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“You might need to rough them up a little before they remember how to speak human.” Ashton didn’t hesitate. He and a few of the guards stepped forward and went to work-vicious, brutal kicks that had all four traffickers writhing on the floor. Normally, Ashton wasn’t one to hit women. But to him, traffickers weren’t…

But the grief swelling in her chest eventually broke her down. She couldn’t hold it in anymore. She to sob, quietly at first, then with a pain so raw it filled the room. “What’s wrong?” Seeing her cry like that felt like a knife twisting in James’s chest. He quickly set the plates down and…

Smack! Another slap. Cold fury burned in Nancy’s eyes. She glared at Mathilda, every word sharp and biting. “Take your disgusting snacks and get out of my sight. The stench of your fake sweetness makes me want to vomit.” “Don’t think just because Lily and James divorced, you can do whatever you want to her….

The things they said to Charles were meant to break him, to keep him trapped in pain forever. They figured that now that they were arrested, death was the worst that could happen. Charles and the others couldn’t truly do anything to them. That’s why they felt free to keep hurting people, with no remorse….

A rare conflict twisted through his heart. He didn’t want to let her go. But the part of him that still had a conscience loathed what he’d done to her. Standing before the man she truly loved, he couldn’t suppress his guilt. “I’m fine.” Jackson was still injured himself. Lily didn’t want to make him…

She quickly reassured him, “I planned to call you after I settled in. The scenery there is beautiful-I took tons of videos just for you.” The moment he realized she hadn’t meant to cut him off, Jackson brightened like a puppy who’d just been called a good boy. #11 He grabbed her hand and hooked…

At first, she denied knowing anyone named Lily at all. But when James’s men pulled out surveillance footage showing she’d personally checked Lily in, she broke down and cried. She confessed someone had given her 500,000 dollars in cash to book the room in advance-nothing more. She claimed she thought the person was one of…

They never expected her to betray them so quickly, shoving them deeper into hell. The only thing Jenn was grateful for was that she never told Mathilda about the old woman’s help otherwise, that kind soul would’ve suffered too. “Sharon…” Jenn hated Mathilda. Hated her so much she wanted to tear her apart, devour her,…

“And I’m going to teach her how to play chess!” Dennis added enthusiastically. “Chess is boring!” Henry scoffed, shooting his old friend a glare. “I’m teaching my great-granddaughter how to fight! That way none of those bratty boys will dare mess with her!” “A girl doesn’t need to learn how to fight! She should learn…

“She’s not inside?” James’s voice trembled uncontrollably. “Mr. Luke, we’ve searched thoroughly. Ms. Lily isn’t in this house. The GPS might not be perfectly accurate-we’ll check the nearby residences next.” As the officer spoke, a bloody red haze crept into James’s dark eyes. In that moment, dozens of nearly hopeless thoughts rushed through his mind….