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.

if there

a squad of police; there was enough manpower to

the back hills! Team two, with

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

Aaron was too

so pale,

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fine, don’t worry.”

took a deep breath; his eyes were misting as he faced Jareth, “Mr.

not your fault.”

the cold wind, “You were trying to protect Marilla. I know. The person who took was probably after me.

this, Aaron felt a deeper sense of guilt; he wished Jareth would just grab him and

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

her, beat her hard!” Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a

blows upon Marilla. A kick to

For the first time in her

meant death,

twisted delight and cackled

I brought you here to watch the show?” Edith snarled while shoving her, “She’s nearly half–dead. Finish her off!”

arms crossed, “Why don’t you

chance for revenge, and you expect me to get my

I’d be a murderer,” Glynnis sneered, “Why should I take that risk for you? I

5

You deserve everything that’s

Glynnis hard, and she laughed maliciously, “I’m not just an

you’ve got that

than you

with madness, “Welcome to the world

you

a special ingredient to show my gratitude.

blood.”

room started spinning around her. She remembered the strange taste of that coffee, the subtle hint of

her world was crumbling

doubled over suddenly, clutching her chest, and retched up the remnants of last night’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

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the chaos, a cacophony erupted from downstairs–there was metal clashing, followed by a

crash, the door was

the room like a comet

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

mercy for men or women

in their hands and feet, one by

place into a slaughterhouse drenched in blood.

more, in order to vent the fury

“Run for it!”

flee, heads in hands, but Lily wouldn’t grant these beasts any

into action, she grabbed their hair–one in each iron grip; the pain was so intense that they thought

*Argh!”

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