Lone Wolf News would like to warn viewers about the graphic and disturbing nature of the following exclusive report. According to anonymous sources, military officials have secured surveillance video recorded inside and outside Pleasantview police headquarters the morning of Ronald … Continue reading Part 20 – a lifetime together

Van relaxes in the resort commons area contemplating recent occurrences while watching another spectacular sunset. He and Skyler had shared many things during their brief but intense relationship, but never sunsets. Her work schedule, whether it was at the police … Continue reading Part 19 – very capable hands

“Gravely disturbing and unforgivable”, were the words used by Governor Alfonzo Taxmoore to describe the shooting death of Ronald Maxwell, Jr. inside Pleasantview Police Headquarters shortly before sunrise Tuesday morning. Pleasantview Chief of Police, Warren Gilscarbo, allegedly fired the shot … Continue reading Part 18 – officer down

It is late in the day, with the orange orb of Isla Paradiso’s setting sun hanging low in the sky when Louis and Phillipe relax with Van on the front porch of the Gonçalves home following Natalia’s teen birthday party. … Continue reading Part 17 – threads of possibility

Two months spent apart, separated by more than a thousand miles distance, seems to pose only a slight hindrance to the deepening friendship and blossoming romance growing between Van and Skyler. She calls him before bedtime most nights. They talked … Continue reading Part 16 – completely coincidental

Warm currents of heavy, humid air gusting from a nearby tropical thunderstorm swirl throughout Isla Paradiso’s old, colonial cathedral. Benita inhales deep breaths of sweet, rain-scented air. Obscure details, such as the smell of balsam permeating through the old church … Continue reading Part 15 – the light of truth and love

  Warren and Benita travel from the suburbs of SimCity toward a sleepy desert community named Strangetown. Having served a storied military career and worked tirelessly on the Pleasantview police force, Warren has managed to put together an impressive collection … Continue reading Part 14 – worth more than flesh

Brenda walks past the precinct bullpen and sees Skyler sitting at her desk forty-five minutes past the end of the day shift. Everybody else has gone home for the night. With no pressing work to keep her there and a … Continue reading Part 13 – survival instinct

Benita wakes to blue and red strobes illuminating her bedroom. While not a nightly occurrence, police activity in this part of town is not entirely unusual. Occasionally there will be activity on her street and she’ll wake to the sound … Continue reading Part 12 – just the messenger

Thirty-five years ago, Isla Paradiso was a small community enjoying an existence free from major criminal activity. A lifetime served on the island’s small police force has given Brenda Dias a unique perspective into her native home. Until recently, she … Continue reading Part 11 – a good strategy

A sullen, doleful expression accompanies Benita’s tentative traversal between speaking into her phone then staring at it absently while contemplating a string of events that have congealed to form the absolute worst day of her life. A photo of Van stares … Continue reading Part 10 – allow rage its victory

Author’s Note: Approximately six months has passed since the night Benita left Isla Paradiso. Van has been unable to keep pace with the bills, so the bad debts amassed by Mitch and Wade continue to go unpaid. He has noticed … Continue reading Part 9 – built on Trust

Gazeta da Ilha has confirmed reports that Linda DuPont, daughter of simoleonaire businessman Jacques DuPont, has died. She was thirty-five. Isla Paradiso officials are describing the incident as a scuba diving accident. The official cause of death has been listed … Continue reading Part 8 – Corinth Resnick