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.

to mention what they’d squeeze out of the Howard

enough to make them

staggering as they propped Jaxon up

remained, each hefting an iron bar. They approached with a menacing gait and

turn to keep watch tonight, so don’t get any funny ideas. You ain’t gonna get far even if you try to

curled up, nodding vigorously. “Got

he said, standing up to address his buddy, “Let’s get out of this icebox. I can’t stand it in

booze was heavy on them, not something. you pick up in

didn’t stay inside; instead, they lit a

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

1/2

draft was chilling them

and Elton shuffled closer and said, “Move over here, huddle up, we’ll keep each

up, they’d surely fall

would be like salt in the wound,

huddled in a corner, trying their best to avoid the draft.

this and shared a chuckle, “Heh, look at them, scared

that fear that’s filling our pockets