The air suddenly becomes incredibly unbreathable. Despite the gentle morning breeze, Brooke is lacking oxygen. Despite the hangar door being ajar, she is not aware of the space in which they found themselves... The birds may sing in the trees, her heart is tearing and she has never been so afraid in her entire life.
Lucas's torso has just intentionally crushed against the barrel of the weapon pointing at him... Right in the heart.
LUCAS : Choose Felix... Choose the direction you want to take and take responsibility for the rest of your life... Kill me or let me go. I betrayed you, it's true... And since then, you and I, we are not and will never be able to be together again...
FELIX : In the worst possible way... And coming from a brother it's even more unbearable! But you are nothing to me anymore.
LUCAS : I will always be your brother, Felix... We still share the same memories, the same parents... You may have convinced yourself of it all these years, but you know it's true... In any case, I know it! We may no longer share our meals, our laughter and our existential questions... The paths we have taken have been winding and have separated us and even forbidden us from each other. We are no longer the best friends we once were... But we are still brothers. Because it is still the same blood that flows in our veins.
FELIX : Maybe, yes... But we also promised each other never to let each other down, you and I... We swore to support each other in this life that dad had wanted for us, no matter what. The motorcycle rides in the mountains were the two of us... The feasts washed down with wine on the beach were the ones I wanted to share with you... The swims in the cove at dawn and sunset, it will be neither with my wife nor with my children... Nor with you, my brother. My heart is not made of stone despite what you think.
LUCAS : I know it better than anyone and that's why I feel confused, defenseless, in front of you, Felix... Because of all the things you are, you are first and foremost my family, my big brother who has always protected and loved me... I remember that you had a huge heart and love to spare under your tough guy airs... For my part, my heart for you has remained intact... And it will remain so forever.
FELIX : You want me to spare you... But at what price, Lucas!? If I return to the island without having cleared my name... I will be worthless. I would have really lost everything. My reputation and the respect I command is the only thing I have left... I have nourished this vengeance every day since you left... Praying that this moment would finally come... And now that I stand before you... I feel torn between duty and love... Between the memories of the past and the consequences for my future... Between a bitter vendetta and a brotherly truce, a clemency full of cowardice and weakness.
With his free hand, Felix grabs the collar of Lucas' jacket... He gently grabs him, pulling him closer to him. The tension remains palpable but something deeper than anger and provocation takes hold of the mafioso. Lucas doesn't resist, but his hand comes to rest on the lateral side of his brother's neck... Words are almost useless as their looks speak for them... Brooke witnesses, helpless, this exchange as if time were suspended. The sound of their breathing fills the room. Their bodies face each other, proud and valiant... Hands stand ready, cautious and threatening at the same time... Jaws clench and eyes gauge and narrow. But this weapon remains tirelessly pointed at Lucas, without moving, without trembling...
Lucas then gently places his forehead against Felix's... Felix doesn't back down, he presses it too.
LUCAS : Let me go, my brother. Give me back my freedom and take advantage of it to take yours...
Felix remains silent at first, his eyes lost in those of his younger brother. Then he answers him in a low voice.
FELIX : Life is so... Unfair...
A shiver of fear runs down Brooke's spine. She understands that he is about to shoot, to kill the love of her life. She hears the clicking of the bladed weapon and then what she feared this product...
BANG!
She doesn't want to believe her eyes... As she looks at Lucas to convince herself. He is still standing.
BROOKE : Nooooo! Nooooo!
And as she gathers her strength to get off the bike and run to Lucas... He turns to her.
LUCAS : I'm fine, Brooke... My brother just saved our lives...
Completely shocked, Brooke examines Lucas's entire body... He seems unharmed. Miraculously unharmed.
FELIX : I'm not going to be able to stay here any longer... The gunshot will tell my men where I am. You have to leave! Now!
Lucas hesitates for a few seconds... He stares at his brother who has just spared him by shooting between his arm and his side. In a spontaneous and emotional gesture, the younger man embraces his elder manfully, giving him a brotherly pat on the back.
LUCAS : Thank you, brother! I love you, never forget that!
Brooke senses that Lucas is having trouble letting go... Felix too, by the way. But she doesn't want to waste any more time.
BROOKE : Lucas... We have to say goodbye to him.
With an almost abrupt gesture, but his eyes filled with tears that refuse to flow, Felix pushes his brother to convince him to listen to Brooke and get back on his motorcycle.
FELIX : Come on, get out of here, Lucas! Get out of here before I change my mind!
Lucas takes one last look at his brother... A moment that seems endless to Brooke but surely too short for Lucas's taste. a farewell look that expresses a thousand words, emotions and unsaid things... Thanks, sadness, gratitude and regrets too perhaps... But above all sincere love. Finally, Lucas lets go of eye contact and, after smiling at Brooke, he finally climbs over the driver's seat. As the engine starts to roar, Brooke clings as hard as she can to Lucas, very much alive... She takes one last look at Felix, this man she will never see again... But to whom she owes her life and freedom... Their freedom, and their new life. She manages to read his lips...
FELIX : Goodbye...
And they speed across the dirt road among the trees to reach the road. They no longer hear Felix's henchmen arriving while their boss accidentally let the enemy escape.
MAN : Sorry Felix, we got completely lost in this damn labyrinth!
FELIX : Because of you, he managed to escape! It was all for nothing!
MAN : But... And the gunshot!?
FELIX : I missed it, by a hair!
Only they will know what really happened in this hangar... But the official version will be completely different.
This time, Brooke hears the birds singing and the rustling of the wind in the leaves more distinctly... Then, she finally sees the road in front of her... A road that stretches as far as the eye can see... She doesn't look back. She smells the fields and freshly cut grass... Leaning down a little, she sniffs Lucas's scent. She touches the leather of his jacket and runs her hands under the fabric to reach his skin... Warm and tender. Her throat slowly unties and her stomach calms down... She comes to her senses... Lightness settles in more and more. And as if to finally release all this pressure and materialize this dream that really becomes reality...
BROOKE : You did it! We're free!
Lucas briefly turns his head towards her... The absence of a helmet facilitating their exchange.
LUCAS : We did it, Brooke!
BROOKE : I still have trouble realizing it but... I love you, Lucas! I love you so much !
LUCAS : Me too, Brooke! I have so many plans for the two of us, if you only knew!
BROOKE : Oh yeah!? So where do we start!?
LUCAS : I'll show you in a few minutes... Be patient!
BROOKE : Patience has never been my strong point but I guess we have all the time now!
LUCAS : Especially since I think you should like our first stop...
After several minutes of watching the landscape go by... Hair in the wind... Lucas cuts through a path that Brooke hadn't even noticed... The motorcycle sinks into the path and the surroundings become more and more bucolic. The motorcycle rolls through an immense field... In the middle of which stands a tree that is surely a hundred years old. The place, although teeming with plant and animal life, is devoid of any human trace. The place is offered to them. Once they arrive a few meters from the immense imposing oak, Lucas puts his feet on the ground and turns off the engine. His foot lowers the side stand then his hand reaches out to take Brooke's. He stares straight into her eyes, smiling at her in a way that she knows but will never tire of.
LUCAS : Sister... Here's our first stop!
BROOKE : Shall we relax in the grass?
LUCAS : Relax... Yes. In the grass... Yes. But it's not going to be relaxing... And I plan on enjoying a little nun very much to my taste...
BROOKE : Do you see this... A sexy biker wants to take my virtue and debauch the respectable nun that I am.
The burning desire is already visible in their dilated pupils... Lucas' powerful hands are already on Brooke's hips. Laughing, he pulls her towards him... Together, they already open their mouths eager to delight in the other's tongue.
LUCAS : I'm going to eat you raw, my pretty...