Morgan's Pov 

~a week later~

Shelby and I had to check out with Josh and we ended up getting in the van with him. Shelby was tense and shaking. I looked at her and I gently held her hand to keep her calm but she ripped her hand from mine. I looked around as we drove for a few hours and then we pulled into the docks for the Cruise ship and they parked. 

The doors opened revealing more men in masks in the dark and they grabbed Shelby's arm taking her out and then me. We followed them onto the ship and I knew Shelby was crying again. I shouldn't have taken Shelby into this. This was horrible. 

We walked in and I saw the leader standing there and she seemed stone cold again. She glared at us and I swear I heard a deep growl come from her.

"Have you decided you will join us, or have you decided that the sharks are better?" She smirked and waved her arm out to the roaring waves beneath us. I gulped and I heard Shelby whimper. 

"We'll be joining you on the ship," I said with a monotone voice. I heard someone behind me turn around and storm away and then walk into a room slamming the door making Shelby yelp and jump. The leader nodded. 

"Initiation will begin soon. You will be staying overnight." She went to walk past me and she whispered. "Welcome to Insurgent Chaos." 

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It had been a while and I noticed that Josh never came out since we left earlier. It was dinner time and I still hadn't seen him. I was sitting at a table with Shelby across from me who wasn't eating and she was just sitting there staring at her tray of mashed potatoes and gravy with chicken in it along with a carton of skim milk and an apple. I had the same but I didn't plan on eating it. I had different plans. Instead, I picked up the tray and looked at Shelby. 

"I'll be back. I'm going to bring this to him cause I'm not going to eat it." I went to walk away but I heard Shelby whimper. I turned to look at her. "Shelby. Just stay put. I'll be back." I walked away finally. 

I walked around for a while until I found his room and I knocked gently not wanting to disturb him.

"Go away, Morgan." He said roughly. How did he know it was me? 

"Josh, I brought you food," I said gently. It was silent for a while and then he came over and opened the door without his mask on and he grabbed my arm roughly and he dragged me into the room. He made me drop some of the food but I saved the potatoes before they fell over the edge. "What the hell?" He gave me a threatening glare that silenced me.

"What. The. Hell. were you thinking?" He asked quietly. He was pissed. 

"I-I didn't want to die, and I wanted to protect you and Shelby," I said honestly.

"I don't need your protection. Never did." He growled. I looked at him.

"Well suck it up. I'm going to protect you no matter what." I said standing tall and proud. He laughed slightly.

"It won't be you protecting me. It'll be me protecting you, and trust me. I don't want to." He said. I sighed. 

"Whether or not you like me to, I'm still in this group now," I said still proud of all this.

"I didn't tell you about this group because I didn't want you in this kind of life." He said just a little bit more calm. He grabbed my arm gently shocking me and he led me out of his room. Before he shut his door he looked at me. "Be careful. I don't want your dead body on my hands." and then he shut the door leaving me standing there confused and dreading initiation.