Ray just glared at them.“Sticks and stones...If my brother wants to blow up this family, we’ll just see what happens when the whole truth comes out, won’t we?”He snorted.“And you boys think you got me?Hell, I might be the only one who walks out of here free.”
Ace shook his head.“Nah, man.I doubt that.You are fucking delusional.”
“On top of being a filthy, dirty traitor against the US, you expect to walk?”Jack looked over at his brothers and scoffed.
Ace shrugged.“We gave Shay all the information we had and I’ll bet you he even found your stronghold by this time.That’s important you know because once he finds it, Shay will bring in his boys and they will strip you of all your weapons.Then he’ll be able to trace them back to Whittaker and your life as you see it is O-V-E-R...over.Wave goodbye to the free air you’re breathing right now because he will use the terrorist act to shove you into a darkass cell and lock the door behind you.So just dream on, moron.”
Ray snorted.“Fine, keep spouting your nonsense.I won’t see the inside of a cell.No sirrie.You ain’t gonna find my stronghold or my guns.They are secure from the likes of Shay Montross and his little robots.You can’t find them if you don’t know where they are.”
Joker cracked a smile.“Keep talking dumbass, even if it’s only to convince yourself.You don’t need to convince us.We know exactly where you live and exactly where your guns are.”
“How the hell do you know that?”Ray scowled as his smirk left his lips.
“We’ll tell you that after Shay raids your warehouse.”Ace now gave him a satisfied smirk.“He seems to think he needs the evidence to secure your arrest.We don’t.We got you, fair and square, and we aren’t working for the military anymore.So, if an accident befalls you while in custody here?We cannot say we will be sorry.”
“But brother don’t forget the paperwork we’ll have,” Joker happened to mention.“Shay will find the paperwork extremely important.That will be a whole file too.”
“Man, I hate paperwork too,” Deuce added.“But I suppose it would be worth it.”
Ray glared at them all, then shook his head.“You won’t kill me.Not outright.What about this honor crap you keep tossing at me?Won’t you be just the same filth I am?”
Ace cocked his head at him and replied, “Sure, but in your case, we would be doing the whole world a fucking favor.”
“Yeah,” Jack agreed.“So, we would still be within our honor.We were soldiers once, ya know?”
“So, what does that have to do with it?”Ray spat back.
“Well,” Joker drawled.“We were trained by the US of A to kill all dangerous enemies.”
Ace nodded as he crossed his bulging arms over his large chest to add, “Foreign and domestic.”
Jack agreed, “We couldn’t find you before today but what did ya do?”
“You came running here and walked right up into our arms, sweet baby Ray,” Joker said with a huge laugh.
“Yes, you did just that, so we got your dumbass now.”Ace shook his head as he chuckled and turned to head out.
Ace and his brothers all left the garage.Joker was the last one out, so he shut the lights off and made sure to lock the door from the outside.
Ray sat there alone and in the dark.The cold settled all around him and before long, he began to shiver.
He tried to find just how far he could move but those boys knew how to tie the ropes that held him.Plus, the zipties.It all made for a tight hold.He rocked the chair back and forth but that did nothing for him either.He knew if he tipped over, he would be face down on the concrete.He did not favor that idea.
Feeling frustrated, he screamed Charli’s name as his now scratchy voice echoed in the garage.
No one came to the door.
He was truly alone and tied up, waiting in the dark for judgement day.
