Chapter 176

• Before walking past Gael, however, Fritz paused and took a step back, muttering close to his ear. “Oh, and we found some survivors for ya!” Ruby is with them. She is one of my guys, and she insists on staying. Normally, I would make her follow my rules, but she has a personal vendetta this time, and I can’t get in the way of that. You’ll need someone to show you around anyway. Take good care of her or this fucker Michael would be the least of your concerns. Just saying.” He chuckled, lifting his hands as if he didn’t mean to offend anyone, but once his laughter subsided, his dark eyes glinted with destruction. He clenched his jaw. “Just. Saying.”
• The sound of tires hitting gravel reached their ears, shooting smoke into the air, as Fritz and his men sped into the darkness and quickly vanished out of sight.
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