Chapter 109:

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Ted, already eight years old, was surprisingly strong for his age.

Alice felt a sharp, overwhelming pain as he hit her. Before she could recover, he hit her again. The blows carried the malice of a child who had been taught to fight dirty.

Alice struggled to defend herself, but the other children quickly restrained her. Ted continued to hit her and shouted, “This is what you get for messing with my mother! “This is what you deserve.”

Her aim was deliberate, aiming for the softer parts of his body, avoiding his face and vital points. Despite the pain, Alice managed to push one of the children away.

Ted saw this and immediately dropped the stick, grabbing a rope. In no time, he had tied his hands.

Alice's voice grew firm as she demanded, "What's wrong with you? Let me go."

Ted looked at her, his eyes burning with intensity. “If I let you go, you'll hurt my mother again. “I’ll make sure to kill you.”

Alice froze, her heart stopping for a moment. It was the first time she had seen such a fierce, almost terrifying expression in a child's eyes.

He was incredibly daring.

“Are you planning to kill me?” Alice struggled against the taut rope, breathing heavily. “Has no one ever told you that killing is a crime? You’ll end up in jail.”

To her surprise, Ted scoffed and replied, "My mother told me that I'm a boy, so nothing will happen to me if I kill you. Didn't you know that?"

She understood the law and was using it to her advantage. It was clear that Mrs.

today, she knew she would suffer. Mrs. Reyes would let Ted take the blame,

running through her mind, Ted suddenly pushed her into

help, but no sound came out of

drains and everything goes dark as he

sank beneath the surface of the water. One

head hitting the rock had been so loud that it echoed throughout

his panic growing as he watched her body float upward. Blood began to

told Ted to mistreat Alicia. She never intended to hurt

panic, he ran outside, screaming for his mother, Mrs. Reyes. The other children, equally frightened, followed him, their shrill

room, talking to Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He looked out into the yard and saw

taken Alicia's skewers during the meal. The look Ted had given him earlier suggested he held some

"What's

looked toward the noise, her voice unconcerned. “They're just some kids misbehaving. “They may have had

that crossed Rachel's face. He watched her closely, but kept his thoughts to

the small building in the distance, a frown created her forehead, and a

was no sign of

quietly questioned Ted, asking for

and now she’s dead.” Fear gripped Mrs. Reyes. Her voice dropped to a whisper. “She's

he asked, barely able to understand what

in alarm as her eyes met Caden's. His face was shadowed with fury and the intensity of

speak, Ted blurted out, “It wasn't me! “It wasn’t me.” Her immediate reaction

suspicion deepened. It was clear that

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