Charles stared quietly at the glass of wine in his hand. 0

"Captain," James said, "Hope Island belongs to you. It doesn't belong to your wife! You've been too lenient with her, even though she's a..."0

James dared not continue, afraid that a certain word would upset Charles.0

"Monster? Then, how about me? Do I still resemble a human in your eyes?" Charles asked with a self-deprecating smile.0

James shook his head firmly and asserted, "No! You're different from her! There haven't been enough death row inmates for her damn experiments, so she's been using civilians for her experiments!1

"The islanders of Hope Island are your people! However, she's been treating them like livestock! I knew I was right with what I said a long time ago. She's never been on our side!"0

Charles remained quiet in the face of James'...0