“Identify yourself,” Zeus calls out.
“Bulldog.”
“Throw your weapons out and come out with your hands up,” he demands. “Same goes for you, Maniacs.”
Guns slide out, then five men emerge—three Disciples and two Maniacs.
We cautiously surface from our hiding places. Snake drags a limping Milo at his side.
“Call the doc!” he cries out hysterically. “I’m dying over here, dude.”
“You’re fine,” Snake snaps, lowering him to the concrete floor.
“Fine?” Milo wails, gesturing wildly at his leg. “Dude, look at my fucking leg! I’m bleeding like a stuck—”
Snake’s foot connects with his face, knocking him out cold. “I said you’re fucking fine.”
The others enter the warehouse, weapons locked and loaded.
“Rooster, get the car.” Zeus digs the key out of his pocket andtosses it to him. “Take Milo to The Sanctuary. Naomi will meet you there, then I want you back here.”
“You got it, Prez.”
Draco surveys the carnage. “Any casualties?”
“Yeah,” Jigsaw responds somberly. “Claw’s gone.”
“Fuck!” Zeus thunders. “Six brothers dead within a month.”
“On your knees, you pieces of shit,” I bark as I stride toward our enemies.
I place my Glock against the first guy’s forehead.
“No, please—”
“God’s Wrath has no mercy.” I pull the trigger.
I train the muzzle on the second guy. “You have five seconds to convince me not to put a bullet in your head.”
“I have two children—”
Bang, Bang. Bang.Three slugs enter his dome.
“Changed my mind.”
The next man drops with two in the chest. I set my sights on the fourth man. He doesn’t cower or snivel like the others. Respect—but he still has to die.
“Not the last two,” Zeus commands, making his way through the carnage and shell casings. He stops in front of the tough guy. “You’re going to deliver a message. Understand?”
The man gives him a clipped nod.
“Tell Spider death is coming for him. Now get the fuck outta here.”
He pushes to his feet and ambles out of the door, cool as a fucking feather.
Zeus turns to the last man. “Tell your crew we can let bygones be bygones or we can continue to spill blood.”
“Yeah, man, I’ll let them know.” He scrambles to his feet and hauls ass.
