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?"

law and was using it to her advantage. It was

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

through her mind, Ted suddenly pushed her into

but no sound came out of her lips. Within moments, her head hit a rock. Pain shot through her body before the world

goes dark as

surface of the water. One of the boys, clearly frightened, gasped. “Ted,

loud that it echoed throughout the yard. Now,

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

told Ted to mistreat Alicia. She never intended to hurt

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

was in the living room, talking to Randolph, when he heard the commotion outside. He looked out into the yard

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

asked, "What's going on

unconcerned. “They're just some kids misbehaving. “They may have had a

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

a frown created her forehead, and a flash

restlessly out across the open lawn. It was vast, but there was no sign

Reyes quietly questioned Ted, asking for

was shaking, his voice barely above a whisper. “She’s dead… She hit her head and

barely able to understand

through the tense atmosphere. Mrs. Reyes looked up in alarm as her eyes met Caden's. His face was shadowed with fury and the intensity

“It wasn't me! “It wasn’t me.”

was clear that

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