Sloan and Maddie knew exactly who they had come for the moment they stepped into the house. Ivy’s face was all over the news and so was her cover. A bounty was on her head and everyone knew who she was and what she looked like, so there could be no escape for her. But while she had such a huge predicament, they thought more of themselves. Sloan’s emotions were still running wide and fast that she could think of absolutely nothing else for the time being. That was a mistake.
They stared at each other, fear sizzling their hearts and eyes.
“You know the red one, with red hair that looks like blood. Come on, speak, where is she?” The man holding Maddie tightened his grip around her thighs while he leaned even closer.
“I don’t know,” she whispered, scared of what he might actually do to her.
