Crash-landed On An Island With Nine Beauties novel Chapter 55

"Did any of you notice something strange about Damien?"

It was early in the morning and the girls were gathered again at the shooting positions, ten yards away from the posts.

"He's been aloof."

Jada added to Allison's observation.

"Perhaps something happened yesterday when he left to catch fish. He's been like that ever since he returned."

Evelyn gave her view of the situation.

"Neither did he return with the fish nor as the same person. I don't know why a part of me is somehow scared."

Mira confessed.

"Here he comes."

Tendzel called their attention as Damien walked out the other safehouse towards them. In his hands were the crossbows and arrows.

"One of us should ask if what the problem is."

Jada suggested.

"Let Claire."

Tendzel called. Claire, more than stunned shot a wild glare at Tendzel.

"Why should ---"

Damien got to them.

"We should continue from where we stopped yesterday."

He began to hand the crossbows and arrows to the girls.

"I'm quite glad that some of you are doing good. "

He got to the last person. Ayisha.

"If you put in more effort, no doubt, we won't have to practice tomorrow. Tomorrow would be a day of rest instead, in preparation for the celebration."

"For how many days would we celebrate?"

Mira called his attention. He walked away from Ayisha.

"I haven't quite thought of that."

He admitted.

"But I should come to a conclusion before the end of today."

He walked to stand in the middle, at a vintage point. He could notice the girls mouthing at Claire. He had no idea what they were up to. Like he cared.

"Unlike yesterday, I wouldn't be schooling you. Instead, I would stand somewhere and keep track of your progress. Somewhere safe. I don't want your arrows sticking out of my head."

All the girls laughed real good. He was so confused that he couldn't help but ask himself,

WAS THAT FUNNY?

"I would count one to ---"

"Why do you all keep giving me those faces?"

Claire bursted out at once. Damien couldn't help but wait for his turn. She looked away from Tendzel to him.

"Why should I care whether or not he is in a good mood? After all, I'll kill at the end of them."

"Claire!"

Jada called. Jada did the call for the rest of the girls who would had done exactly the same.

But like Claire cared.

"So what if he went away and returned sad? Why should I worry about that? He promised to bring food for us, we all starved last night. He didn't even tell us anything! Why should we be the one to ask him first."

She rolled her eyes at him.

"Such stinking ego. So typical of the masculine gender. I just want to shoot his skull open."

"Please Damien, ignore her. She's stupid."

Jada called, pleading with Damien.

"You bitch!"

Allison had lost it and was taking strides in Claire's direction.

"She's right."

Damien called and all the girls bickering took a sudden pause. Allison stopped reluctantly, slowly looking away from Claire to Damien. Her glare tuning to a curious gaze.

"I should had spoken when I got home. I shoulda explained. It was wrong of me to make you starve after your hard works yesterday."

A gentle smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"After all you're all my queens."

"Who gave you the right to --"

Claire choked on her words at Allison's glare. She didn't need to be warned. She knew, Allison would beat her to pulp. In short, she would beat all the girls to pulp.

"But I won't apologize to you."

He had a wild smirk seated in his face.

"Huh?"

The girls chorused.

"You are in no position to demand for apologies. Or should I remind you of all you've --"

"We understand."

Mira cut him short.

"Don't do it again."

He snapped at her. She wasn't the only one who was confused. All the girls were.

"What? What do you mean?"

Mira asked. Of course it's reasonable to clear her confusion and doubts.

"Don't cut me short when I'm not done talking."

He looked away from her with an unamused gaze to the rest,

"And that goes to you all. Never cut me short when I'm talki--"

"Else. What would you do?"

Claire dared him. He took her in his gaze, his jaws stiffened, the corner of his eyes dark.