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.

he might be, but he felt as if there was no

police; there was enough manpower to surround the entire factory. Drones were dispatched to scour

back hills! Team

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

scuffle with Hans, Aaron was too worried about Marilla to care for his own

face so pale, Evadne rushed to his side.

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don’t

eyes were misting as he faced Jareth, “Mr. Fairhaven, I’m sorry.”

your fault.”

and his voice was carried away by the cold wind, “You were trying to protect Marilla. I know. The person

a deeper sense of guilt; he wished Jareth would just grab him and shake the life

trapped in a cage, attacking her captors with a

hard!” Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a vicious fury, “otherwise, do you want to get bitten

kick to the

into a bitter smile. For the

death, she had no

with a twisted delight

you here to watch the show?” Edith snarled while shoving her, “She’s

with arms crossed, “Why don’t you do

you the chance for revenge, and

finger on her, I’d be a murderer,” Glynnis sneered, “Why should I take that risk for you? I wouldn’t even do that

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

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

in horror and revolted, “You filthy thing, you’ve got that dirty disease? Stay away from me, don’t come

away? Oh, we’re much closer than you

with madness, “Welcome to the world of

are you talking

coffee I served you last time? I added a special ingredient

blood.”

and the room started spinning around her. She remembered the

like her world was crumbling

clutching her chest, and retched up the remnants of last night’s meatloaf

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was metal clashing, followed by a series of

deafening crash, the door was kicked clean

Lily, who burst into the room like a comet

had all five of them sprawled on the floor; with her knife moving so quick and precise,

for men

severed the tendons in their hands and feet,

ceaseless screams turned the place into a slaughterhouse drenched

Alston, who could barely speak, Lily plunged her knife into his leg twice more, in order to vent the fury meant for her young

“Run for it!”

tried to flee, heads in hands, but Lily wouldn’t grant these

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

*Argh!”

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