Chapter 49: Bear Necessities

Ezra Havlin stood in the middle of the empty warehouse, searching frantically for Mary Johnson, Hoyt's most recent victim. He had already abducted seven girls and four boys, their families slaughtered as Hoyt sold the children off to eager buyers. Para-Force took the case because they discovered each of the kids possessed special powers of some kind. They spent months tracking the man and finally found him in Savannah. The plan was simple, set a trap, wait for Hoyt to hand the girl over to the buyer, then take them both down and save the girl.

However, Ezra stood in an empty warehouse. He spun searching every direction as Hoyt's laughter taunted him. Ezra ran through the warehouse, frantically searching, the little girl begging for help. Lights flashed with a strobe light effect, blinding Ezra as he scrambled around, tracking the girl's voice. He didn't find Mary, but there was Hoyt right in front of him.

Ezra lunged, wrapping his hands around the man's throat, twisting him to the floo