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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 brakes, sending the pups rolling across the floor mats. “Owie!” Paisley complained, rubbing her arm. A bruise was quickly

okay?” Riley asked in concern, surveying her

Paisley pointed towards the drawers, and curiously pulled them open. Inside she found a plethora

in the cargo bay, the rightful owners were probably construction workers. “We can put these in the door!” She whispered

the unmistakable rumbling of steel on steel filled the air, she understood. The tracks beneath the sliding door had to be clear in order for it

we makes it obvious and just run, or hope she’s impatient enough not to realize the door’s closed” Paisley murmured in the other pup’s ear while the boys tumbled out of the van and pretended to run off into the brush

Riley confided. “The boys are I ready

even if

can just use these

first and tell the boys to run, I’ll set

nodded and leapt out of the truck, thoroughly distracting Anita, “Hey, get back here! | didn’t

the nails over the ground. As soon as she heard

outraged shouts from their kidnappers, soon followed by the crash of footfalls through the undergrowth and the agonized screech of a she-wolf treading on an upturned spike. Her howls of pain were quickly joined by those of her companions, as the city dweller’s thin shoes did

they knew they had to keep going. They had to put some distance between themselves

was genius!” Parker praised his

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

the forest, only stopping until they were completely

air, they formed a small circle and helped brace each other’s weight. “What do we do

way to get far away without leaving a trail.”

a river.”

going to forget, she added, “l can’t swim.” Her heart had never been strong enough to handle any type of cardio activity, so

assured her. “We’ll

“We can teach you, or find something for you to float

completely, and no matter which direction she turned, there was simply a sea of trees as far as the eye

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