Chapter 9

His words echoed like icy commands in the air. The henchmen, hearing Gideon's order, instantly moved with frantic urgency. The pockmarked thug dug his shovel into the dirt with renewed vigor. Each thrust of the blade scattered a cloud of dust, as if tolling the death knell for Sadie. The others didn't dare delay. Two of them lifted Sadie's battered body, dragging her like a broken rag doll toward the half-dug grave. Sadie's eyes brimmed with despair. Tears mixed with the blood and grime on...