Chapter 781

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy arrived at the abandoned factory grounds at the same time as Jareth; their steps echoed through the desolation.

When Jareth stepped out of his sports car, his chiseled face was as pale as marble, except for the piercing eyes that glinted ominously under the headlights.

“Where’s Marilla? Any news?!” He spoke with a strained voice and with his lips cracked.

His hoarse voice made his words sound broken and fragmented. Seeing the pain in his eyes, Thaddeus felt a pang of sympathy.

In a single night, Jareth had been struck by blow after blow, each as devastating as a thunderbolt, which left him visibly shaken to the core.

“Lily was here early. She’s on the trail, but I’ve lost contact with her!” Evadne clenched her jaw when pulling out her cell phone, “Every damn cell signal is blocked here. The kidnappers chose this place on purpose. Cunning bastards!”

“Evadne, keep cool. I’ve got a hunch. Gordon’s already contacted Abernathy Telecom, our family’s company. They’re sending portable satellite backpacks and some cutting–edge gear to restore the signal,” Thaddeus said, while wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close.

Thaddeus was prepared for this scenario, as he had lived through a similar ordeal in his youth.

“Lily’s got skills. She’ll be okay. She’ll find Marilla.”

Jareth’s pale lips trembled as he repeated the words like a mantra; it was hard to tell whether what he said

was for their comfort or his own.

Ignoring them, he started towards the back hills, only to be intercepted by Thaddeus.

“Jareth, where are you going?”

“To find Marilla.” Jareth’s gaze was dazed and unfocused.

“Alone? You won’t find her by blindly charging over those hills!”

Thaddeus’s eyes burned with intensity, “Don’t panic. The team Evadne and I brought is already spreading out to search. Captain Ashbourne will be here any minute!”

“Don’t panic? Thaddeus, they’ve taken Marilla, she’s my life!”

Jareth’s voice broke into hysteria, and his eyes were bloodshot, “I’ve got nothing left, only Marilla. If anything happens to her, if anything happens to her…”

He couldn’t finish.

as if there was no

Aaron arrived with a squad of police; there was enough manpower to

one, sweep the back hills!

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

being in pain from a recent scuffle with Hans, Aaron was too worried about Marilla to

his face so pale, Evadne

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don’t worry.”

breath; his eyes were misting as he faced Jareth, “Mr. Fairhaven, I’m

your fault.”

was carried away by the cold wind, “You were trying to protect Marilla.

wished Jareth would just grab him and shake the life

bound, but she fought like a fierce young lioness trapped in a cage, attacking her captors with a ferocious desperation she had never shown

Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a vicious fury, “otherwise, do you want

were scared stiff, so they complied by raining down blows upon Marilla. A kick to the abdomen sent a sharp pain

her body endured the brutal assault, Marilla had her lips curled into a bitter smile. For the first time in her life, she fought back with all her might, for her

if it meant death, she had

twisted delight and cackled at the

the show?” Edith snarled while

crossed,

was I who gave you the chance for revenge, and you expect

murderer,” Glynnis sneered, “Why

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“You ungrateful wretch! You deserve everything that’s coming to you!”

and she laughed maliciously, “I’m not just an ungrateful wretch. I’ve got

back in horror and revolted, “You filthy thing, you’ve got

than you think.

madness, “Welcome to the world of AIDS,

you talking

a special ingredient to show my gratitude. It was my

blood.”

lightning, and the room started spinning around her. She remembered the strange taste of that coffee, the subtle hint of iron. It was blood?

her world was crumbling around her.

chest, and retched up the

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the chaos, a cacophony erupted from downstairs–there was metal clashing, followed by a series of swift, heavy

door was kicked clean off

who burst into the room like a

against this seasoned bodyguard; within moments, she had all five of them sprawled on

for men or women alike.

hands and feet, one by

place into a slaughterhouse

leg twice more, in order to vent the fury meant for her young master towards the vile creature who dared to covet the young

“Run for it!”

hands, but Lily

grabbed their hair–one in each iron grip; the pain was

*Argh!”

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