Chapter 11 - Elodie Whispers A Terrifying Secret To Her Mother
As the heavy winds from the helicopter forced the security guard to lose his footing, Maren finally broke free. She scrambled across the dirt and threw her arms around Elodie, pulling her tiny body tight against her chest.
"I've got you, baby, Mommy's right here," Maren cried, kissing the top of the little girl's head. Elodie looked up with wide, frightened green eyes, her small hands trembling as she touched Maren's cheek.
"Mommy... the bad man said if I didn't bleed for the silver box, he would throw my toys in the ocean," Elodie whispered quietly. Maren felt a fresh wave of rage so intense it threatened to consume her entirely.
Celestine crawled over to them on her hands and knees, weeping openly as she touched Elodie's small shoes. "I tried to protect her, Maren, I swear I did," Celestine sobbed into the dirt.
"I know, Celestine. We're going home now," Maren said gently, helping the proxy mother to her feet. Viktor stood alone near the cliff edge, abandoned by his guards as federal agents closed in from behind.
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"You think taking my money stops the legacy, Maren?" Viktor sneered, turning around with a bitter laugh. "The blood debt of the Mercer family goes back a hundred years, and it ends with this child."
Before Agent Vance could rappel down from the helicopter, Viktor reached into his coat pocket. He pulled out a small, old-fashioned brass key and held it up high above the roaring ocean abyss.
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