The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2610

“Heh, stick with you, and we’ll be living the high life, no worries in the world!”

Just next door, they’d already pocketed their first share of the ransom-a few grand each, no less!

It was a sum they could hardly dream of back when they were grinding away at dead-end jobs. The thought of even more cash coming their way had everyone looking up to Jaxon with starry eyes.

They’d all wanted to turn over a new leaf after finally getting out of the slammer, having served hard time and yearning for a fresh start. But the lure of easy money was too strong to resist! This line of work paid way too fast.

Out there, breaking your back in odd jobs, you’d get nothing but disdainful looks, and after a year of toiling, you’d be lucky to have two pennies to rub together.

Sending some extra cash home, hoping to buy your folks a new set of clothes, was a pipe

dream.

But kidnapping? That was a different story.

And this was only the first haul, raking in big bucks.

of the Howard elders to get their precious grandson back.

of it was enough to make them

sloppy drunk, staggering as they propped Jaxon up and took him to the neighboring house to sleep

They approached with a menacing

you now, it’s our turn to keep watch tonight, so don’t get any funny ideas. You ain’t gonna get far even if you try to run. If you value your sorry lives,

up, nodding vigorously. “Got it, we got

blind,” he said, standing up to address his buddy, “Let’s get out

voices were clear, the reek of booze was heavy on

instead, they lit a fire outside.

was frigid, the door left ajar, with only a thin wire mesh at the

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them to the

closer and said, “Move over here, huddle up, we’ll

they’d

salt in the wound, making escape utterly fanciful.

in a corner, trying their best to

caught sight of this and shared a chuckle,

yeah, but it’s that fear that’s filling our