Salute To The General

Chapter 2090



It was nine in the evening. Kylie and Ava were having dinner with Queenie at a fast food outlet.

Queenie looked distracted. She hardly seemed to pay attention to her chicken wings and ice cream. Looking up at Kylie, she asked softly, "Aunt Kylie, is my mama all right?"

"Didn't you say that my papa and mama will come and get me? Why aren't they here yet?"

"Don't worry, Queenie." Kylie smiled reassuringly. "Your dad called this afternoon. He said he had rescued your mom, and he just called to say that they will come right now and get you."

"Eat while you can, they'll be here any minute."

Queenie nodded but didn't touch her food.

Instead, she stared out of the window

impatiently.

Someone took advantage of the fire at summer camp and kidnapped mama in the confusion.

She cried looking for her.

for Queenie when Kylie and

wasn't reassured, however. She needed to see

open, and a crowd of

her parents and maybe Uncle Colin had arrived at

in disappointment after seeing that it was just

before.

appears to be a tall and thin man with an awfully pale face. His most striking feature was his dead-set eyes, which resembled a fish. It

and turned

he saw the effect he produced. Leading his men, he walked over to Queenie's

people were trained professionals. They reeked of murderous

just come from a murder spree and hadn't stopped to

likely mercenaries. By this time, alarm bells were ringing frantically

if we share a table?" Vann leered

their true motives, but she didn't like the look of them all the same. "Excuse me, we do mind," she said spitefully. "There are a lot

to sit

To Kylie's frustration, Vann picked up a piece of chicken that she was in the middle of eating and ate it whole. He

Vann said

out of line," Kylie shouted. "Ava,

as she saw them coming in. In an instant, she was on her feet and hurling a fist towards Yann's

quick as lightning. If it

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