Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

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But the men didn't even blink.

They simply sat there, vacant eyes, as if she weren't there. As if her baby weren't dying in front of them. Emma's breath was caught.

No.

She couldn't lose her.

She wouldn't lose her.

Hugging Emily, she crawled to the nearest armed man to herself, dragging herself to one of the men. She kept in front of him, her fingers grasping his pants as if he were the only thing between her and destruction.

"Please," she pleaded, her voice breaking. "Save my children. I'll do anything. You can do whatever you like to me, hurt me, kill me, I don't care. Just let them go."

Silence.

Then.

Asarcastic, slow clap echoed around the room.

Emma tensed.

A voice of amusement echoed from beyond the shadows.

was languid. "That was the most

would not have found that

turned sharply, her heart jumping further as

It was Annie.

cat walking and dressed in an extravagant silk dress,

gazed at her

Annie mocked.

don't cry so much, Emma." Her voice was sugary sweet, but her eyes flicked with anger. "Did you really

with this one?"

away

even tighter as she got up. Ethan a little closer

Annie," Emma pleaded, her pride eating. "I beg of you-please let my children go. Do what you want

hands shook and his eyes were brimming, but he held his ground. He was no longer sobbing. He was no longer blaming his mother or backing away

But Annie merely laughed.

in the first place." she said while examining her perfectly manicured nails, "if you'd

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Chapter 197

in the

Emma trembled with fear.

was filled with hatred and

asked you to leave my Alexander alone, but you simply could not resist, could you?" Her voice was sharp like razor, trembling with

the raw

faced the gun-toting men, her

barely had time to respond before clothes were ripped off her and she was dragged