Chapter113 The Young Master's Call

"If I hear that kind of stupidity from you again, you might as well wait for someone to pick up your body," Fudge warned.

His subordinate blanched, quickly bowing his head in apology. "I'm sorry, Mr. Fudge. My vision was too narrow."

Without another word, Fudge stepped on the gas, steered his wheel, and headed into the forest.

Dozens of cars weaved through the trees, their passage punctuated by the occasional distress call of an animal on the brink of death, an unsettling symphony for the soul.

Despite the usually refreshing air of the forest, a nauseating stench of blood pervaded the scene, making me feel like I might lose my stomach.

Lela was worried sick, fearing that Big White might have fallen victim to a hunter's bullet.

Master Sylvester Gomez could sense Lela's apprehension and offered some reassurance. "Don't worry," he said, "your man promised to bring him back unscathed, and he's a man of his word." He was inwardly seething with annoyance, but he put on a front for the kid's sake, saying what he didn't believe.

To be honest, he thought, if that lion's gone, it's no skin off my back. But then again, if the cat was dead, the kid would be heartbroken.

And he wouldn't stand for any heartache for the little one on his watch.

Ah, what the heck, he thought, playing the good Samaritan wouldn't kill him.

"Mhm," Lela replied gloomily.

dropped open in shock, her

did Master Sylvester

smokes! That

even of age yet, still

sure

has got

Mildred's mental drama, the pair in front was focused solely on the

of fierce animals scattered on the ground, their heads missing, no doubt claimed by

the air from

to it lay a black bear, clearly shot dead, its head grotesquely

ground motionless, his face pulped, obviously swatted by another bear's paw that hadn't yet been

the vehicle, slamming massive paws against the side, its eyes filled with wild

mate had been

panes, revealing Flora Harrison's face stricken with terror.

her mouth with her hand, body trembling, tears splashing

a fatality," she

scene, reacted swiftly, hoisting his shotgun

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