He lunged forward and his hand wrapped around my neck. His face twisted with fury. “You told me yesterday that Nivianne hurt you. Now she’s disappeared. Don’t lie to me, you’re retaliating against her!”
I choked for air but forced my eyes to stay steady. “I don’t know… I swear, I haven’t done anything.”
But Wilbert didn’t believe me. He never did.
Instead, he dragged Mark out like a broken doll. My brother’s arms were tied in that humiliating big character style, and they dumped him on the road in front of a car.
“Mark!” My heart dropped to the floor.
The headlights glared, and I barely had time to breathe before the engine roared and the car rolled forward. It crushed his leg with a sickening crack.
“Ahhh!” Mark screamed in pain. “Anika! My leg!”
My body shook violently. “Brother!” I screamed. “Wilbert, what are you doing! What are you going to do to him?!”
“I told you,” Wilbert said coldly. “From this moment, every minute the car will start again. First your brother’s limbs. If you don’t give me Nivianne’s location in three minutes, the car will go for his head.”