Maddi was immediately suspicious of the woman before her. Maman did not forget things.
She violently shook her head. And screamed for her mother. She really didn’t want to be left alone with this woman.
“Maman does not forget things!”
Winifred jumped as the girl screamed, starting to panic.
Shadowy hands sprouted from the ground and took the girl in a tight, cruel grip.
If this little brat is so dependent on it’s mom that it’s hardly willing to trust anyone.
She really would rather not capture Maddi this way. But with her acting difficult, and Winifred's patience drained with gravity of her mission, suppose this was the best way... Even if the mother happened to arrive right at this moment, it’d probably be too late.
For a moment, the blonde’s pale blue gaze darkened as they began to drag the girl away, a look of mingled rue and annoyance. ❝You give me no choice then.❞