"Damn it."

Frank could not move when he saw Horey holding the detonator with a vice-like grip, as he also spied a red flash under Gavin's clothes.

He would not get hurt by the bomb, but if he pushed Horey too far and she pressed the detonator, Gavin would not survive.

"Stop, Frank!" Helen cried out anxiously from the phone Horey dropped. "Do you hear me?! Stop! You're going to kill Uncle Gavin! He has to stay safe, you hear me?!

It only got Frank irritated, and he snapped, "Shut up!"

And with that, silence ensued.

"Mmm... Mmmph!!!"

Gavin's eyes widened as he glanced between Frank and the dropped phone in disbelief.

restraints, only to tip over and fall on the floor. Even so, his eyes

noticed, but he gritted his teeth and shook his head.

clear if he had to sacrifice Gavin, whom he and Helen owed so

"Hahaha..."

again. "Oh, Frank! Aren't you a man? Honestly, getting tripped up over some woman? Go on, kill me! I don't want to live anyway-the child inside me won't live without the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom, and it's pointless

neck even as she continued her maniacal ramblings, but

"Hahaha..."

looked skyward

ver

Kaiko Wal... Do you hear this? Are you witnessing this?! The man you think

when she was done laughing, she looked at Frank, a sinister flicker almost visible in her eyes. "I'm never giving

words, she threw

reacted in a split second, dashing over and catching it before it could

jump out of the building, disappearing by the time Frank turned around. Frank clenched his knuckles, but

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