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Besides, she still had what Fabian wanted: money, and the formula for making high–purity drugs. Fabian wouldn’t kill her.
Skyla looked at Fabian’s profile and gave a soft laugh, her meaning unclear. “Then it’s settled. Once we’re on the helicopter, you hand her over to me. I’ll make her wish she were dead and leave just enough of her alive for you p>
Fabian neither agreed nor refused. He only ordered the men beside him, “Watch the perimeter p>
“How much longer until the helicopter gets here?” Skyla asked, clearly annoyed.
One of Fabian’s men answered, “Five minutes p>
Garrett pushed Winter forward.
Winter listened closely to Fabian and Skyla’s conversation, hoping to catch any useful information. She wasn’t paying attention to the ground. Her shoe caught on a raised rock, and she slipped, stumbling forward.
She crashed straight into Skyla.
Garrett reacted quickly and grabbed the rope binding Winter’s hands, but Skyla still staggered from the impact.
A casual smile appeared on Skyla’s face.
But in the next second, that smile froze. She grabbed Winter by the arm and dragged her close.
“If you can’t walk properly, maybe I should cripple that leg for you p>
She raised her hand and lightly patted Winter’s face.
“Your bracelet p>
Winter’s gaze suddenly fell on the wrist Skyla had just used to pat her face.
Skyla’s eyes shifted, and she quickly pulled her hand back.
Winter watched her reaction.
That day outside the hospital building, the light had been dim, and she had been more than six feet away from Skyla. With just one glance, she had assumed Skyla’s bracelet was the one her mother had pawned
years ago.
After that, Skyla had used the bracelet more than once to provoke her.
There was no need to guess. Skyla had clearly believed the bracelet had belonged to Winter’s mother too.
But now, even with only moonlight, they were close enough for Winter to recognize it.
This was not her mother’s bracelet.
It looked almost identical, but Winter knew it wasn’t the same one.
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Seeing the flash of anger on Skyla’s face, Winter understood. Skyla knew it too.
Otherwise, why would she suddenly pull her hand back and hide the bracelet under her sleeve?
Knowing Skyla, if it really had been Winter’s mother’s bracelet, she would have shown it off again just to
hurt her.
“Why aren’t you moving?” Fabian stopped and looked back.
“Nothing,” Winter said calmly, meeting Skyla’s cold eyes and the anger she was trying to hide. “I was just thinking Chris is really good to her. That bracelet is nice p>
A cold, murderous look surfaced in Skyla’s eyes.
Garrett yanked the rope binding Winter’s hands and pushed her forward. Fabian’s men spread out around them, watching for any movement nearby.
It had just rained, leaving the path and the woods damp.
After they crossed the barren hill, they continued farther south. The vegetation grew thicker, and the weeds on the mountain rose as high as their waists.
Birdcalls echoed through the trees.
Winter kept counting the time in her head. Fabian’s man had said five minutes, and by now, three minutes had already passed. A faint rumble came from the distance. It probably wasn’t thunder. It sounded like helicopter blades.
Winter’s heart pounded like a drum.
Garrett was probably highly skilled. Otherwise, Fabian wouldn’t value him so much.
Winter wouldn’t last more than two moves against Gavin.
But if she fought dirty, she might still have a chance.
Even if she failed, Fabian wouldn’t kill her right away.
“Ow!” Winter suddenly crouched down.
She lowered her head and cried out in pain.
“Ow, it hurts. It hurts so much p>
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