CHAPTER FORTY-TWOAlmost at the same time, they distanced themselves from each other and moved toward the two corners of the hallway, making it difficult for him to know which one of them he was going to focus on.He looked to his left, and then to his right, unable to make a choice between the two angry-looking men who didn't seem like they were going to give up.“Alright, guys. This doesn’t have to get violent, I just want to get to my family.” He said with a soft tone, but his hopes were dashed when the man standing by his right rushed at him, almost grabbing him by his neck, if he wasn’t fast enough to elude his grip.“That was close!”He kicked the man impulsively on his belle, causing him to grunt in severe pain, as he staggered and fell to the ground.Seeing his partner on the floor, the other man growled angrily and attempted to take Riley unaware by throwing a punch at him, but he missed by an inch, as Riley was fast enough to dodge his knuckles.Not willing to give up, the

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR“Get into the van, Mum!” Riley said to his mother, who was reluctant to move, as she stood at a spot, frightened by the scary sight of the two men in black suits who panted with so much vexation.“Are you sure, Riley ? They look really scary, I don’t want you to get hurt.”“Just go Mum, I will be fine.”Mrs. Ederson took one last look at her son, and then she moved into the Van and sat close to Sammy who was lying still in a corner.Certain that his mother was safe, Riley moved backward, and then he closed the barn doors without looking, while his eyes carefully looked at the men in front of him, as they approached with full force.“Come with us and your family can go!” Said of the two men who was standing on the right, while the other panted frantically, trying to catch his breath, as it was evident that they had been running in an attempt to catch up with Dace after he had locked them in.“Look, just let us go, I don’t want any trouble,” Riley said with a soft

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX“Don’t just stand there! Do your fucking job! Grab his legs!” Seth cried out to the men, pointing his right index finger at Riley who continued to glide through the air, looking down at the four men below him.The men looked at Seth, and all they could do was wonder if he was seeing the sight of Riley who was suspended in the air.“What are you still waiting for? Jump up and grab him! Is that so hard?”Seeing that the four men standing below Riley were so confused, and not eager to do anything, Seth growled, and then he started walking toward Riley , paying no attention to the pain he felt in his thighs.“Hooger will kill me if I don’t do as he has asked. But I will make sure that I kill these bunch of useless men before I face him!’With nothing but a strong and desperate determination to accomplish his mission, Seth limped as soon as he got close to Riley , attempting to grab his legs.“Come here! I am not done with you yet! Get back here!”His efforts to grab R

Riley continued driving the van as fast as he could without knowing where he was headed. It appeared that the road after the long garden path was as lonely as a desert, with no one else driving through.It was already dawn, and the touchdown of the sun was already upon the earth, even though it wasn’t as radiate as when it was in its full splendor.Riley continued driving through the narrow road, even though his mind had been bestowed by so many uncertainties, but the strong determination to get away from the men who could he after him kept on responding in his mind.“Mum? Are you okay back there?” He asked as he tried to take a look at his mother through the rearview mirror, but all he could see was her hair, and nothing else, as the partition glass between them blocked his view.Mrs. Ederson was still shocked to even give her son a response to his question, but she managed to nod in affirmation, even though she was really worried about the safety of herself and her two sons.While

CHAPTER FIFTYHe waited patiently for the call to go through, and when he heard the double sound of ringing, he was elated and waited anxiously to hear someone’s voice from the other end of the line.“Hello? Who is this?”“It’s me! It’s me, Riley . Mira, I needed your help!”Riley held onto the phone to his ear, while he waited anxiously to hear from his girlfriend who went silent for a while. When he had waited for a few seconds, and he didn’t hear anything from her, he was forced to call out to her.“Babe? Are you there? Hello?”“I am here,” Mira responded with a soft tone, but Riley could feel the tension in the call, even though he was forced to overlook it.“Please baby, I need your help, I need a place to keep my family.”“Your family? Have you found them?”“Ye, babe! I found them, even though it wasn’t easy.”“That’s good,” Mira said after a few seconds, with her tone as soft as she could keep her voice.“Yes! I need your help! I need to keep them somewhere safe for the next