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?"

and was using it to her advantage. It was clear that Mrs. Reyes

Reyes would let Ted take the

these thoughts were running through her mind, Ted suddenly pushed her

balance and fell. She tried to scream for help, but no sound came out of her lips. Within moments, her head hit a rock. Pain shot through her body before the world

and everything goes dark as he

body slowly sank beneath the surface of the water. One of the boys, clearly frightened, gasped.

been so loud that it echoed throughout the yard. Now, Alice wasn't

“I didn’t know she hit a rock,” Ted stammered, his panic growing as he watched her body float upward. Blood began to spread into the

Ted to mistreat Alicia. She never intended to hurt her like

screaming for his mother, Mrs. Reyes. The other children, equally frightened, followed

Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He looked

one who had taken Alicia's skewers during the meal. The look

"What's going

her voice unconcerned. “They're just some kids misbehaving. “They may have had a scuffle, but it’s nothing

fleeting look of guilt that crossed Rachel's face. He watched her closely, but kept his thoughts

Rachel turned her attention to the small building in the distance, a frown

there was no sign of Alice anywhere. An

Reyes quietly questioned Ted, asking for

hit her head and now she’s dead.” Fear gripped Mrs. Reyes. Her voice

asked, barely able to

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

Ted blurted out, “It wasn't me! “It wasn’t me.”

clear

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