Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 2024

“Very well. We’ll be counting on you, then. That’s our only way out.”

Willow gave Jasper a worried look. She knew he was a capable man, but she couldn’t just calm down while he was going to take a risk. “Be careful. Don’t push yourself, alright?” she said.

“Trust me,” answered Jasper. He would never make empty promises. Anything he said he could do, he would do it. Jasper took off his coat, revealing a tight shirt. Everyone was surprised when they saw his muscles. They didn’t take Jasper as a muscular man.

Then, he started climbing the walls bare-handed. Even the places everyone thought couldn’t be scaled, he scaled them.

“What was his job before he became an archeologist? That’s unbelievable.”

The walls were about twenty feet tall, and Jasper had scaled half of it, but the closer he got to the exit, the harder it was to climb. Willow’s heart was beating fast, and her neck was getting sore, but she kept her eyes firmly on Jasper, her heart racing. “You can do it, Jasper,” Willow encouraged.

Jasper finally reached the opening, but then someone out there slammed a boulder down on his hand. Most people would reflexively pull their hand back when they were assaulted out of the blue, which would cause them to fall to their deaths.

Jasper didn’t. He knew he would be attacked, so he endured the pain and slithered out of the opening. As expected, he saw a panicked man outside; the very same man who tried to sneak into Willow’s room. Jasper’s face fell, and murder filled his eyes.

Realizing the incoming danger, the man took two steps back, but Jasper slammed his foot into the man’s belly and grabbed him by the collar, then he smashed his fist against the man’s face. Quickly, the lad slid down a slide and disappeared into the woods. He was a local, so he knew this place very well.

Jasper gave up going after him and shouted, “I’m out.”

The team members applauded him, and someone said, “Miss Presgrave, you have a great boyfriend.”

Willow smiled. She wanted to say they weren’t a couple, but there was no need for that, so she would just let them think that they were indeed a couple. “Yeah, he is.” There was a hint of worship in her voice. This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

The boulder at the entrance was cleared out soon enough, courtesy of Jasper. Everyone was delighted to see the light outside and their despair melted away.

They got into their cars and left in a hurry. At the same time, they made up their minds to leave this island. Jasper’s hand was bruised from the boulder slam, but he hid it so Willow wouldn’t notice.

Once they arrived at the pier, Winston led everyone onto the ship. Everyone engaged in a small discussion and decided to say goodbye to the clan leader and leave. Then, they would decide on their next course of action once they were safely out at sea.

Just then, a female team member said in a panic, “I left my laptop at my abode back on the island. All my important files are in there.”

Willow quickly assured, “It’s all right. We can go back for it.”

“I’ll go back for it,” Jasper said.

“It’s not safe on the island. The guide just said one of our team members beat up the clan leader’s son and they are demanding an explanation.”

“When did that happen?” Willow asked.

“The guide’s not sure.”

Jasper stepped up. “I did it. He ambushed me back at the roof’s exit. I beat him up, but he ran away.”

Willow quickly held his hand. “Are you alright?” she asked, concerned.

Jasper hid his hand behind him, but that only made Willow more concerned. She grabbed his hand to look at it, and sure enough, there was a bruise.