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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.”

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

in concern, surveying

pulled them open. Inside she found a plethora

port, and based on all the tools and four by fours in the cargo bay, the rightful owners were probably construction workers.

to realize what she meant, but as Anita slid the side door open and 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 to close, and even one tiny screw could prevent that

murmured in the other pup’s ear while the boys tumbled out of the van and pretended to run off into the brush

we go big.” Riley confided. “The boys are I

if we’re

we can just use these to keep them from following” Paisley pulled

asked, “you go first and tell the boys

Anita, “Hey, get

muscle, Riley slipped from the van and darted past her, turning back and dumping the nails over the ground. As soon as she heard the boys and Paisley take off, she began running too, sprinkling the nails over

agonized screech of a she-wolf treading on an upturned spike. Her howls of pain were quickly joined

back, or simply to pause long enough to laugh, but they knew they had to keep going. They had to put some distance between

genius!” Parker praised his sister.”They won’t walk for

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

and deeper into the forest,

a small circle and helped brace each other’s weight. “What do we do now?” Ryder

away without leaving a trail.” Parker answered, holding

need a river.”

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

Parker assured her. “We’ll help

Ryder agreed. “We can teach you, or find something for

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 simply a sea of trees as far as the eye could see. She c****d her ears, listening for any signs or sounds of flowing water, and eventually caught

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