Reread, and think. I’m sure you’ll figure it out.
“Youngest,” Dessa said. “He only likes, and sometimes just tolerates, the others, but the youngest is the child of his current wife. And rumor has it, she is the only one he actually married for love, so he is particularly attached to the kid.”
“Kid’s what…eighteen?”
“Yep—”
“Ender, you can’t be—” Cyrus growled.
“Trap. Shut!” Ender snapped.
Ding!
Before checking his phone again, he asked, “The kid’s young, but is technically an adult, and it does sound like he’s a good option. But what about the wife? Wouldn’t she be better for bargaining if he loves her so much?”
BABY ZEN-ZEN
I tried that. Won’t help. Brain broke. This math doesn’t make sense.
Ender rolled his eyes, and quickly sent a reply.
ENDER
Solve better.
“Wife is a no-go,” Dessa sighed.
Ender wrinkled his nose. “You sure?”
In his mind, anyone could be grabbed if you had skill and the right information. It wasn’t like he was against taking the kid, but it also wasn’t the kid’s fault his dad ran a criminal organization. He’d rather not traumatize a teenager if he didn’t have to. Not that they would actually hurt the brat…
“Not without killing to get to her,” the Manticore stated.
Raynir cleared his throat. “Have to agree with that assessment. According to reports, the only time she leaves their estate in Southern Australia is when she is with him. Which means she is always heavily guarded. No matter what way we go about it, the results would be loud and deadly. Too loud.”
“Why resort to kidnapping?—”
“Cyrus!” Ender warned again, before completely ignoring the man had said anything, as he asked, “And the kid isn’t?”
Dessa chuckled. “He’s eighteen, and off to college. Meaning, he is finally getting away from Mommy and Daddy’s control. They may have placed guards on him, but it's low key. They likely think he is safe from their enemies at the moment. They’ve kept him pretty well hidden, and have him living under a different name.”
He opened his mouth to respond, but sighed when he got another text.
BABY ZEN-ZEN
100% sure that Soren wrote it, and that there isn’t actually an answer! Help me!
Nope…he was not responding to that. The kid could figure it out!
“Fine, get things in place, have a team grab him as soon as they can.”
Raynir clucked his tongue. “I’ll coordinate with?—”
“How is kidnapping a kid the best fucking option?!” Cyrus snapped, cutting the Gargoyle off.
“It just is!” Ender hissed.
Ding!One of his eyes twitched.
