The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2253

Colton’s voice cut through the tension like a knife, “Look, if the perpetrator’s already got blood on their hands, they won’t care how many of us are here. If they’ve gone berserk, seeing red, that’s when Thalia’s truly in the crosshairs. What we need to do is find her, and do it quickly!”

Margot nodded, a little sheepishly, acknowledging she wouldn’t run her mouth off anymore.

She began to recollect the sounds she heard during the call with Thalia. The place was whipped by the wind, strewn with rocks, but more importantly, it sounded like there was the clanging of trash cans!

“Wait, I’ve got it! There’s a spot with those metal recycling bins, surrounded by chain-link. fences! That’s the noise, I’m sure of it! I don’t know what got knocked into them, but I remember that distinct clatter of bins.”

Normally, Margot might’ve missed such a trivial detail, but in the heat of the moment, it came to her.

She even figured it was the sound of trash cans.

one place around here with those kinds of bins. If I’m not mistaken, it’s to our left.”

pointed in that direction; his eyes shadowed with

the area well, having been dragged around by Colton during the shoot. No one would’ve

find Thalia, the better. The longer it takes, the more

headed one way, while Margot stuck close to Balfour’s

and for goodness’ sake, if you see something scary, don’t scream. We don’t want to tip our hand, got it?”

spine, but she swallowed her fear for the sake of the rescue.

it, Mr. Howard,” she murmured with a hint of

her to do anything; he simply wanted her

was shivering behind a dumpster, her

night as her cloak, she carefully shifted her weight, hoping to move to