Madeline's POV
"You need to listen to , Karen. You can't get close with Madeline. I understand you wanted to have a friend. But she is not the kind of person you want to be friends with." I heard Captain Noah's voice, and I knew right away that they were arguing with each other. My eyes are still closed, and I wanted to open them and ask them how we survived? But my curiosity gets in the way.
I could tell we were no longer in the Wildflower because I couldn't sll the smoke anymore, and the boat was now rocking smoothly, and it seed the weather had beco normal again. I felt so thankful that I was safe, and Karen and her brother were safe too, and I wondered what happened to the rest of the crew.
"We don't have a choice but to deliver her to the place we agreed to send her, and I signed a contract, Karen, and we don't have a choice right now." Captain Noah added, and I could tell he was having a hard ti right now, and I wondered why I was sleeping on a soft bed.
"We can escape from this place, Noah.. I know Madeline is not crazy." Karen said.
"Karen, don't be so naive, you have seen her dical records, you can only say she is in good ntal condition because she was taking her dication, and now that the fire swallowed her dicines, I think she will return to her mad self, that is why we need to secure her wrists and feet," Noah said. I felt so terrified, and I could feel the trembling of my limbs.
"Please, Noah, don't do that to Madeline; you need to believe ; she is normal and ntally fit. And I know she was telling the truth." Karen insisted, and I heard her brother release a heavy sigh.
"Karen, we are doing all this for her safety; we are in the middle of nowhere where all you can see is water; what if Madeline will jump on the water? The full paynt was waiting for us on the other side. Karen, how many tis have I told you not to intervene with our business. Leave everything to ." Noah declared.
"The Wildflower is now gone, and I have to process everything before we can claim the insurance, and right now, we need the full paynt. Ms. Kaye's n will et us on the port, and they will transport Maddie to her destination." He added, and I could tell Karen was speechless as her brother continued to talk.
"And right now, we have to deal with the captain of this ship, and you are aware they are pirates, and I never expected they will help us, and you know what they want, Karen, money. I promised to give them the total amount they asked for after we received the full paynt. That is why your pleas will be useless because I will never listen to you, and we need to deliver Madeline." He added, and I felt my tears trickle down my face as I realized there was no way to run away from them, and it beca more complicated. We escape death from the fire, but right now, we are here in the hands of another enemy.
"Don't show weakness, Karen, since you need to be tough. We lose so of our n, and I wonder who attacked us, those n set the boat on fire, and why they were looking for Madeline?" Captain Noah asked, and I am sure Kaye sent those n; she doubled cross captain Noah and his crew. If those unidentified n successfully got , Noah would never get his full paynt, and I wonder if he can get his total amount after what happened. I am just thankful those n didn't get since I could tell I am safer to be in Captain Noah's hands because of Karen.
I wanted to talk with Karen right now and tell her that I am so thankful that she saved . Her efforts of convincing her brother to take back to my husband are enough for to feel so happy that at last, she believed in that I am not ntally ill, but her brother is firm with his decision about . If Karen can't help now, she can still help after all this. I don't have a choice at the mont, but follow Kaye's initial plan. I will not try to escape because I don't want to put my child's life in danger.
I hope Kaye won't kill Karen and her brother. I could tell she would do everything she could to eliminate everyone who had close contact with . And I could tell Kaye was afraid if Noah would double-cross her as well.
"Don't leave Madeline; stay by her side all the ti, Karen. I need to talk to the Captain of the ship." Captain Noah said, and I felt so glad because I could now talk with Karen. I heard the captain's footsteps walking away from us, and then I listened to the opening and closing of the door. I didn't open my eyes yet since I didn't want Karen to know I was eavesdropping on her conversation with her brother. I waited several minutes before I stretched my legs, and when I opened my eyes, I saw Karen looking at my face, and she smiled at .
"Karen, where are we?" I asked her as I pretended to be frightened and worried.
"Don't worry, you are now safe with ; you scared to death Madeline, the mont you passed out, I panicked, and all the firefighting training and seminars I attended ca to waste the mont I lost control of myself because I thought sothing had happened to you. I am just glad Noah ca on ti. He carried you, and we escaped riding the lifeboat." Karen declared.
"Thank you, Karen; if you didn't co into my cabin, I am sure I could never get out of the boat alive, and now I realized I owe you and Noah my second life," I said as I got up from the bed. When I looked around, I realized I was inside a cabin larger than the room I had occupied previously in Noah's boat.
"We can't abandon you, Madeline, I am sorry to say this, but we need to take you out from that ship alive because my brother couldn't get the full paynt if he can't take you to his client. You almost died because of us. If my brother disagreed with his client, I am sure you are not here with us. And we could have saved my brother's ship." She declared.
"Hey, don't bla yourself, Karen, I know who hired you, and she is not Hunter's wife. I could tell Kaye was behind all this. And please tell your bother to be careful, Karen. I could tell Kaye will do sothing again the mont we reach our destination; beware of his n." I declared.
"Thank you for your warning, Maddie. I begged my brother to take you back to Zambo. And I told him we take you back to your husband, but he signed a contract, Madeline. I am sorry." She said, and I could see the sadness on her face.
"It is okay, I understand, but you can still help , Karen," I replied.
"But how?" She asked, and I could tell she felt excited and worried at the sa ti.
"For now, follow what your brother wants. Could you not ask for help from him ever again? So that he will think you are not planning to help anymore. While I, on the other hand, will go with your brother's client since they want badly, and I could tell there is sothing she wants from because she didn't order you guys to kill ." I responded, and she was shaking her head.
"Madeline, we are only seafarers. We are not hired, killers. Our job is to deliver goods, and we don't need to be involved with soone like this type of client. Even though her offer was good, we didn't expect our unexpected enemies would put our lives in danger as well." Karen said.
"I am sure my brother knew that you are not ntally ill, Maddie, but he needs to pretend he believed the dical records they submitted to him. So that he will not feel guilty because it feels like we are involved with kidnapping this ti, and you have to believe , we are not bad people, Madeline." She added, and I could feel the sincerity in her voice.
"I know, and that is why I am asking you to do a favor," I replied.
"What do you want to do, gan? Tell , and I will find a way to do it, but if you ask to take you out from here, I regret to inform you that I can't." Karen responded.
"All you need to do is et my husband the mont you return to Zambo; please drive to Archois City and tell him I asked you to look for him. You can go to his office or our residence, and tell him everything. I don't know where they are going to take , but at least my husband has a lead where to search for , and I know he will find ." I said, and Karen smiled as she looked at with amusent on her face.
"Don't worry, Madeline, the mont we return to Zambo, I will look for your husband right away, and I could tell he will find you wherever they will take you because I can see how much you trust your husband." She said, and I couldn't stop myself from feeling so happy that Karen would help .
"Thank you, Karen, this ans a lot to ." I replied.
"I will do everything I can do to help you, Madeline because my gut is telling you are a good person, and I felt guilty that you are now in this predicant because of us." Karen said.
"I need to go back to my husband, Karen, because my baby and I need him." I replied.
"Maddie, I will do everything I can to help you." She said, and I felt so delighted that Karen was willing to help , and her assurance to help was enough to give the courage to hold on, and I smiled at her while I caressed my tummy as I whispered to my child that we would go ho soon.
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