Chapter 735
Sienna’s chest tightened.
Her mind immediately kicked into overdrive.
They had specifically asked for the woman from car two with medical knowledge. That could only mean Heather, with her basic herbal skills.
Her own face was completely destroyed, unrecognizable; there wasn’t a single trace left of her old identity.
Realistically, it was entirely impossible for anyone to identify her.
But the guard didn’t even look her way.
He marched straight up to the two of them, jutted his chin out, and waved a hand at his men. “Take both of them p>
Before Sienna could even open her mouth, a massive, rough hand clamped down on her arm.
He gripped her so viciously it was like handling a sack of meat.
She was practically yanked off the ground, her feet barely brushing the pavement.
Beside her, Heather was hoisted up as well, letting out a series of short, terrified yelps.
They were tossed like ragdolls into the back of an SUV idling by the curb.
As the door slammed shut, Heather’s shoulder slammed against the frame. She let out a pained whimper, her eyes instantly welling with tears.
Heather curled into a ball in the backseat, instinctively grabbing onto Sienna’s sleeve. Her palms were slick with cold sweat.
She might have known her way around some mountain herbs, but that bloodcurdling scream from the lab had completely shattered her nerves.
Sensing her absolute terror, Sienna slid a little closer.
The SUV navigated the main road up the mountain, the incline growing steeper by the second.
The sterile, grey laboratories blurred past the windows, soon replaced by lush, manicured foliage.
Perfectly trimmed lawns and elaborate flower beds completely covered the raw stone of the mountainside.
The higher they went, the more obscene the display of wealth became.
The vehicle finally pulled to a stop in the courtyard right outside the main mansion.
The guards yanked the doors open and marched them across a sprawling bluestone courtyard.
The yard was massive, centered around an ornate stone fountain that sat dry, its base choking with dead vines.
Armed guards were stationed at every corner. Based on their gear and rigid discipline, they were just as highly tramed as the elite security teams back at the Sterling estate.
The men dragged them across the expansive yard and were just about to enter the main house, when a desperate, sobbing wail suddenly echoed from a nearby wooded path.
It was a broken, agonizing sound that viciously shredded the tranquility of the estate.
“No… please, let me go… I’m begging you p>
Startled, both Sienna and Heather whipped their heads toward the noise.
Two burly guards were dragging a man down a side path.
The man’s limbs dangled uselessly, completely slack like a marionette with its strings cut.
His shoes dragged along the stone tiles, leaving two pale scrape marks in his wake.
With every step they took, his head lolled back loosely, pathetic whimpers tumbling from his lips.
It was painfully obvious he was entirely incapable of standing. He looked horrific.
One glance was all it took to see that his tendons had been ruthlessly slashed.
“Ah p>
Heather’s eyes went wide with pure terror. Her legs instantly gave out, nearly sending her collapsing to the floor.
Before she could unleash a full-blown scream, Sienna shot a hand out and grabbed her arm, steadying her shaking frame.
She clamped her other hand firmly over Heather’s mouth, silently commanding her to keep it together.
Right on cue, the guard up ahead whipped his head around, his eyes flashing a lethal warning.
Heather immediately dropped her gaze, too terrified to make another peep.
Sienna looked down and saw Heather’s face had turned a sickenmg shade of white, her lip trembling violently as her eyeer remained glued to the crippled man.
“Do you know him?” Sienna whispered.
Heather’s teeth chattered, her voice breaking into pieces.
“It’s… he’s from our village. He was recruited last month everyone was so jealous he got picked to stay and make all that money p>
It had barely been an hour since they arrived.
First they heard a man screaming in agony, and now they were watching a crippled victim being dragged away.