Jack let out a cold snort and instructed a guy named Logan to keep an eye on Nicolas outside, in case he messed up their plan again.
Once sure no one would interrupt, Jack turned to Norah, "Sweetheart, just behave yourself and you won't get hurt!"
A spark of determination flashed in Norah's eyes. She kicked her legs and slammed her head towards the wall.
"Gosh!" Jack lunged, pulling her back just in time.
Norah gritted her teeth, "I swear you'll pay for this, the Lamont family won't let this slide!"
"I was planning to be gentle to you, but if you're gonna be a tough cookie, don't blame us for getting rough!" Jack shrugged off the fact that Norah's legs were still tied, and started to undress her.
Norah struggled and screamed. Although the surrounding houses were mostly abandoned, Jack gagged her with a piece of cloth to avoid attracting passerby. He was about to tie her hands when a thud was heard outside, followed by Nicolas's scream.
His face changed, and he rushed out to see a man kicking Logan's head through the second story window. Logan was sent flying, hitting the wall and passing out!
Nicolas was hit with something, his hand covering the bleeding wound, terrified and hiding in a corner.
The sight startled Jack, who picked up a chair and threw it at the intruder.
Xavier kicked the chair to pieces, his face fierce, "Where's Norah?"
Nicolas had already pushed Norah out of the window. Xavier was just in time to see Norah looking back at him.
Jack, who had caught up with Xavier, raised his knife and stabbed at Xavier's back.
Xavier, focused solely on Norah, was about to jump out of the window. At the same time, Jack's knife was coming at him.
Xavier's jump caused the knife to slide down his back and into his waist. Hegrimaced in pain, kicked Jack away, and jumped out of the window.
Below the window was a moat that Movie Center had expanded and rebuilt along an old riverbed.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
May we have updates please....
I wanted to see Gab courting Sylvia..probably that is yet to come. Please keep updating...thank you...
Maybe Gabriel can have someone at the Citadel check the whereabouts of Evelyn's boyfriend, whom she followed there in the 1st place to get information about her adoptive family and her biological family as well. The sooner she's gone the better. Thanks for the updates....
.........still hoping to see updates...
Awaiting more updates.......
Helllooooooo...
Yes, can't wait to see how gab is going to win over Sylvia. Please share updates...
Waiting patiently for the updates, thank you....
Thank you for the updates, this is so exciting now that Sylvia is connecting with her family....
Yea, so glad Mrs. Winters and Evelyn got caught. Thanks for the updates....