SOUL SNATCHERS

Chapter 23

The rough sea made the Island Police feel nervous as they traveled on their boats, facing the strong winds brought by the approaching storm. The strong wind almost blew the policeman's hat, but the officer's quick hands were able to catch it before it landed in the water.

There are at least forty-five people on the island, and there are enough boats to rescue them. Most of these people are now waiting on the shore to be rescued.

Roland knew that one of those people on the shore was his daughter. After the incident in the hotel, he could no longer be complacent about what would happen next. He knew what they wanted, and he would surely regret it.

As the boats reached the shore, people ran towards them and raced to get on board. One of the officers helped a woman with her deceased son.

The Community Chairman used the boat's speaker to inform all the tourists to leave the island as soon as possible due to the severe thunderstorm approaching.

Roland jumped off the boat and started scanning the faces of the people on the island. He hurriedly ran towards the northern part of the island and saw five familiar faces running towards the shore.

"Vanessa!" he called out, approaching Rose's friend.

Vanessa was surprised to see Rose's father. Her heart dropped and she felt sudden fear.

Agnes looked down at the ground, feeling guilty about what she did to her friend and now facing her best friend's father. Lourdes and Mercy exchanged glances, pouted their lips, and raised their brows while staring at Agnes.

"Where's Rose?" Roland asked as he approached his daughter's friends.

"Uncle... you're here?" Vanessa answered, unsure of how to respond regarding Rose's whereabouts.

"Where's Rose?" he asked again. "I know you're with her. Where is my daughter?" His voice hardened and grew louder.

"We're very sorry, uncle, for bringing Rose here. We only wanted her to join us, and we didn't..."

"There's no time for this, Vanessa. All I want to know is where my daughter is." Roland raised his voice, growing angry.

"I... I think she's... she's with Karl. Yes, she's with Karl, her boyfriend!" Lourdes suddenly spoke up, smiling and looking at Agnes.

"Lourdes?!" Vanessa silenced Lourdes with a gaze.

"My daughter has a boyfriend? And she's with him right now?!" Roland said in disbelief.

Vanessa nodded, feeling it was the right thing to do. Agnes held Vanessa's cold hand, hiding her tears from Mr. Sabellano.

"Where are they? You have to tell me where they are," Roland pleaded. He looked at Agnes, her head still bowed down. "Do you have something to say, Agnes, the person my daughter trusted the most?" His gaze pierced her like a spear.

Agnes slowly lifted her head, attempting to meet Rose's father's gaze.

"Agnes?" He sighed. "Rose treated you like her own sister, and we even treated you as our daughter. What did she do to deserve such hurt?" His face reflected his concern for his daughter.