Chapter 1623

"Maybe I'm just paranoid." Alecto frowned as his gaze fixed on Sebastian's retreating figure. His unease grew stronger with every passing second. The maple forest was packed with onlookers and so crowded that it felt suffocating. Every pair of eyes was fixed on the wooden box in Sebastian's hands, with greed burning in their gazes. They were itching to rush forward and snatch it, but the last shreds of common sense told them that rushing forward would be a death wish. "Stop right there! If you take one more step, I'll kill her!" When Sebastian was less than 100 yards away, Brody shouted at the top of his lungs. "Fatso, don't push your luck!" Sebastian was so furious that his beard bristled. He raised his hand as if he were about to slap him. "Stop talking nonsense and toss the box over here!" Brody raised his chin defiantly with a look that practically screamed, "Hit me." Sebastian's face darkened. He knew that if the box fell into Brody's hands, it would be like throwing a bone t