Chapter 76

Nikita dismounted her motorcycle, about to speak, when Latisha suddenly stepped in front of her.

Nikita froze, staring at Latisha's back.

Latisha spread her arms, shielding Nikita from the crowd. She was clearly terrified, her shoulders trembling, but she stood her ground without hesitation, a tiny dam against a raging flood.

Her action, of course, branded her an accomplice.

The relatives grew even angrier and moved to shove Latisha aside. But in her panic, Latisha pushed one of the men first. She used all her strength, and he stumbled back into the person behind him.

"You bitch! You think you can get away with murder?"

The man swung at her. Latisha flinched and raised her arm to block the blow, but Nikita was faster. She grabbed the man's wrist and slapped him hard across the face, just as she had done to Yesenia.