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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.”

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

asked in concern, surveying her sister for signs

drawers, and curiously pulled them open.

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

understood. The tracks beneath the sliding door had to be clear in order for it to close, and even one tiny

question is whether 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

“The boys are I ready out, and they’ll

even if

we don’ need to block the door at all. Is open now, maybe we can

and tell the boys to

thoroughly distracting Anita, “Hey, get back here!

Anita could move a 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 the earth behind her like

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 little to protect them

long enough to laugh, but they knew they had to keep

genius!” Parker praised his sister.”They

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 was also punctured by the many nails, and Paisley had to turn forward again, lest she get so distracted watching them get their just desserts that she ran

into the forest, only stopping until they were completely

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

without leaving a trail.” Parker answered, holding

a

to finish her thought. Sighing when she realized they weren’t just going to forget,

Parker assured

teach you, or find something for you to float

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

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