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“We have to get ‘way from her before she can split us up Riley fretted, exchanging worried glances with her siblings.

“How can we ‘scape though?” Paisley countered. “

The doors are locked!”

They were locked in the back of yet another windowless van and speeding down the King’s road, which connected the tropical port to the Southern Isles’ capital city. They knew from eavesdropping on Anita and her goons that they would reach the royal palace within a few hours, and by then it would be too late.

“We should tell her we have to go potty” Parker suggested, “then shell stop and we can run away”

“1 dunno if she’d stop for that.” Ryder added skeptically, “I think she’d just say to hold it”

“Say you’re gonna be sick then!” Riley mused, “| bets she’ll believe you after how sick you got on the boat”

“Yeah, say you’re gonna make a huge mess she’ll have to clean up.” Paisley contributes.

“And be reaaally whiny!” Riley instructed.

At once, the boys raised their young voices to shrill howls. “Stop the car! I’m gonna puke!” Parker shouted.

“Me too!” Ryder added, “It’s going too fast!”

“Shut up you brats!” Anita bit back, glaring into the back of the vehicle.

The boys clutched their bellies and began rolling around on the floor, moaning and wailing. In the end, it probably wasn’t the imminent danger of their sickness which broke the traffickers will, but the sounds of their faux misery. Anita lost her patience almost instantly, slamming her hands against the dashboard and telling the driver to pull over. “Stop now, before l lose my f*****g mind.”

the driver slammed on the brakes, sending the pups rolling across the floor mats. “Owie!” Paisley complained, rubbing her arm. A bruise was quickly forming on her delicate skin from colliding with some heavy equipment. Looking towards the offending items, she noticed a toolbox fitted with various

okay?” Riley asked in concern, surveying

the drawers, and curiously pulled

company had stolen the van from the port, and based on all the tools and four by fours in

she understood. The tracks beneath the sliding door had to be clear in order for it to

realize the door’s closed” Paisley murmured in the other pup’s ear while the boys tumbled out of the van and

big.” Riley confided. “The boys are I ready out, and they’ll notice the sound

even if we’re

maybe we can

tell the boys to run, I’ll set the

nodded and leapt out of the truck, thoroughly distracting Anita, “Hey, get back here!

the nails over the ground. As soon as she heard the boys and Paisley take off, she began running too, sprinkling the nails over the earth behind

of footfalls through the undergrowth and the agonized screech of a she-wolf treading on an upturned spike. Her howls

they knew they had to

praised his

he was right. All four wolves were hopping on one foot, holding the afflicted limb in their hands and crying out in torment. As she watched, the tallest man managed to land his intact foot on another upturned nail, which sent him flying. Too afraid to put pressure on his already impaled toes and heels, he landed on his tailbone – hard. A new level of anguished crying burst from his lips as his backside

pups ran deeper and deeper into the forest, only stopping until they

small circle and helped brace each other’s weight. “What

a trail.” Parker

need a

objection left her lips before she could think it through, and now her siblings were looking at her expectantly, waiting for her to finish her thought. Sighing when she realized they weren’t just going to forget, she added, “l can’t swim.” Her heart had never been strong enough to handle any type of cardio activity, so she’d missed out on a lot of fun things other

Parker assured her. “We’ll help

“We can teach you, or find something for you

we can even find a river.” Riley pointed out, looking around the dense forest. They were so deep in the wood that the canopy was blocking out the sun completely, and no matter which direction she turned, there was

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