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?"

fear intensified as the weight of her words sank in. She understood the law and was using

knew she would suffer. Mrs. Reyes would let

mind, Ted suddenly pushed her into

drop as she lost her balance and fell. She tried to scream for help, but no sound came

everything goes dark as he loses

sank beneath the surface of the water. One of the boys, clearly

in shock. The sound of Alice's head hitting the rock had been so loud that it echoed throughout the yard. Now, Alice wasn't moving in the water, and it looked like she was

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

told Ted to mistreat Alicia.

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

the living room, talking to Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He

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

"What's going

noise, her voice unconcerned. “They're just some kids

guilt that crossed Rachel's face. He watched her closely, but kept

attention to the small building in the distance, a frown created her

open lawn. It was vast, but there was no sign of Alice anywhere. An uneasy feeling came over him and he rose from his

Reyes quietly questioned Ted,

whisper. “She’s dead… She hit her head and now she’s

asked, barely able to

Mrs. Reyes looked up in alarm as her eyes met Caden's. His face

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

was clear that something

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