Chapter 10

I turned around at the sound of it, and there I saw Vildamir holding something black in his right hand, which I guessed was a remote control. On his left was the wounded Lucille whom he was supporting.

Behind the two of them was our traitorous friend, whose face showed no sign of regret. On either side of him were his assistants, both holding guns. And all those guns were pointed towards us.

"I told you to let us pass because if not-"

It didn't even finish what it was about to say when Shawnel suddenly interrupted. "-Because if not, you'll blow up Speare?" Shawnel asked sarcastically, which made me turn to look at him.

I had a puzzled look on my face, wondering why he was being sarcastic towards Vildamir, knowing that the idiot was holding Speare's life in his hands. If the stupid guy got offended or annoyed, the bomb attached to the child's body would surely explode, and the only thing that would trigger that bomb was Vildamir himself.

"Do you really think that we're that kind of stu