She’d tried so hard not to step on his toes–wasn’t that enough?

Maja kept quiet, her head down.

The kidnapper hung up and kicked her.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, did you hear that? You’re worth nothing to your husband.”

A rough hand grabbed her hair, forcing her to look up.

The man studying her face swallowed hard.

“Damn, she is a looker. How can lan not appreciate such beauty?

He hoisted her up, shoved a sack over her head, stuffed a rag–into her mouth, and carried her into the factory.

Inside, Carlene was also bagged, but her mouth wasn’t gagged. She was crying.

“Let me go! Let me go!”

“What are you idiots waiting for? Let’s scram! lan’s going to be here any minute; you want to stick around and get killed?” The man carrying Maja shouted. He’d been cocky on the phone with lan, but that was all for the two million ransom.

They’d never seen that much money–enough to make them risk it all, even death.

But given the chance, who would choose to kick the bucket?

Maja was swallowed by the massive sack, which was pitch black inside.

they were retreating. Besides Carlene’s

serious; they even had a chopper ready.

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Maja. Having seen

sack from Maja’s head and ripped her clothes

eyes widened in terror as he leaned in to

another kidnapper stormed in. “Are you really ready to die for a piece of

Maja cursed and shoved her

Otherwise, I would’ve killed

a torch and threw it

room was filled with hay, clearly prepared in advance.

fire touched the

lan kicked the door

“lan, lan!”

shaking and hid

trying to put out the fire, but there was too much

Carlene into his arms.

with handprints on her cheeks,

was icy as he

Neil and the

Seeing lan, he

Raymond, where’s Maja?”

frowned. He hadn’t seen Maja inside.

in lan’s arms,

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