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Ty’s move was so fluid and swift Ghost and his men were left awed and shocked…well, those who drew breath long enough to see Ty in action that is. Almost as though it was in slow motion, Ty ducked under the table, drawing out his guns whilst smartly shielding himself with the table. And before anyone could say jack, all six men standing in the living room were on the floor, dead.
“What…” But before Ghost could complete whatever he’d been about to say, Ty’s knife was piercing through the back of his hand and right through the table…pinning his hand to the table. “Fuck!” He screamed in agony. And as if that wasn’t enough, Ty swiftly brought out a zip-tie handcuff and cuffed Ghost’s thumbs together. He wasn’t going anywhere…he was pinned to the table.
Then he finally spoke. “Stay.”
“Fuck you, I’m not a dog.” Ghost screamed, but Ty didn’t wait around because he knew the idiot’s screams would bring the other guys to the living room.
Thanks to the silencers attached to his guns, killing the six criminals had been quiet. If only he had a duct tape, Ty thought even as he saw Shark’s raised gun out of the corner of his eye. He shot the idiot. Next came Rambo, the other criminal, and Jess.
“Drop your gun you mother…” But Rambo was dead before he could complete his order.
The other guy started firing at Ty, who expertly rolled away to crouch behind the couch, effectively dodging the bullets. When Ty got an opening, he pointed right at the head of the fool and shot him between his eyes. Ty stood up slowly, his gun pointed at Jess who was unarmed. He simply stared at Ty like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. Ty tilted his head to the side as he looked at Jess as if to ask whether they were going to have a problem.
Jess slowly shook his head, his khaki pants wet with urine. Ty gave a slight nod and then pressed the trigger. Jess fell, unconscious…which had been Ty’s aim. Let no one say Ty Wesley was a monster. Even as he wondered where Donk and Mickey were, he heard the unmistakable sound of a chopper. Ty didn’t even waste time feeling relief. The Arrowheads were in. He’d know the sound of a military chopper anywhere. Then Ty heard a voice that made his heart almost stop beating inside his chest.
“Skull?” Tanesha’s shaky voice made him turn around swiftly.
What Ty saw almost brought him to his knees. Even the gunshots coming from outside suddenly seemed very far away. Donk had a gun to the back of Tanesha’s head and Mickey had a grenade in his hand with the pin out. If it fell from his hand, Tanesha would blast into pieces. Ty couldn’t shoot him.
“Mickey…” Ty didn’t recognize his own voice. “Please.” His voice shook. He’d never been more scared in his life.
“Release my uncle, Skull,” Mickey said quietly.
“Mickey, you don’t want to do this.” Ty breathed. “I’m not going to kill your uncle. If that was my intention, he would be dead already, trust me. Please let Tanesha go.”
“I can’t do that,” Mickey responded. “We both know he’s good as dead if you take him alive. You see, my uncle saved my life once and I think it’s only natural that I save his don’t you think?”
“He’s a very bad man Mickey…”
“And you’re not?” Mickey growled. “Look around you Skull. Is this the work of a good man? You betrayed someone who trusted you and you expect me to see you as a good person? In my books, that’s the worst thing any human being can do.”
“You’re betraying Tanesha now, Mickey. She trusted you.” Ty pointed out, quickly trying to think of how to save the situation.
“She knows I’m doing my job. I had my job before I even got to know her. The job therefore comes first.” Mickey shrugged.
“You’re better than this, Mickey,” Ty growled. “You know…”
“What makes you think I’m better?” Mickey’s voice raised. “I killed my father.” He bellowed. “Yes, I snapped one day when he beat my mother till she fell unconscious but the fact still remains that I’m a murderer. When my mother regained consciousness, she wanted to kill me. She called the cops to take me away. Then she killed herself. She couldn’t live without the love of her life.” He gave a humorless laugh. “I guess you can rightly say I killed my parents. My uncle busted me out and gave me a new life. I owe him my life. So now we’re going to do this my way. Sorry, Tanesha.”
“Mickey…” Tanesha turned her eyes on Mickey then. She couldn’t believe she’d allowed herself to be tricked by Mickey to open the door. But she saw him as a friend and therefore had no reason to believe he would actually lie to her that Skull sent him to bring her. “Please.”
But Mickey didn’t even look at her. “You’re going to release my uncle and then we’re all going to leave here. How you’ll get us past your people out there is up to you Skull.”
Ty knew when he was cornered. He went to Ghost and pulled out the knife, almost smirking at his cry of pain. It sounded as if a war was going on outside. Ty almost felt sorry for Ghost’s so-called army. He knew his colleagues were having a field day. He released the cuffs and pulled Ghost to his feet. But just as they were about to move, three criminals burst into the living room and started firing.
And even as he heard Tanesha’s screams, Ty started firing at the criminals. From the corner of his eye, he saw Tanesha running away from Mickey. There was no time to go after her as more criminals burst into the room. By the time the Arrowheads entered the room to lend a hand, Ghost, Mickey, Donk and Tanesha were nowhere to be found.
“I’m going after the girl and Ghost,” Ty screamed to his team as he sprinted through the backdoor. He was going ballistic.