Kind of left you hanging in the last chapter about who got shot, if anyone got shot but this VERRY SHORT chapter will clear things up for you guys. I said I would update today, but it is already 22.15 (10.15pm) in my country so I should really stop now so this chapter is really short. SORRY...


No… No, no, no… She could not be… No, my father could not have found her this fast. He could not have…

I was tugging and pulling away from the men who were holding me, desperate to get to her, but it was no use. They were stronger than me, but I still desperately tried.

"Maria!" I screamed, hoping for an answer. I got none. Was she really gone? Were we all doomed?

Then a miracle happened. Wrolf jumped out of the deep trap that was set for him and scared away the men who were holding me. I picked up my knife and my hat and ran after Wrolf.

"Wrolf we have to find Maria!"

Another shot was fired and I could no longer see Wrolf anywhere. I heard him bark and cry in pain, but I could not go back for him… I had to find Maria before it was too late… Unless I was too late already…

No, Robin you can't think like that, focus.

But what if it's useless, what if she's already gone?

Shut up.

Why are you always so bossy?

Why are you always so stubborn?

I'm not.

Yes, you are.

I'm not.

Focus, find Maria

Okay, fine.

Good

I heard Marias awful scream and I knew that she wasn't far away. I was running as fast as possibly I could down a hill when I bumped into something red. Maria! For some reason, she wasn't happy to see me and started hitting me with her fists.

"You! How could you betray me like that!" she shouted and kept on hitting me. I grabbed her hands and put her protectively behind my back and whispered for her to wait.

I pushed my father far away from her and put my shaking knife to his throat. Even though I was terrified, my voice came out steady.

"I will not let you take her, father."

"Put the knife down, boy," he also sounded steady as a rock.

"Father, please! You have to listen to what Maria has to say!" I plead.

"TRAITOR! You are nothing to me now."

I was speechless. It was the worst thing he had said to me, the worst thing anyone had said to me. I always felt useless and like no one cared and now it was confirmed. No one needed or cared for Robin DeNoir.

I pushed him away from me and grabbed Marias hand (hand not wrist ;) ) and pulled her with me towards the tree where the pearls were hidden.

"I will know where to find you again. Back where it all began." My father shouted after us.

I turned my head around and found that my father's men were chasing us again. Maria stopped at a huge tree and was crawling in through the roots into some kind of tunnel.

"In here!" she shouted.

We crawled together into the dark tunnel. The tunnel was very narrow and loose roots were hanging from the ceiling. Maria stopped at something that looked like a door.