The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2614

Despite their shared reluctance to wake Jaxon none of them wanted to face the man’s

wrath.

But if they let those folks get away, wouldn’t that mean kissing the money goodbye?

Jaxon hadn’t expected them to be this idiotic. All he’d asked was for them to keep watch for one night, and they’d slept like logs, oblivious to the escape of their captives!

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He watched them in silence, his gaze as heavy as lead, until finally he spoke with a steady voice, “Get after them now.”

“Yes, Boss. They were hurt during the day; they won’t be fast. Trust me, they definitely rant out the front gate-I heard some noise.”

One of them tried to curry favor, his smile barely forming before Monkey’s slap wiped it off

his face.

“You!”

to Jaxon. That was enough to tell him it

“Useless.”

them down. The rest of

“Got it.”

wreck, constantly looking over his shoulder. The path before him. was wide open, leaving

chest, he was running out of breath. He couldn’t help but worry about Balfour and Victoria-where had they run off to? Had they found a place to hide?

had to

a cold sweat down his spine. Scanning for a building to take cover in, he found none-but then his eyes fixed

injuries would only slow him down; it was better to take a

down and feet pounding the path ahead. The country road was rough, full of dips and holes that could appear

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nowhere.

misstep, and only Balfour’s quick pull

back, hoping her father could lead their pursuers away, but it was all wishful thinking.