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!?” Culore growled, shaking the chair, trying to set himself free. “No, no!”
“Take it up with him, when he arrives,” Hyde shrugged his shoulders dismissively, which pissed off Culore even more.
“The moment you set me free, Xenos, I’ll fucking kill you!” Culore kept snarling at him, like a rabid dog.
Rene listened to their conversation, frightened. She approached Jesse, and whispered right into his ear.
“He’ll never stop coming after him, will he?” she asked, under her breath.
Instead of a reply, Jesse just looked at her. That was more than enough for her to realize that the worst would happen. It was inevitable.
About half an hour later, they all heard the sound of a car. Hyde rushed over to the window, pulling the curtain to the side. He looked down. Ozul was getting Parker out of the car, then Isabella. He was alone. He gestured at Jesse to come and take a look.
“Do you think it’s really just the two of them?” Hyde whispered to him, making sure Culore couldn’t hear them.
“I don’t know,” Jesse frowned. “But, one thing is for sure. Even if there are more of them hiding out, they won’t attack as long as we have got Culore.”
“You’re right,” Hyde tapped him on the shoulder. “I need you to take him down. I’ll go first. Maybe we should just keep Rene upstairs, just in case.”
“I doubt she’ll want to stay,” Jesse wasn’t sure.
“It doesn’t matter what she wants now, what matters is to keep her safe,” Hyde shook his head.
He walked over to Culore.
“Get up,” he ordered him sternly.
“How the fuck am I supposed to get up, when I’m tied to this thing?” Culore grunted.
“Make it work,” Hyde replied, bending down and cutting the tape that kept his ankles tied to the chair. “Now, you can walk. If you make one wrong move, I’ll cut your tendons and leave you to bleed out in the middle of the woods. I hear there are wolves here, not only bears.”
“Fuck you,” Culore spat out hatefully.
“Get him up,” Hyde instructed Jesse, who immediately went over and grabbed the back of the chair Culore was tied to.
“I need you to stay here,” Hyde continued, telling Rene.
“What?” she frowned. “No.”
“Rene, I’m not asking you, I’m telling you.”
“And I’m telling you that I’ll be there, whether you want me or not. You need as many people on your side as possible.”
Hyde swallowed heavily. She knew she was right. Of course she was in danger. They all were. But, if worse came to worse, and it probably would, she might be able to help get Parker and his mom to safety, while Hyde and Jesse dealt with Culore and Ozul.
“Please, let me help,” she got closer to him, and took him by the hands.
“I might not be able to protect you,” he admitted. “I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if something happened to you.”
“I know,” she smiled. “But, you can’t always be there. You can’t always keep me safe. I need to do that on my own, too. Let me help.”
“OK,” he sighed. “I hope I won’t regret this.”
“We ready?” Jesse asked, his fingers firmly clutching his prisoner.
“Let’s go,” Hyde nodded.
They walked solemnly down the stairs, like a funeral procession. The only thing that was missing was the dire music. Hyde went first. Jesse and Culore were behind him, and Rene was left last. When they finally got downstairs, Hyde could see that Ozul was already there, standing by the door. Parker and Isabella were by his side. Their hands were tied with a rope, which connected them, so if they escaped, they would need to stick together.
