The power of those words needed no explanation. Arabella Donovan keenly felt the crowd behind her stir, and many of the onlookers began to scatter in different directions.
The few people she had mentally labeled as dangerous began to move in unison. But unlike the others who were dispersing, this group moved against the flow of people, closing in on Arabella and her brother.
If she had only been suspicious before, their movements now confirmed their identities. Arabella instantly shoved the little one she was holding into her brother's arms, then strode forward and kicked the nearest trafficker square in the chest.
With a THUD, the man flew straight into a convenience store on the side of the street.
The trafficker's accomplices all froze for a second. Realizing something was wrong, they turned to run, but they were a step too late.
