Chapter 372: Never Together
"I never would have believed that I’d be risking my life for Arabelle, of all people. Hoping to find her alive." Seb commented as he slouched in their makeshift camp, holding the coffee mug in his hand.
Demetri and Ian exchanged quiet glance, their silence in agreement with Seb. They would have preferred to single handedly send Arabelle ten feet under and not leave her a way to come back. But with the way she had died, leaving a wound in Gabe was not what they wanted! Dam* it! Gabe had been crazy with guilt and worry.
Ian did not even have the heart of exposing Arabelle’s reception anymore though he hoped that Gabe was not going to be too sad for the non existent child. Sedpite wanting to kill her themselves, the three of them had been working relentlessly with the rescue team, hoping to either find her or at least her remains.
The lead officer walked to them and sat down as Ian offered him a cup as well. "How is your brother doing?"
"Not great, actually. So, when are we going back to look for Arabelle?"
The man looked troubled as he looked at the weary but determined faces of the three men. He was well aware of their identity and had believed that they would be an obstruction to their task. But surprisingly, these men had proven themselves. So he decided to answer truthfully," I don’t know if we will be going in again. We’ve looked intensively all day today and..."
Demetri stared at the captain and raised a brow, causing the man to fidget under his gaze,"She fell from a great height. The chances of her survival are already next to none. However, even if she was alive somewhere, the night animals won’t even leave a carcass...The rescue teams are volunteers and need to return to their work."
Ian and Seb winced at the imagery, but Demetri nodded, adding," I understand. Would you ask if any one is able to continue the search for us if we compensate for their time?"
The captain hesitated. He knew of course many of his team members would be willing to do that. But the reality was," Mr Frost, it would be a waste..."