"I-I don't know, I really don't know! I'm just the middleman, I swear I don't know anything!" The man's face was painted with fear.
Sophie's smile slowly faded. "You don't know, huh? Well, that makes you pretty useless."
She stood up, aimed her gun at his forehead, and said coolly, "No need to keep useless people around." A gunshot echoed through the alley, leaving behind only the sharp smell of gunpowder.
Colby wiped down the gun for Sophie, saying, "I'll handle this kind of stuff from now on. No need to mess up your dress."
Sophie's expression softened a bit. "These guys are organ traffickers, real monsters. They kidnap women and children, making deals with rich businessmen. Sometimes the only solution is to put them down."
Since The Silent Shadows were dismantled, things had been calm for years. But recently, similar activities have started popping up overseas, and they've even taken over The Silent Shadows' old dark web site.
Kiran had been digging for a while, but the chaos made it tough to track down the mastermind. He'd found a few hideouts but no real leads on who was behind it all.
Sophie paused, deep in thought. They had fought a grueling five-year battle against The Silent Shadows. Could they really be making a comeback so soon?
Seeing the worry etched on Sophie's face, Colby gave a reassuring smile and gently smoothed the furrow in her brow. "The Silent Shadows had a pretty wide net back then. It's not surprising some slipped through. As long as there's demand for organs, there'll be a supply. It's not something you can wipe out overnight. Maybe it's not even them."
"I'm worried about Fiona," Sophie admitted.
Alec's face darkened at her words.
Outside the Costello estate, Harold's car pulled in. Seeing the yard's chaos, Harold felt a headache coming on. To Fiona, the daily combat drills were just a big game of pretend.
"Fiona, your folks aren't home, didn't they tell you not to make trouble? Who said you could swap out the steel balls for paintballs?"
"Uncle, I just wanted to spice things up a bit..."
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The readers' comments on the novel: Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James)
why do you keep delaying updates:(...
please post new chapters.. why are they delayed...
Awaiting new chapters plzzz...
when will new chapters release??...
Enjoying the story, to much victimising Sophie, they could at least try to target others. Hope at some point Sophie comes clean and forgives James and explain her view of loving the boy James was. Just so they both learn and move on. Really needs to be some consequences for the instigators instead of being let go. Sandy needs to see Vanessa is using her as a cover, and Sandy needs to wake up to herself, or be held responsible by her father for alienating the people she was supposed to make contact with. Hope the reporter brother is keeping an eye on what Vanessa and Odie are up to, and that he has he’s own justice in store. Hope he becomes like Reese a good partner. Hope James lives and finds he’s HEA. Need to put Nicole in prison , no release and several lifetimes , with all the evidence on the crimes she’s committed just to get her out of the way guilt free. More about what’s up with Gordon....
Excellent novel!...
When will you upload the next chapter...