“Shit... a house!” I holler, making myself go faster.
“Boys!” Mav yells back to us, but we pass him and Trav, who are running behind us, going straight for the front door. We hammer up the steps, bursting inside.
I cock my head, hearing loud voices coming from below the kitchen in front of us. It must be a basement.
Then we see an open door on the far wall and dash for it.
I clatter down the steps, not slowing down for a second. Trikk and Razor are on my heels.
I come screeching to a stop as I take in the scene in front of me. Synn is holding an alive but pissed off Killer; 3 is grabbing some guy; Ghost looks like he’s about to lose his shit and... Ghost’s father?
“What in the holy fuckery is this?” Trikk says as he steps up next to me.
We end up standing there in shock at everything we see.
Synn looks at us and hollers, “Ghost’s father! That asshole is Demon mask, aka Ghost’s brother, Maxim.”
More footsteps and voices come from above, revealing the rest of the gang, minus Black—who must be driving the SUV—as the others fly down the long flight of stairs.
Trav takes control, marching towards 3 who is struggling to maintain his grip on Demon.
A mad scramble commences. Everyone is screaming.
I look over at Synn, and jerk my head towards the door, relaying to him he needs to take Killer and leave.
He listens, thank fuck.
I turn back to the melee… and realize someone else is missing.
“Where the hell did Ghost’s father go?” I shout to be heard over the other voices.
The commotion comes to a dead stop. We're all looking around, perplexed.
Maverick grabs the reins, barking commands. And then, “Where did Synn take the girl? They both better be in the vehicle. Everyone out! Get in the damn car. Take the prisoner first, understand? And stay the hell together.”
I move towards 3 and Trav, helping them contain the piece of shit who took our girl.
I just want to get to Killer. This asshole will be answering for a lot. I hope there’s a dungeon in the ZYGOS compound. A good place to string his ass up, so we can pummel answers out of him.
Phoenyxx
Dammit, why is Synn holding me so tightly? I need to get to Ghost.
The events taking place right now are making me even more frantic.
Why is Ghost’s father here? This is so bad.
My blood froze in my veins when Ghost’s father said he and Maxim were... brothers.
Oh, my God. I feel sick.
I screamed at Maxim to leave Ghost alone. He came towards me and Synn, but 3 and Trav intercepted him.
Then, everyone else showed up. Frost moved to help 3 and Trav transported the struggling Maxim to the waiting car.
Now, Synn carries me up the stairs, and out the door.
The door of the car is already open, and he shoves me in gently, following and depositing me onto his lap to put his arm across my middle like a seatbelt.
