Dying is a part of life. Everyone knows this, but sometimes it’s a hard pill to swallow.

So when Y/N Y/LN watched Ward Cameron die right in front of her, she was terrified. She watched a man she hated give his life so his daughter, Sarah Cameron, could live.

The hardest part wasn’t watching Ward die. Part of her is grateful he’s dead, the other part though? The other part aches for Sarah and Rafe Cameron.

She hurts for Rafe the most because before Ward died, she and Rafe loved each other. They had loved each other so much that Rafe was planning on asking her to move in with him at Tannyhill when she and the Pogues returned from South America.

And when she and the rest of the Pogues returned home without Ward… Rafe needed someone to blame. So, he blamed the Pogues. He blamed Y/N.

It’s been two years since Ward died, since she and Rafe broke up. She’s seen him around with a pogue named Sofia. She’d say she’s happy for him, for both of them, but everyone knows that it’d be a lie.

Now, after two years of peace, of no treasure hunts, the Pogues have been given a new thing to find. A Blue Crown.

The worst part?

Rafe is involved. He always has to get involved with the treasure hunts.

Despite the treasure hunting, someone still needs to run the surf shop and the bait shop the Pogues built with the gold money from El Dorado.

So, that’s Y/N.

She stands behind the counter, organizing a few new necklaces that Cleo made for a display when she hears the screen door open and slam shut.

“Hey, welcome in…”

The words die on her lips when her eyes meet the steel blues she used to love so much.