No Mercy for the Past

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table and hurled it at me. "You

k, letting the ashtray smas

into countl

seven years

didn't you call the po

I replied

one and started yelling, I u

probably alrea

why did you provoke the kidnappers! Why

ish, his only con

one numb, devo

I shot back, my gaze mocking. "Lik

flickering. "What nonsense are you s

ach my eyes. "You let your own daughter die f

snapped back, his voice sharp.

s the

self-righteo

na was rescued, everyone cal

business rivals just for being close

all a performance s

g, cutting throu

n it, as if grasp

or, their expressions stern. "We received

!" Jed blurted, grabbing the lead officer. "N

ngly. "It's her! Officers! She told the kidnappers to

d, his sharp gaze settl

e kidnapped are my seven-year-old daughter, Anne Bennett, and Mr. Bennett's close

urned pale,

er officer to calm Jed down and approached me. "Ms. Fowler, can you tell

use it was the only wa

s terrifyi

ly follow through, especially when their tar

ed from making more

y the pol

easoning when Jed's phone s

n unknow

t it and reac

his hand

the kidnappers! Katrina's sti

nk you're the weak link," I said, locking eyes with him.

esita

muttered to himself, too

the silent living ro

ficer, Captain Lee, go

stside! The fire's massive! We found an injured woman outside who say

t off in J

ith wild joy, and

" He was incoherent, grabbing the officer's arm

his expression hea

"...We found a charred body at the