Chapter 1534

Moving fast while her attacker was off balance, she snatched his mask away, exposing his face. "Who are you people?" she demanded.

The man she'd unmasked bared his teeth in a snarl and lunged at Mia, pure aggression in his eyes.

Annie scanned her surroundings as she hurried through the chaos. She refused to just stand there and wait for disaster. That's when she spotted an elevator at the end of the hall.

Without a second thought, Annie hustled Henry inside, determined to get him somewhere crowded and safe.

But in a mall, nothing moved slower than an elevator.

Henry realized his mother was gone. All he could hear was the sound of fighting echoing from the parking lot. His face flushed with worry, and his tiny fists balled up in helpless anger.

Mia was slammed against a car, pain searing through her side as she hit the metal.

She looked up just in time to see the unmasked man draw back his fist, ready to strike. Rolling off the car, Mia hit the ground just as his punch smashed into the hood, leaving a dent.

Two on one was rough, but Mia could usually handle herself.

threatened what mattered most, even the strongest fighter had no choice but

there was her weakness-her precious little boy,

a punch," one of the men sneered, shoving a gun at Annie and Henry

around, eyes locked on

his mom, but a rough hand gripped his neck and

"You've got the wrong people," she managed,

only boy, right here.

clenched, jaw set. "Henry,

her, wide-eyed and confused. "Mommy,

troublemaker," Mia grumbled, her frustration boiling over. Once again, her son was being used against

quivered and he whimpered, arms stretched

had arrived, his people blocking the

felt the cold press of a gun at her back, but Annie stayed cool-she probably

her voice trembling as she half-whispered, "Babe, I could've taken them, but they're threatening our little guy again

son saw his dad, he burst into tears.

gun smirked. "Andre, you think our lives are worth more than your

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