Chapter 39: Keeping Jayla Noles in Check

"Jayla Noles, Albert Lawes won't-" Silas clamped a hand over his neck, blood pumping from the artery, his eyes bulging wide. He fought to get the words out. Before he finished, his body went limp. He crumpled to the floor and, within moments, stopped breathing. The thugs around him saw Silas die and panicked. None of them dared stick around. Steel pipes and knives clattered to the ground, and in the blink of an eye they were gone, leaving chaos in their wake. "Miss, should we chase them?" An...