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Scene: "The Betrayal at the Shore"
The boat drifts toward the island under moonlight. Marco stands, ready to step onto the forbidden sand — but suddenly, the fisherman behind him swings a heavy wooden oar, striking Marco's skull from the side.
Marco: (grunts, stumbling) You—
Before he can react, two cartel thugs leap onto the boat. They grab him, bind his arms, and drag him like prey across the sand. The fisherman spits over the edge of the boat, muttering:
Fisherman: Forgive me, amigo… but Vargas pays better.
After some time as Marco opens his eyes he find himself surrounded by a crowd.
Marco is hauled through the jungle and thrown into a massive iron cage at the center of the compound. A roaring crowd surrounds it — armed men, drug lords, gamblers. They chant wildly as blood stains the sand inside.
Vargas: (appearing on a balcony, grinning) A surprise offering tonight, gentlemen! A nameless stranger… who dares step on my island!
The crowd jeers. Inside the cage, Marco pushes himself to his knees, vision blurry, wrists still bound.
Vargas: You want to live, stranger? Then earn it.
The gate creaks open. Four massive men step inside — scarred, tattooed, eyes filled with murder. The crowd chants louder: "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
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The first thug lunges. Marco sidesteps, slamming his shoulder into the man's throat, snapping the ropes from his wrists in the scuffle. Blood sprays, the thug collapses. The crowd roars with approval.
Vargas: (amused) Interesting…
The second and third come at him together. Marco grabs a broken chain from the ground, swinging it with brutal precision. One man's jaw shatters, the other falls to his knees with a cracked skull.
The last fighter, a beast of a man with scars across his chest, circles Marco. The crowd grows silent — betting everything on who will survive.
Beast Fighter: (growling) You're dead, stranger.
Marco: (spits blood, smirking) You'll have to do better than that.
They clash violently, fists like thunder, blood flying. Finally, Marco drives a jagged piece of metal into the man's shoulder and delivers a bone-crushing blow that drops him cold. The cage falls silent — then erupts in cheers.
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Vargas stands, clapping slowly, intrigued.
Vargas: You've got fire, stranger. Maybe… you deserve a place in my circle.
Marco, chest heaving, wipes the blood from his mouth and glares up at Vargas. His eyes burn with one thought:
Marco (thinking): Lisa… I'm coming.
On Andrew, side :
The black SUV stopped just before the docks, where a single boat waited under the dim moonlight. The air smelled of salt and secrets.
Sofia crossed her arms, glaring at Andrew. "Tell me again why I have to be dragged into this?"
Andrew leaned back against the car, his smirk firmly in place. "Because, sweetheart, they're watching. If I show up alone, I'm suspicious. But if I show up with a woman on my side—" he looked at her and winked.
, "—I look like a man who's just here for pleasure, not business."
Her cheeks burned, but she didn't look away. "You're insufferable."
"And you're stubborn," he countered smoothly, leaning closer.
"But lucky for you, we play roles tonight. You'll be my darling fiancée. Hold my arm, smile, and try not to stab me before the night's over."
Sofia huffed, slipping her hand into the crook of his arm, though her grip was tighter than necessary. "Fine. But if anyone's getting stabbed, it'll be you."
He chuckled low, the sound rich and dangerous. "That's my girl."
From behind, his grandfather's voice carried with warning: "Remember, Andrew… one wrong move on that island, and neither of you will come back, neither do Marco and vena, Remember that."
Andrew's smirk faded into something dead serious. He looked at Sofia, eyes glinting. "Then we'd better put on the performance of our lives, and I can't die before seeing my sister-in- law, for whom my brother has gone crazy, to go alone, to entertain them."he smirked and look at Sofi.
" Well , who cares if I even die, I just want ma'am to survive, or I won't forgive myself."
An eyes full of tears.
He took out his napkin and hand over to her , "Don't cry , I don't like woman cry, especially when she is my fiance"smiled.
SoFi: who's your fiance, ( and punch him on his back)
Andrew: " I am just ,too into the role, already,sweet heart." And he ran towards the boat, while she following him and cursing from behind,and A former Boss remember his past times, while waiting on the shore.
As they sit on the boat, both on each end , Andrew, goes sit near her..
SoFi: what do you want now???looked innocently.
Andrew: we need to play the role from the start.
SoFi: hmm ( tilt her head away, looking towards the deep sea, she was too worried for Lisa..)
While on Marco side , as he thought he was near towards the goal, the island hold him back his thoughts, :
Vargas: Drag him there!!!
On the other side , Andrew and SoFi ,saw a big ship camping there way...and that's a pirate ship " known for selling people,alive or dead"The Blood Vulture,_ circling the dead and living alike."