Chapter Three – Working Together
When swimming back towards the island, he felt no regret, his survival instinct kicked in and his muscles pumped to get him back onto land.
He reached the beach and exhaustion washed over him, he felt as though he was being pushed down to the earth by some higher power.
It took a large amount of effort to look up and see her sat there, her blonde hair glowing in the light, big blue eyes reflecting the sea,
He had to turn and look at the boat himself, which was when the regret hit him. He had left them to die.
When the flash happened, he realised they could still be alive, and locked that hope away.
He started to work with Juliet, as an act of survival.
When the flaming arrows came down, he grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the way. Worst bit was he actually admired the woman for putting herself in harms way to save someone.
It seemed easy, working together with her, they didn't have a long term plan, and hopefully wouldn't need one . . . .
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She was in a daze, probably in shock, she noted, when she saw him emerge from the ocean.
Her hopes had been pinned on that boat, she hadn't planned on not leaving the island, and Juliet did not like not having a plan.
She was still in shock, or went back into shock, she wasn't sure which, when the flaming arrows struck, which was why she tried to save a man who was past saving. A strong hand pulled her away, pulled her to safety.
After that her survival instincts kicked in. Working with James might just keep her alive long enough to get home . . . .
