He had the right to break the contract, the power to kill anyone here if he chose.
For the first time, a murderous glint flickered in his eyes.
Just then, Bryson stood up from behind the group, walked up to Hannah, and declared, "You should admit defeat for the bet.
" His cold, firm voice reached the ears of the masked man, instilling a sense of formidable presence that was not to be trifled with.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Okay, I will definitely keep my promise!" He turned to the staff standing next to him and commanded, "Call the ship and ask it to cthis way.
" "Yes, boss.
It seemed too easy for Hannah to get out, which gave her an eerie, surreal feeling.
She pointed at Atticus, who was standing behind the masked man, and declared, "I want to take him with me.
" The masked man slowly turned his head to look at Atticus, then back to Hannah, and asked skeptically, "Do you know who he is?" Without directly answering his question, Hannah replied firmly, "It doesn't matter who he is.
I'm taking him away now.
Is this too much to ask?" Though Hannah was resolute, Atticus felt a twinge of nervousness, afraid that the capricious masked man might not let him Leave.
"You have won the game, so you can take everyone away.
Hannah nodded.
As she stood and was about to leave, the man with the rabbit head mask said, "Miss Moore, you're truly impressive.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWe still have plenty of tahead, and our paths will cross again.
" Hearing this, Hannah stopped and turned to look at him coldly.
"I don't think we'll have the chance to meet again.
" When they stepped out of the hall and into the sunlight, everyone finally relaxed.
Lydia, holding Hannah's arm, confessed how shocked she had been by the recent events.
She wouldn't cinto such an unknown situation anymore! Their mission to secure the island had failed, and they had nearly lost their lives; panic was an understatement.