Chapter 26

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MY NEXT TARGET IS YOUR KIDS.

BUT UNLIKE YOU, THEY WON’T LIVE TO TELL THE STORY BECAUSE I WOULD USE A GUN INSTEAD OF A TASER.

AND WHO KNOWS? MAYBE IT WILL BE TODAY.

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‘Sheep!’ I squeezed the paper into a ball, wishing it would go up in flames and turn to ashes.

The air turned too heavy for my lungs, and breathing became hard and laboured.

I knew I should have suspected when those messages stopped coming all of a sudden. I knew I should have suspected when all the hate comments on my social media suddenly disappeared.

But I was too stupid. I got too relaxed with everything.

And… My sons! They were threatening to hurt my sons.

‘I need to talk to them.’ I grabbed my purse and dug out my phone.

In a flash, I went to my contact and dialled Dante’s personal number, which he had suddenly given me during one of our library talks.

‘Pick up. Pick up.’ I squeezed my purse and almost fainted when he didn’t answer my call.

‘Please let nothing bad happen to them. Please.’ I called