In response they tried to close in on me. One of them stepped around behind me and tried to put his arms around me to hold me. I broke the hold easily and slipped away from him just to be grabbed by another one.
“What the hell is this?” I asked as I tried to fight the second one off.
“Sasha Winters, you’re coming with us,” the second one said as he pulled me towards the car. I struggled, but he was easily as strong as any of Cole’s men.
“I don’t think so,” another voice snapped. Speaking of Cole.
I heard a couple of guns cock and looked over to see Cole, Dante, Andre, and a couple of guys I didn’t recognize yet. They all stood with guns trained on the men who were trying to kidnap me.
“Go,” one of the men in black said to the guy holding me. “We’ve got them.”
Before he was able to turn around, a hole appeared in his head and he collapsed to the ground right in front of me without another word.
“Anyone else?” Dante asked in a threatening tone.
Number One darted off, but one of his legs exploded underneath him and he fell over himself.
“Shit, sorry about that,” Cole taunted Number Two. “I don’t know what happened, but I will tell you this. You need to put her down. Now.”
“I don’t think I can do that, Cole,” Number Two said, and I felt the barrel of a handgun press against my temple.
“You’re not going to shoot me,” I groaned. “You were just trying to take me away with you, and you expect anyone here to believe you’re going to waste me? Your mom must be so proud,” I taunted him.
I saw smiles break out on the faces of Cole’s men as they tried not to laugh.
“If it comes down to me or you, bitch, I’m killing you,” he said.
“Excuse me,” Cole said, stepping forward. His words hit like a punch.
Number Two took a step back. I felt his barrel pull away from my head ever so slightly, and his grip lessened just a little. His eyes were obviously on the rifle trained at his head.
“Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Cole said, still stepping closer. “Now, let the girl go.”
His arm released me and he held his gun up, uncocking it.
“Good. Now, put the gun down on the ground,” Cole ordered.
I ran past him to Dante and Andre. I looked at the dead man lying in a heap at Cole’s feet as he kept walking towards Number Two. Number One was still moaning and groaning on the ground, trying to crawl to the car.
One of the back doors sprang open.
“There’s someone else in the car,” I told the guys around me.
“We’re not worried about that too much. Letting that guy go will help. Now you’ve got the wounded knee and the driver who’ve witnessed that you’re not to be fucked with, and we’re about to see what happens to your buddy here,” Dante said.
“Where were you taking my friend?” Cole asked.
“Nowhere, man,” Number Two said, backing away with both hands raised now. I could see him shaking from where I was standing.
“Wrong answer.” Cole popped him in the knee and he fell down onto the other one.
“It’s none of your business,” Number Two growled through the pain.
“Wrong answer number two. You don’t get three strikes, bud. I’m sorry.” He put a round through the guy’s head and left him on the ground.
In no rush at all, Cole strutted back to us, and we all walked to the motorcycles parked at the street.
“Are you okay?” he asked me as we walked.
“I think so, yeah,” I told him.
“Good.” He grabbed my arm and guided me to his motorcycle.
“What’s up?” I asked.
“Guys, I’m taking her back to my place,” he told the others. To me, he said, “Get on.”
Chapter 10
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Cole poured a couple of glasses of whiskey for us.
“I’m fine,” I told him. “Thanks for your concern, though.” I expected him to be mad, but so far he’d only seemed concerned for my well-being. He had to know the reason I was over there. He had to know what I was up to, and he had to be infuriated. Why wasn’t he angrier?
“So I guess your boss isn’t too happy about all this,” he said, handing me my glass of whiskey as he walked by. I followed him into the living room.
“I don’t think those guys were with my boss,” I told him, keeping Fang’s name out of it on the off chance he didn’t know who was trying to hijack his business yet.