Everything was set in place and according to the plan, Tyler would be the one to go first.Once they got a signal from him they would storm in, but first, he needed to go in and case the area.His heart was pounding so fast, like a drum as he stood mere ten feet away from the warehouse.That anxious feeling of knowing everything could go wrong in less than a minute didn't make him calm.He couldn't shake it off despite having the assurance of his men and Giorgio's behind. David's intel was accurate because Tyler could spot Mark's car and a couple of other cars around the building but even at that it felt like something was missing.Sucking in a deep breath and letting it go harshly, Tyler ducked his head, pushing the cap around his face lower to shield his face from anyone as he ran towards the building.Using the schematic he'd stared at for the better part of an hour, Tyler tried to recall some things.Spotting the small window at the far part of the house, he ran towards it at the

Tyler walked forward carefully making sure his gun was leveled at Mark's face, so if the son of a bitch tried to make a shady move, the next thing his face would be plastered up against the wall. “Where the hell is Katerina?” Tyler asked.“Now, since you're the Mister bad guy, why don't you figure it out?” Mark arched a brow. Tyler flipped off the safety on his gun. “I'm not joking with you, Mark. I will blow you to smithers if you don't tell me where she is.”Mark's eyes hardened. “Go on then, do it” he dared. “Maybe then you'll find out where she is.” he let out a mock gasp. “Oh, wait…you can't! I'm the only one who knows where she is!” He let out a maniacal laughter, pissing Tyler off.This fool actually thought he was messing around.“Tyler, where are you? We need to find Katerina.” Giorgio's voice came through the earpiece but Tyler ignored him.Squeezing the trigger when he was certain his aim was correct, Tyler fired off a shot at Mark's knee.Mark let out a startled squeal, s

The guy was surprised, his eyes bulging as the makeshift whip circled his throat, squeezing it. He started to choke, banging his hands on the back door of the van, trying to get help from his colleague. “Wa…wait, ple…please…”Katerina jumped down, aware that time was of the essence, and started to wrap her arms around him to finish what she'd started.She had never killed anyone before but she wasn't thinking about that now, her survival instinct running wild, plus the adrenaline pumping in and out of her body could be a little intoxicating.Just as the guy was growing lax in her hands, his trashing reducing as his eyes fluttered shut and slowly gave up the fight…the driver jumped on her back the force of his weight sending her crashing to the floor.Due to the divider that separated her from the other guys she never noticed how big he was and now being faced with him, she doubted that she would be able to beat him or even make it out of this alive, judging by the rage in his eyes.“

“Where are you taking me to?” Katerina asked after they'd been walking for a while.The new guy that just came in introduced himself to her as Lucas, Luke for short. “To the main site.”“Wait, um... isn't that like back to where I'm coming from?”Lucas sensed the drag in her tone. “Well, yes it is but there's someone there that I think you are going to want to meet.”For some reason, her chest was filled with dread. “Unless that someone is my husband, I don't think I will want to meet anybody.” “Sure you will!” Luke chirped. “He's the one who told us to rescue you.”For the life of her, Katerina couldn't envision anybody taking out their time to come rescue her… which meant one of two things, either this guy had no good intention to come get her or it was someone close to her.Katerina hesitated, thinking of the only person who would be that crazy and daring to do that.Mark.That asshole kidnapped her and kept her held in a dungeon for a while simply because he couldn't stand the th

There must be something in the air because it seemed like she was surrounded by bad luck. The moment Katerina stepped out of the van, she was blown off her feet by another explosion that was quite close to her.It took her several feet in the air, tossing her against a nearby tree. She fell with a huff, rolling around on the ground. There was a loud buzzing in her ears, either from the proximity to the blast or from the fall down several feet…she wasn't sure.Raising her head up, the outline of the clearing was blurry and things began to feel very dizzy.Her kids drooped and suddenly, the soft patch of earth that she was laying on seemed so soft that she involuntary closed her eyes.She must have passed out because the next thing she knew, Katerina was waking up to the sound of gunfire.And they sounded scarily close to where she was.Her survival instinct kicked in, and she jumped to her feet, her eyes scanning her environment.What she saw made her eyes widen in shock.The entire c