Chapter 4

I caught the children's smartwatch Sophie tossed to me and quickly hit the emergency call button. In no time, the child safety alarm at home was blaring.

The deafening noise didn't just alert my parents, but also snapped that stunned guy out of his daze.

"You!" His voice came out hoarse and strained, his eyes locked onto me like he wanted to burn a hole right through.

Sophie took the chance to kick him hard and then scrambled over to me on all fours.

"Sophie, stop staring. Run!" She grabbed my hand without waiting for me to react.

But the…