The Belladonna

Chapter 36

Harry's POV:

I did sleep decently due to the fact that I was slightly buzzed by the rum from yesterday. The good thing is that it made the day go by a lot faster, and I slept all through the night. Now, it's early morning and we should be reaching Gough Island within the hour.

The wind was blowing softly, my hair blowing out of my face as I faced the sea, my arms crossed as my eyes were slightly narrowed. 

I was ready. 

I was ready to face Bradwr. 

There was some strange feeling in the pit of my stomach, but I ignored it. This was going to be like fighting Drake, except to a whole new level. But I beat Drake. And I beat Duke. No one touches Bella and gets away with it. 

With the mindset of her already being hurt, I knew that I would be ready to see whatever condition she was in. There was no way I'd be overly emotional, not at such a critical time. Everyone is counting on me to get Bella, kill Bradwr, and leave without many casualties. 

I know that it won't be that easy, but I'm hoping for the best. Hopefully, Bradwr turns out to be all talk and he can't truly fight, he can only be a sneaky bastard who works from behind the scenes. Maybe this will be able to give me an edge on him that he won't have on me. 

"Captain!" 

I turn at the sound of the voice, seeing Shayla running over to me with a serious yet relieved look on her face. 

"Gough Island. We can see it now." she says and my eyes widen, following her across the deck and going to the other side of the ship, looking out to see a huge island before me. It was absolutely massive, with many large trees covering the majority of the island. 

And just on the leftmost side there was a huge rock with an opening in it. That's where she is. I think to myself, gritting my teeth together. It was getting to be real now, that this was actually about to happen. 

There was a ship in the bay, swaying in the soft waves of the ocean and I let out a controlled breath. "He's here." I whisper before calling out to the men.

"Prepare for battle! They're probably going to ambush us to catch us off guard! Be prepared for anything!" I call out and I hear their battle cries, everyone scrambling on deck as they begin to prepare to fight. 

I turned back around, gripping the side of the railing so tightly my knuckles were turning white. "Captain." I turn my head to see Liam and Zayn staring at me with frowns on their faces. 

"Are you alright?" Zayn asks me and I let out a dry laugh. "I don't know." I answer honestly and Liam lets out a sigh. "We know you're anxious, Harry. You don't need to try to hide anything. We will get her back." he says in a comforting manner and I give both of them grateful smiles.

"Thank you." I say, walking to them and putting my hands on their shoulders. "Keep everyone alive while I'm out getting Bella, okay?" I ask and both of them chuckle. "Never give us the easy job, do you?" Zayn teases and I grin. 

"Don't worry, we'll do our best." Liam says and I smile at them, letting out a sigh. "This is going to be a lot harder than we think, isn't it?" I murmur and both of them get quiet. 

"Most likely." Zayn whispers and I close my eyes solemnly, thinking about it. We stayed quiet for a few moments before I reopen my eyes, patting their shoulders with a sad smile. 

"It'll be okay." I say and they both smile, nodding their heads before they walked off, going to the other crew members and helping them out while they got ready themselves.