Chapter 12

Neither of the Reed siblings had expected the sudden change in Stephen. When Josephine and Jordan locked eyes, they saw the same kind of terror reflected in each other's gaze. "Let go of me, you little shit! I didn't do anything!" Jordan shouted. The next second, a sharp crack split the air, followed by Jordan's scream. His right arm twisted like a pretzel. Stephen had a thousand ways to make a man talk. "Your right arm's useless now. Next the left, then the legs…" Jordan went white, shaking all over. "Save me, Josie! Do something!" Josephine didn't have that in her. She took a step back, eyes turning menacing, then picked up a vase and hurled it toward Jordan's head. "I told you not to harass Lucy! What the hell did you do to her?" The vase shattered. The shards nicked Jordan's eye and face, making him cry out in pain. Terrified of being dragged down with him, Josephine distanced herself, pretending she had nothing to do with it. What she failed to realize was that Stephen had