garrick had certain personal rules that he'd made when he'd started in the business seven years ago. Rule number one, he never had unprotected sex, rule number two he never had sex with a woman he didn't know, rule number three no group sex and, rule four no drugs. He had to live with himself; if he couldn't live with what he did he wouldn't do the scene.
"Hell, Garrick don't be a god damn prima donna, it's just sex." Mark crossed the trailer to drop his armful on the table next to the coffee maker.
"Then you do it. I don't do three ways and I sure as hell don't do four ways. It's in my contract." Garrick snapped getting to his feet.
"Don't bellow, you can take it up with Brad." Mark stated picking up the empty coffee pot to look inside, then put it down with a look of discuss.
"Take what up with Brad." Garrick turned to see Brad, the producer and co owner of Blue Nile standing in the door. He was wearing a leather bomber jacket and enough gold chains to drown a cat. His jet black hair was full of so much product he could lube a car and even from four feet away Garrick could smell his cologne. Brad was pushing fifty five and trying to look younger, instead he looked ridiculous. Garrick and Keith had a running bet he wore a piece.
"I'm not doing a damn four way." Garrick growled.
"Oh come on, it's going to be great. Besides Ashley's hot, you'll love her." Brad stepped into the trailer, a cup of steaming coffee in his left hand. "It's her first time, I told her you were the best and that you'd make her look good." Brad gave Garrick a smile that showed five gold fillings and several pointy teeth, reminding him of a crocodile. "Come on, be a pal. I'll make it worth your while."
"No, it's in my contract no three ways and certainly no four ways." Garrick stepped up to Brad, till they were toe to toe and he was looking down at the shorter man. "And before I so much as touch a woman I want to see her health card, where is her damn health card."
"Calm down." Brad took a step back. "She's new, she doesn't have a health card, can't you take my word she's clean."
"No way in hell that's going to happen." Garrick replied.
"You have to do it; I've a movie to make." Brad replied, puffing out his chest.
"Actually I don't, if I don't feel safe I don't have to do the scene, it's in my contract." Garrick replied.
"Don't be an ass, people are counting on you." Brad replied.
"I'll do it." Keith said, breaking the tension. "But Ashley gets checked tomorrow and I see her health card, and she wears protection too, also no swapping fluids and no deep kissing."
"No, no way." Brad protested.
"Actually it's perfect. Keith and I can switch parts, we practiced lines together, so we know each others parts and he's older so he'd be great as the commander of a bunch of mercenaries." Garrick gave Keith a nod of approval.
Brad was about to protest when Frank, Brad's under paid and over worked assistant stomped through the door.
"Great everybody's here. As you've probably noticed craft services aren't here, they got a flat tire, but they're on the way." Frank shrugged apologetically. "But I managed to hire a new fluff girl, she's pretty hot. She should be in the makeup trailer."
Brad looked like he wanted to argue, but with a sigh he threw up his hand.
"Fine you two can switch parts. The first scene on the shooting list is a love scene with Stacey. Go get ready Garrick and be sure Maggie cover's up your scars better than last time." Brad caught Garrick's eyes for a moment. "When this film is over we have to talk about your new contract we clear?"
"Were clear." Garrick replied, reaching for the zipper on his jeans.
"Mark your with me I want to go over today's shooting schedule, and you have to tell Ashley that she's going to be with Keith and not Garrick." Brad stepped out of the trailer followed by Mark.
"Why do I have to tell her, she's your damn girl friend?" Mark could be heard complaining as he walked away. "Damn it Frank bring my papers." Mark bellowed from outside.
Frank hurried to the table to pick up the papers Mark had left behind. "I'll see if I can find you guys some coffee, I think I saw a coffee pot in the set guys trailer. And I think you'll like the new fluff girl Garrick, she's a real looker, big boobs and a nice smile. Just go easy on her it's her first time as a fluffer." Frank said as he hurried out of the door.
When they were alone Garrick gave Keith a nod as he kicked off his sneakers, then reached for his shirt. "Thanks, I owe you."
Keith shrugged as he dropped to one of the chairs. "No biggy. You're going to have to lose some of those mid west morals if you're going to be in this business any longer buddy."
"That's just it; I don't think I want to do this any longer. Sure the money is good, but I'm embarrassed to tell my army buddies what I'm doing, and my father is so disappointed in me he won't even call me." Garrick threw his shirt and pants on the nearby chair as he stripped off his briefs. "This was supposed to be a quick job to make a few bucks till I got a job with the force, it's been seven years. I want to get married, start a family, and finish school. What decent woman is going to marry Rick Steel the Prince of porn?"
"Married, you want to get married." Keith shook his head in disbelief.
"Yeah married, I'm thirty three, my dad had me by the time he was twenty eight. I want a nice girl, one I can be proud to introduce to my family. I want to get my damn degree. I want to start my own private investigator company. I don't want to spend the rest of my life screwing people for a living." Garrick saw Keith frown and cursed himself. Keith had been in the business for twenty years and had no plans of retiring. "No insult, but this life just isn't me."
Keith shrugged. "It's cool, this life isn't for everybody. You'd better get over to the makeup trailer, Brad's already in a shitty mood."
Garrick nodded as he pulled on his robe. "Yeah, but he can only make my life hell for a couple more days. Jezz I need some coffee, let's hope Frank wasn't lying about the new fluff girl, without coffee it will take a miracle to get me up.
"I've got pills if you want some." Keith pulled out a pack of Viagra and a bottle of caffeine pills, then began to shed his clothes.
Garrick shook his head. "You know I don't touch that stuff. Catch you in the makeup trailer."
Keith popped a Viagra and several caffeine pills into his mouth as soon as Garrick stepped out of the trailer, snagging a water bottle from the table to wash them all down as. The trailer door opened with a loud screech startling Keith so he nearly dropped his bottle.
Frank stuck his head inside. "Damn I was hoping to catch Garrick, wanted to tell him the fluff girl is a no show, just got a message from her that she decided to take a job in a strip club." Frank stepped inside starring at his phone. "Cell signal sucks out here, damn phone."
Keith wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "So no fluff girl?"
"Nope, and I just got a message from Maggie too. She's tied up so she sent her assistant to cover for her." Frank swiped at his phone. "Somebody named Melody will be covering for her, hope she's good between no craft services and Garrick being difficult Brad's in a bitchy mood."
"Did you say Melody?" Keith set the water bottle down so hard water splashed over his hand.
"Yeah, the text says her name is Melody Page, and that she's good. Why that a problem." Frank looked up from his phone.
"Yes it's a problem, Garrick is about to walk into the makeup trailer looking for the new fluff girl and he's going to find Melody." Keith hurried for the door.
"So, the makeup lady will get an eye full, won't be the first time." Frank shrugged.
"Melody Page use to be a nun. When the dictionary defines innocent they put this chick's picture there. Garrick is about to flash an ex nun I've got to stop him." Keith pelted out of the trailer, the door slamming shut behind him.
"Well that should be exciting." Frank exclaimed to the empty trailer.



"Garrick Hardwin when he left the Army Ranger never intended to fall into a life of porn, but it just sort of happened. Tired of his life of meaningless sex Garrick is looking for a reason to quit the business when he collides with Melody Page, shy, ex nun and science nerd. Melody is an orphan who survived a brutal childhood and is trying to find her place in life and establish herself as a scientist. One day, while helping her makeup artist roommate, on the set of an adult movie she bumps into the drop dead gorgeous Garrick. An unlikely friendship starts between the two very different people that quickly turns to love and then marriage, but  along the way Garrick’s past and ex-girlfriends threaten their growing relationship. Can Melody look forgive Garrick’s past, can she believe enough in herself to let him love her?
 But Garrick isn’t the only one interested in Melody, Daniel Bently billionaire and owner of Chem tech institute has been kidnapping and imprisoning scientists for years at his hidden research center in North Dakota. Daniel wants Melody for both personal and professional reasons and has her kidnapped and taken to his facility.
 Garrick must use all his past training to break into the facility and rescue Melody before Daniel can force his will on Melody."

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