Chapter 1

"Boss, what do we do with this girl?" Tiger asked.

Shaun Breyne was wrapping a strip of cloth strip around the wound on his palm. He glanced at the woman who was balled up next to the wheel of the car, quivering in fear. His face was blank as he gave his instructions, "Be clean, don't leave anything behind that can come back to bite us."

His voice sounded very pleasant. It was clean and a little deep, yet it exuded a chilling coldness.

"Haha, of course! Leave it to me!" Tiger answered. He grabbed a metal rod that was slightly longer than a foot and walked toward the woman.

The rebar was about as thick as a man's thumb. Emilie Audron had picked it up from the construction site and put it in the toolbox on the front passenger seat. She had intended to use it for self-defense. She didn't think that it would fall into the hands of these people and become the weapon that they would use to end her life.

She wanted to survive; she wanted to live on no matter what!

Emilie's body trembled like a shivering kitten in winter. There was a voice screaming and wailing inside her. Both her parents were alive and healthy, and they had been kind, good, ordinary people all their lives. There was no way that they could take the shock of her death. There was also Kevin Cannavale, he was still waiting for her to return home to him.

She should not have driven the car alone through this road in the middle of nowhere. She should not have assumed that she was safe just because she was in a car. She should not have stepped on the brakes when she saw a person lying in the middle of the road... She should have stepped on the gas pedal instead and just drove right over him!

But now was not the time to regret what she had or hadn't done. She was facing the imminent threat of death.

"Please, please, I'm begging you, don't kill me. I'll give you everything, the car, all the money I have! I swear I won't call the police, just don't kill me, please!" Emilie sobbed as she inched toward the man while still on her knees. His expression was still as cold and cruel as it was before. She begged, "Sir, please, please don't kill me. I stopped my car to try to save you, would you please let me go for that? I swear I won't ever tell anyone about this. I didn't see anyone, I didn't see anything today, I swear to the heavens, I swear!"

This was a pretty smart woman. Shaun Breyne raised his eyes and looked at her. Although her face was covered in tears and snot, her facial features were well-proportioned, and overall she was rather good-looking. Her face was slightly distorted from fear. Tears welled up in her eyes and drowned her pupils which were glimmering with a pleading expression. However, that wasn't enough to soften his heart as it was frozen solid. He didn't react to her begging. He lowered his head again to dress the wound on his hand. He had injured his palm when he jumped down from the truck. It had scraped over the sharp edge of a rock on the roadside and was nearly sliced in half.

The woman was still kneeling at his feet, hitting her head on the floor and begging him repeatedly. He started to feel a little frustrated. It was rather inconvenient to tie the strip of cloth around his palm with just one hand. He reached his arm out to Monkey who was seated beside him to get him to help with it. Then he turned to Tiger. "What are you waiting for?"

Tiger walked over and picked the woman up by the back of her collar like a helpless kitten. He dragged her toward the bush at the side of the road.

Emilie struggled with every last bit of strength that she had. Yet, she didn't dare to scream. This was the middle of nowhere. No one resided within a three-mile radius. No one would come to her rescue even if she screamed; it would only accelerate her death. All she could do was to continue sobbing and begging for her life.

"Tiger, wait!" It was Monkey, who was helping Shaun wrap his wound. He had taken pity on the woman. He called out and stopped Tiger. He carefully asked Shaun Breyne, "Boss, can we maybe leave this woman be? It doesn't look like she can do anything to threaten us, right?"

Shaun Breyne frowned. He pressed his lips together but didn't say a word. Tiger couldn't help but mock his buddy, "Hah, you must want something else from her, don't you?"

Monkey let out a sinister laugh, his gaze circled her chest which looked more attractive than before as it jiggled with her movements when she struggled. He didn't bother to hide his lust. Instead, he asked Tiger, "So what? I haven't touched a woman for more than a month now, don't you want it too?"

Tiger looked down at the woman. He couldn't help but feel tempted as well. This was indeed a young and pretty woman. Her face was nice, and she had an attractive figure to match.

Both of them were tempted, so they looked toward their boss in unison.

Shaun Breyne's cold, fierce eyes swept across Emilie, who was almost petrified with fear. The words that came out of his mouth were even more cold and cruel than his eyes, "We're running for our lives right now. If you want a woman, you can do whatever you like when we're safe."

Emilie trembled uncontrollably when she heard that. She tried her best not to faint from fear, and with pitiful eyes, she looked at the man who was as thin as a monkey. She tried to grasp this chance for her survival. "Please, as long as you don't kill me, I'm willing to do anything you want. I still have parents who are alive, I'm their only child."

Monkey was indeed moved by her offer. He pulled the most fawning smile on his face and tried his luck with Shaun Breyne again. "Boss, we won't waste too much time playing with her for just a while now."

Before Shaun Breyne could reply, Tiger laughed. "Damn, dude, you really can't control yourself can you?"

Despite his words, he had stopped dragging the woman toward the bush. Instead, he turned and looked at Shaun in anticipation.

Shaun Breyne looked at the two men who would put their lives on the line for him. This was the first time that his poker face broke. He said rather irritably, "Be quick about it!"

Monkey cheered and jumped up to his feet. He walked straight to Emelie. Tiger smiled and let go of her very generously as he said, "Alright you can go first, I guess."

Emilie didn't try to hide or run away. She went along with Monkey's grasp and continued begging, "Please don't kill me, please, please don't kill me. I swear I won't tell anyone."

"Alright, alright, I won't kill you, as long as you listen to me!" Monkey answered, and he groped her breasts forcefully. The soft, tender flesh filled his palms. It made him even more desperate and lustful than before. He looked around for a brief moment, then quickly dragged her toward the bush beside them.

"The car, let's get in the car first." Emilie's voice was as soft as the hum of a mosquito, but it still alarmed the man who was sitting a distance away from them. His freezing gaze landed on her, which prompted her to explain herself in a panic, "The backseat of the car is more comfortable, there's no prickly grass."

Monkey's mind was filled with lust at this point. He went with her suggestion and walked toward the car parked in the middle of the track. He pulled open the car door and shoved her inside. Shaun looked at the car coldly, then tilted his head toward Tiger and nodded. Tiger immediately understood what he meant. He followed them with his arms crossed.

The car was a white SUV, with a large frame and a rather spacious interior. Tiger leaned on the side of the car and joked with Monkey through the half-open car window. "You alright there bro?"

Monkey immediately replied, "**** off" as the rustling of clothing and muffled groans of the woman came from inside the car.

"****!" Tiger couldn't help but curse. He stood upright and walked a few steps away from the car. He turned and yelled at the man inside the car, "Monkey, you better not fucking overdo it!"

"Wait, this chick is still a ******!" Monkey exclaimed, there was a mix of thrill and excitement in this voice. He shouted again while panting, "Damn, I really got lucky today!"

Tiger was startled for a moment, then he spat on the ground as he laughed and turned to Shaun who was sitting a distance away in silence. "Boss, look at this motherfucker, I hope he doesn't spoil the car again!"

She's still a ******? Huh, that's rather unexpected. Shaun's lips curved up a little as a mocking smile appeared on his face. He slowly retracted his gaze from the car.

Emilie bit on her lips as she endured the humiliation. She took a deep breath as she hugged the man's back with one arm and inconspicuously pressed his head down toward her. At the same time, her other arm reached into the pocket behind the front passenger seat.

There was a knife in that pocket. It was a small but very sharp fruit knife. She had left it there when she went on a road trip with Kevin. On the way back, she got lazy and lay on the backseat of the car. She peeled and cut fruits for him using that knife. She would lie on the backseat and cut apples into small pieces, then feed them into Kevin's mouth. He would sometimes nibble gently on her fingers and not release them, and lick her fingertips as she gasped.

She had to survive this, Emilie told herself over and over again. Dad, mom, and Kevin. They were all waiting for her. She couldn't die here. She couldn't die a humiliating, inhumane, shameful death.

Emilie finally found the fruit knife. The man was still on top of her, thrusting and moving frantically, but she had never been calmer than she was right now. Her fingers ran across his back as she tried to discern the position of his heart. But she couldn't be sure. She was afraid that the knife would be too short, and it wouldn't be able to pierce his heart in one strike. She might not be able to kill him instantly.

But Emilie knew that she didn't have time to hesitate. She pressed on the back of his head while raising her head a little to kiss him. The man was completely unaware of what she was trying to do, he was even pleasantly surprised by her reaction. He hugged her waist tightly and kissed her passionately.

Just that moment, Emilie ****** the knife downward and stabbed it into his back.

There was another spot on the body that would instantly kill him. The man's thin body froze as he was stunned for a brief moment. He struggled to raise his head as his eyes popped and his pupils started to dilate. He tried to look at the woman who was under him, however, he no longer had the chance to. Emilie's legs wound tightly around his lower body as she pressed on the back of his head with all her strength with one hand. Her other hand sliced downward with as much force as she could muster, through his spine, arteries, windpipe... all of it was so fragile under the sharpness of her blade.

This was a pretty good knife, it was worth her effort bringing it back home all the way from Switzerland.

Monkey's blood squirted out like a fountain. She had no choice but to reach her hand out and press on the gaping wound. Half of her body was soaked wet, and her vision was covered in blood. The man on top of her finally stopped struggling, and she could now only feel a faint convulsion and the occasional twitch. But Emilie didn't dare to let go, she looked out the car. The tall, fierce-looking man was standing not too far away. While the "Boss" was seated further away in front of him.

The engine of the car wasn't shut off, she hadn't done so when she got down to check the body. She had to climb to the front of the car without alerting them. Then lock up the car door and drive away to safety. This was her only chance of surviving.

Emilie took a deep breath and pushed the thin man off of her body.

Shaun Breyne had his eyes closed. He was taking a break. He was also thinking about where they should head to after this. They had been running for more than 700 miles now. Southton shouldn't be too far ahead, but their future was still very uncertain. Perhaps he shouldn't have let Tiger and Monkey release their urges right now. But the two of them slaughtered their way out together with him and had been on the run for more than 30 days. They hadn't been able to relax for a single night. What's the worst that could happen from allowing them to do whatever they wanted for an hour?

He was lost in his thoughts, and his nerves which were tightened like the string on a bow loosened a little. He didn't even hear the light thud of the car door as it locked. Suddenly, the headlights of the car turned on. He was confused and shocked as he turned around. The next moment, he saw the white SUV charging toward him as if it had lost control.

The luminance of the headlights caused him to temporarily lose his vision, but he was immediately able to tell who was driving the car. It was the woman who had only been able to cry and beg just a moment ago. Right now, half of her face was covered in blood, while the other half was as pale and ghastly as a ghoul. Yet her eyes were still pitch black. It was no longer covered in tears. Now, it was filled to the brim with hatred.

"Boss!" Tiger yelled and pounced forward without a second of hesitation. He shoved his boss aside without even thinking. Shaun's body rolled to the side of the road as the car's wheels brushed his shoulders. But Tiger was sent flying by the impact of the car. He landed with a heavy, muffled thud against the ground.

The car didn't stop at all, it ran straight over Tiger's legs and left the area.

Emilie gripped the driving wheel with great force. She slammed down on the gas pedal as the car sped across the rural road. She only stopped when she reached the urbanized streets, which were lit up brightly by the city lights. Her entire body trembled uncontrollably, her hand was shaking so much that she could barely hold up her phone, let alone dial Kevin's number.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" She let out a hysterical, feral roar. She opened her mouth and bit down hard on her wrist until the pain stopped her from trembling. She was finally able to dial his number. "Call the police, Kevin, call the police, something bad happened," she said, her voice barely coming through her sobs.

She had been driving to the city where he was in the middle of the night. She had just wanted to give him a surprise.

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