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 Ava told her that

reassured, however. She needed to see her mother

of the restaurant swung open, and a crowd

up hopefully, thinking that her parents and maybe

it was just a bunch of men she'd never

before.

thin man with an awfully pale face. His most striking feature was his dead-set eyes, which resembled a fish.

met his gaze and turned away

saw the effect he produced. Leading his men, he walked

a glance that these people were trained professionals. They reeked of murderous intent, almost as

a murder spree and hadn't stopped to wash. The

men were very likely mercenaries. By this time, alarm

a table?"

look of them all the same. "Excuse me, we do mind," she said spitefully. "There are

want to sit

was in the middle of eating and ate

Vann said with

Kylie shouted. "Ava, teach him

in. In an instant, she was on her

quick as lightning. If

skilled martial artist,