When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 223 Who’s Afraid Of Two Kids

Sean frowned slightly but didn’t answer; instead, he groped around, trying to loosen Susie’s

ropes.

Susie didn’t object.

The two children worked back–to–back, quietly undoing each other’s bindings; they dared not make a sound, terrified of drawing the men’s attention from the front.

Scarface glanced out as the van left the city limits and spoke quickly. “Head for the suburbs! There’s an abandoned factory out there; we can hole up for now. Then message Terry–tell him to pack up. He needs to sneak out of Ocean City tonight.”

“Got it, Jake.”

The driver turned onto a narrow side road leading toward the outskirts.

By then, Sean had freed Susie’s hands and feet. She instinctively shifted her head, brushing against the hairpin still clipped there.

At the same time, Baron received an alert.

“Mr. Baron, we’ve picked up Susie‘ tracker again.”

Baron strode over and snatched the laptop, eyes fixed on the blinking signal pulsing across the

screen.

His phone chimed.

He looked down–an unfamiliar number, clearly a virtual line.

in him stirred;

the driver’s conversation spilled through

hardened, his expression

looked grim as

Baron, that amusement park collapse really was aimed at you

flashed in Baron’s

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people to the docks. No matter what, we find Terry tonight. I want to see who’s bold

“Yes, sir.”

rushed to

finished her subtle maneuver and then noticed Sean pulling something from

lips curved in a cold little smile. Things on my brother are never what

right, that lollipop

her look; he twisted the candy stick, and a fine silver needle slid out, its tip glinting with a faint black

eyes lit up at

pressed a finger to his lips, warning her not to

She nodded quickly, obedient.

had planned to wait until they reached the warehouse before making a move; but after glancing at his own thin arms and legs, then at Susie’s fragile frame, he abandoned that thought. Forget it. I’m just a kid; kids should do what kids can do. Catching

out of the villa, to engineer the collapse at the amusement park was beyond forgiveness. Those men, and that Terry, had crossed a line that could never be

to seize Terry himself, to see just how black his heart

Susie

nodded slightly, reaching for a hammer lying nearby and gripping it

three fingers. He paused,

his palm, he sprang up; the silver needle drove straight into Jake’s

the hammer and smashed it into the