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He shook his head violently

“Do it!” I snapped

“No!” he said in a harsh whisper

The woreed to nine o’clock, no exceptions!”

“Answer it or I’ll kill her,” I threatened “Get rid of her or you both die”

The man finally reached for the door and opened it a crack “Ms Parks, I’m sorry-”

I nearly pulled the trigger when the door suddenly opened wider, but it wasn’t the woman who entered A little boy no h the narrow crack in the door My instincts kicked in and I grabbed hi his mouth with asped, but the wo to didn’t seeer on her

“I’m sorry, Mr Travers We had a deal You want er!”

I heard footsteps hurry off, but theat me in horror didn’t move or even shut the door “Please don’t,” he whispered as his eyes fell on the kid as squirrasp And that hen I knew I had him

I kicked the door shut and stepped forward The man automatically stepped back

“Where is he?”

“I swear to God, I don’t knoho you’re talking about!”

“Your father!” I shouted

The uard that he lowered his hands “My…my father?” he stuttered

The kid was furiously trying to escape le tohim I also didn’t knohat the fuck to do with him – he hadn’t been part of my plan I hadn’t even once considered the possibility that the younger of ht be a father And no way in hell was I hurting a kid…I’d use hione in h with my threats