While Buzzard peeled out, taking Desmond to safety, Ice and the rest of his men went for the cars. His men who were closer fired, dropping the ones who were armed and the fleeing ones who had tried to kidnap Desmond.
Ice pulled out his gun, firing and killing the driver of the first car before he left the alley. Running to the side of the second car’s driver’s window, he used the butt of his gun to break the glass as the driver tried to change gears. The car began moving backwards, almost hitting several council members stupid enough to flee that way. That was the only good thing about shoot-outs in public—people running for their lives made shitty witnesses.
“Stop or I’ll blow your fucking brains out.”
As the car stopped moving, Ice jerked the door open, yanking the driver from the car and throwing him on the ground.
“Jackal?” Ice yelled.
“Got most of them,” Jackal answered, throwing one he had knocked unconscious to the ground.
Ice placed his booted foot on the back of the driver. “Search the back of the car. I didn’t see anyone, but make sure.”
Jackal opened the back of the car. “Clear.”
“Get them loaded into the cars quick. The cops will be here any second,” Ice ordered.
His men shoved everyone into the two cars. Ice jerked out the dead driver, throwing him out onto the pavement. Getting behind the wheel, he sped off down the deserted street.
He drove through the large city, coming to an older building used to manufacture socks. He headed to the parking garage which was guarded, and his man opened the gate, letting them inside. Ice pulled to a freight elevator and came to a stop then got out and ordered his men to get Deacon’s men inside.
“Jackal, Max.”
Both men came to his side.
“Jackal, you warned Deacon?” Ice asked, wanting to be fair.
“Yeah.”
“Go get him,” Ice ordered coldly.
“You got it.”
After he watched his men leave, Ice went to the empty freight elevator, going inside and pulling down the door with a loud bang.
Deacon would be waiting for a return attack and be surrounded with men. Deacon thought that, because he had hired so many men, he would be safe. Dumb fucker hadn’t taken into account the men he had hired were inexperienced, counting on the larger force. Ice had hired fewer men, but what he lacked in numbers, they had in experience.
Ice whistled as the elevator descended. He was going to have more time to spend with Grace. He was going to end all Desmond’s problems with Deacon today. He might even take the little shit a treat tonight.
* * *
Ice had already shot Deacon in both kneecaps and hips when his cell phone rang.
“Yeah?” he answered.
“Ice, your old lady has a problem.” Snake was one of two recruits placed to watch over Grace when he wasn’t with her.
“What’s going on?” Ice asked, watching Deacon’s blood drip to the concrete floor he was hanging above.
Ice walked away so Deacon’s cries for help didn’t keep him from hearing what Snake was saying.
“She’s out walking, trying to find that little dog of hers. He got out about an hour ago. Raft’s trying to look for it without her seeing him.” Snake broke off. Ice could hear him in the background. “Fuck, fuck.”
“What’s going on?” Ice yelled into the cell phone.
Snake came back on. “She almost got hit by a car, chasing after it when it darted out in the street. It disappeared into another neighborhood.”
“Go help her catch the little shit. If something happens to her, you’re dead!” Ice commanded.#p#分页标题#e#
“You told us not to let her see us. If we help, she’ll know.”
“I don’t give a fuck. I’ll deal with that later. I’m on my way.” Ice disconnected the call then strode back to Jackal and Max who were playing with Deacon by swinging him back and forth between them.
“Watch out, he’s going to blow.” Max laughed, stepping back as Deacon’s vomit joined the blood on the floor.
“I have to go. Can you two handle it?” Ice asked.
“Yeah, go ahead and leave. Me and Jackal got this.”
“Later.”
Ice rushed from the building going to his bike, which a recruit had already dropped off. Climbing on and turning on the motor in one fluid move, Ice rode out of the garage, barely slowing down for the guard to run and open the gate.
He pulled in front of Grace’s house just as it was beginning to get dark. She was sitting on her front doorstep, crying. He had passed both Raft and Snake still looking for the dog.
After Ice got off his bike, he went to Grace, sitting down beside her and wrapping his arm around her shoulders.