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‘Iron Riders?‘ A name suddenly popped into Chloe’s mind, making her stop in her tracks.Â
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She looked again. The man was even more burly than Frank, with a long, deep scar on his arm that cut all the way to the bone.Â
That scar was a signature mark from his previous life.Â
It was Frankie from the powered human rankings.Â
Chloe thought, ‘Wow, never expected to bump into him here.Â
‘With Lakeside turning upside down and all sorts of rare loot possibly up for grabs, who wouldn’t be scrambling to get in?‘Â
She guessed those big shots from her previous life must be flocking here as well.Â
Back then, she was just an expendable nobody scraping by at the bottom. But now, she could actually stand her ground against the top dogs.Â
She calmed herself down and planned to take the long way around.Â
She was all alone, and her powers were nowhere near their peak. This was definitely not the moment to mess with those thugs.Â
Besides, Frankie was a total wild card. He was moody, unpredictable, and had a twisted thing for women. More than a few had met a gruesome end because of him.Â
She had just changed direction, heading toward the abandoned building, when a dozen men suddenly stepped out and blocked her path.Â
The man on horseback stared down at her with arrogant eyes, sizing up the short kid wrapped up from head to toe.Â
“Hey, didn’t you hear my woman say she’s hungry? Drop your backpack, and maybe I’ll let you die with a bit of dignity,” he sneered.Â
Chloe stopped in her tracks, saying nothing. As she looked up, her eyes locked with that woman on horseback.Â
The woman froze. ‘Wait, that look… why does it feel so familiar?‘ she wondered.Â
Suddenly, it hit her. Her heart skipped a beat, her voice went shrill as she jabbed a finger at Chloe, her sharp cry slicing through the silence.Â
“Grab her! Get her now!” she screamed.Â
The dozen men around her just stood there with grim expressions, not moving an inch.Â
Their eyes were full of ridicule as they stared at her.Â
‘Is this woman nuts? Just some chick the boss messes around with, and she thinks she can boss us around?‘ they scoffed inwardly.Â
‘Just wait till the boss gets bored of her. Then we’ll show her what’s coming to her,’ they sneered to themselves.Â
Seeing the gang members just standing there, the woman hid the murderous look in her eyes and turned to Frankie, putting on her most flirtatious act.Â
“Frankie, please, would you catch her for me? Pretty please?” she cooed, her voice sugary sweet.Â
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Frankie loved messing around with women, but he wasn’t dumb. His eyes narrowed, giving her a deadly glare.Â
His rough fingers dug into her chin, a smile plastered on his face, but his eyes were cold as ice.Â
“Oh? You little slut, not satisfied with me anymore? Got your sights set on some other guy now?” he sneered.Â
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The woman froze, biting back the pain in her chin. Tears shimmered at the corners of her eyes as her voice oozed flirtation, seductive to the core.Â
“Mr. Potter, you’re so strong and incredible. You always leave me breathless. I could never even think about another man,” she purred.Â
Seeing Frankie smirk at her, she felt a chill run down her spine and hurried to change the subject.Â
Her soft, delicate hand wandered over Frankie’s chest.Â
“Mr. Potter, that’s my half–sister. She’s really just a girl,” she said, her voice soft and sweet, playing up her innocence.Â
Frankie shot Rosalie a lecherous grin, grabbing her wandering little hand and pressing it against his waist.Â
“Guess she must be pretty ugly to be all wrapped up like that,” he sneered.Â
After the apocalypse, Frankie had hooked up with plenty of gorgeous women. Rosalie might not have been the hottest, but she was definitely the most captivating.Â
That’s pretty much why she was still hanging around him.Â
At those words, Rosalie gave Chloe a barely noticeable glance.Â
Rosalie said, “Mr. Potter, you don’t know the half of it. My sister’s not ugly at all. She’s actually a total knockout, way prettier than me.Â
“She was even the campus belle back in college. Now she’s all wrapped up like that, probably just trying to keep people from getting any ideas.”Â
Frankie’s interest was piqued.Â
He raised an eyebrow and shot Chloe a look.Â
“Strip,” Frankie commanded.Â
His voice was soft, but brooked no refusal.Â
Rosalie’s eyes blazed with intensity.Â
‘Chloe, I’m dragging you down to hell with me!‘ Rosalie thought, her resolve burning.Â
Chloe looked at Rosalie, who used to be the picture of innocence, now shamelessly seductive and acting like she didn’t haveÂ
a care in the world. It felt as if she was staring at someone from another lifetime.Â
Every so often, Rosalie’s arm would be exposed, covered in bruises and purple marks. There wasn’t a single patch of skin left unscathed.Â
Chloe pressed her lips together, her voice cold and sharp, like winter ice that never melts.Â
“Get lost,” she said, her tone icy and unyielding.Â
Instead of getting angry, the guys actually looked excited.Â
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“Boss, guess she really is a woman! That voice is so damn seductive,” one of them snickered.Â
“Boss, when you’re done with her, can you toss her to us?”Â
“Yeah, boss, we haven’t gotten any action in days.”Â
Frankie burst out laughing, waving his big hand with a hearty grin.Â
“Alright, guys, we share everything–good times, bad times, and women too,” Frankie declared loudly.Â
The guys around him leered and snickered, but secretly scoffed at his words.Â
‘Share the women, my ass. He always keeps them for himself until he’s bored, they mocked inwardly.Â
But some of the guys glanced at Rosalie in Frankie’s arms, licking their lips with anticipation.Â
She looked sexy as hell. Soon enough, they’d get a taste of her too.Â
With Frankie’s go–ahead, they all eyed Chloe hungrily, their gazes practically glowing.Â
In their minds, she was already theirs for the taking.Â
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They’d been drooling over Rosalie for ages. Now that Chloe was her half–sister and had such a sexy voice, she couldn’t be any worse. They figured she’d be just as tempting.Â
A dozen horses closed in, trapping Chloe with no way out.Â
“Hey, bitch, do as you’re told. Strip, lie down, and let me have fun with you. I promise you’ll love it-” one of the guys sneered.Â
Before the guy could finish his sleazy line, a bullet tore straight through his skull. He was still mid–sentence, a bloody hole gaping in his head, when he toppled off his horse and crashed to the ground.Â
Another shot echoed through the air.Â
Frankie hadn’t even processed what was happening before the Iron Riders lost two men in the blink of an eye.Â
“Holy shit, you’ve got a gun?” one of the guys blurted out, totally stunned.Â
Chloe blew the smoke off the muzzle with a nonchalant air, her smile cold and never touching her eyes.Â
The cold, dark muzzle was pointed right at Frankie.Â
Without a second thought, she pulled the trigger again.Â
Rosalie screamed, “You’re nothing but a cast–off! You should be left to rot and stink in some filthy, damp hole. Why are you even still breathing? Why don’t you just drop dead already?”Â
Chloe squeezed the trigger, and Frankie snatched Rosalie, diving off the horse and rolling on the ground, barely managing to evade the shot.Â
But Chloe’s real target was the horse itself.Â
The chestnut horse let out a wild neigh, rearing up on its front legs and going berserk.Â
Seizing the chaos, Chloe spun as she backed away, the dark muzzle of her gun now aimed at the other powered humans on horseback.Â
You filthy scum, go to hell!” she snarled.Â
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She squeezed off three shots, each one blasting straight through a skull–dead center, no mercy.Â
The rest of the Iron Riders scrambled, ducking and dodging in pure panic.Â
Guns were still nightmare fuel for these guys. When bullets started flying, nothing could be saved.Â
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While chaos erupted, horses bucking, men tumbling everywhere, Chloe took her chance and slipped away in the confusion.Â
She’d only managed to drop so many of them because she caught them off guard. Once they got their act together, she knew escaping wouldn’t be so easy.Â
Frankie’s voice suddenly cut through the chaos up ahead. “You bitch, you killed five of my guys and still think you can get away?”Â
‘Damn it, I totally spaced. Frankie’s got speed powers, Chloe thought.Â
“What do you want?” Chloe stammered, her voice shaky.Â
She looked terrified, trembling as she kept backing away, her voice quivering with fear.Â
“Please, don’t hurt me,” she begged.Â
Not far away, just a few hundred feet off, two people and the cheetah were all left completely stunned, jaws practically hitting the ground.Â
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