Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 352

Maybe it was just that Sylvia's words sounded too naïve for them to take

seriously.

Steven didn't care about the dust on the ground-he planted his shiny leather shoe right next to her.

"Sylvia, you're Edwin Garcia's stepdaughter on paper. No one's gonna bat an eye if you come check out the Garcia family's mine. If there's a cave-in? Bad luck for you, sweetheart. Who do you think we're supposed to answer to?"

“Edwin? Please. The guy's nothing. Even if we got rid of him too, his precious Tristan wouldn't dare say a word."

"And those miners? You really think a bunch of broke townsfolk are gonna stir up trouble? I tried to settle things the nice way, but they refused to sign off and admit they were at fault. Now they wanna mess with the Garcias? They'll be next-ten grand, tops. Not even worth my time."

Charles, who'd been quiet until now, interrupted with a frown. "Why are you wasting breath on her? Get it done."

Right then, Sylvia realized-Charles was the real shark here, not Steven.

She looked up and met his cold eyes as he narrowed them at her.

"Hold up. Knock her out before you throw her in there."

Sylvia's heart skipped a beat. Her hands, tied behind her back, clenched instinctively.

These old bastards were pros.

They weren't taking any chances—afraid she might fight back, or somehow survive.

Her body ached as she struggled, but the bodyguard was huge and easily overpowered her, tossing her like a sack of potatoes into the mineshaft.

darkness swallowed her and she

checked his watch. "We need to

smile, then disappeared

...

done with her yet. A falling pebble

face from the trickle

wooden beam. Beyond that, a mountain's

thick, suffocating. Panic chilled her veins as she tried desperately to

that, while she'd been unconscious, enough dirt had poured in to

Crack. Crack. Crack.

only a second before more rocks started

she could

clawed at the

as she managed to wiggle her knees free, the wooden beam groaned. She heard the splintering snap The

moment, a pair of strong arms yanked her free and

her from

a man's muffled grunt above

shock, glanced up and caught sight

It was Rupert.

shoved her forward, his voice strained. "Crawl

"What about

cover us. Don't make this

she needed. She crawled

her, she thought she