“This is love at first sight, you know,” Abe said with a mocking smile. “You’re putting me in a difficult position here. She is… occupied for the night. Would you like me to show you our selection of girls?”

Ashton looked mutinous.

Abe had touched a nerve.

Abe was openly taunting Ashton now with his laugh. I was desperately looking for something that I could use as a weapon.

Suddenly, I recalled the gun on Abe’s hip and gasped involuntarily.

Before I could lift a finger, I was pinned down on my waist by something solid.

“Take the briefcase and run,” breathed Abe’s voice in my ear. “Don’t try anything funny with me, or I would be more than happy to leave another corpse behind.”

The room fell silent, as though the occupants were aware of the tension brewing. The dancers and patrons had their guns aimed at Abe.

Abe narrowed his eyes as he let out a cold laugh. “Mr. Fuller, you’ve come prepared!”

Ashton kept his gaze on me. “Let her go, I will let you walk out of here alive.”

“Her? Looks like my source was right.”

“Darling, you’re my ticket out of here. Thank you in advance,” Abe crooned in my ear.

body close to his. My plan to steal his gun slipped

if I said that I wasn’t afraid. I had no idea how I was going to get

Fuller, do you have all of

of her,” Ashton

out his gun and pointed

this whole affair, but things were beginning to make sense as they

my identity in advance to bring

me and inched towards the door. Joseph was

but he did not expect

throat. Through my pain, I heard Dante

Abe, the explosives are

me backward. “Ashton, you will lose to me again,” he jeered at Ashton’s

door, I threw caution to the wind and screamed. “Ashton, they’re going to blow up this place! Don’t worry about

of gunshots filled the air. I did not know where they came from or who they were for. It

were hit by two cars,

into the night. Abe kept his vies grip

hesitated with his gun at the sight of

in disdain. “You’re worth more than you look,

deafened by the gunfight all around us. “You overestimate me!”

away from the window. “Stay where you are or she dies!” Abe

a massive steel pipe was

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