As soon as I heard the gunshots, I ran to the "door" and pounded on it. The dust above came down and fell on me like snow. As I collided my fist on the secret door, a shot rang in my ears. I heard papers from the books flying, the tile got shot and you could hear the shattering crack of the beautiful tile break into pieces.
William's POV
I watched as the conflict broke into a gun fight.
We were in the living room, "chatting" with our clients. They were known as the AOM. They were our top trusted customers. They paid in time, and they gave on time, but this one time. It has taken them 3 months to pay back.
"So why has it been months?" Zack said, after offering them a glass of whiskey.
"Sir, I hope you understand that right now we're having a downfall. You do know that the month of the pay was the same month I lost half of my team in a fight." Benedetto took a swig at the whiskey, hoping to calm his nerves.
"And I gave you a month after. Not two."
"Well after I got my crew together we were robbed."
"Why didn't I hear of it then? Why make me wait? Why didn't you tell me? You're my favorite client. I have faith in you, and you... you took that away. You either give me the money now, or I kill all of you."
"Sir please, give me one more month."
"I already did and you took one for yourself. So.... no."
"You're like a brother to me Zack! Zack you can't kill family. I think if you as my brother."
"I don't. You're no family of mine." Zack spat.
I was ready to pull out my gun as soon as he snapped. Our secret call is when zack shoots first.
Zack places his hand on his gun, whipped it out, and shot every other man with his gun. At the same time I did. We killed about half of the "soldiers" in that room. The rest of the crew came out and started shooting. Zack then finally shot the boss but this wasn't a bee hive. The queen can't die and the rest die. There is always someone who is replacing the next.
After our shoot out, AOM and the team came crashing through the windows in the rooms around us.
"FUCK!" Zack yelled.
I panicked because I didn't know where Karla went. I ran into the room where I left her last and saw her being touched by another man. His hands when down her back, around her butt, and gripped her thighs. I walked up to him and pushed the muzzle on his temple. "What are you doing to my lady?" I pushed him down even more with the gun. I looked at Karla and she knew to turn around. I shot the man, watching his brain splatter on the floor and the walls. I grabbed her and put her in the tunnels. I knew the tunnels were dark and cold and wet, but it was the safest. No one outside of the crew knew about it. Kevin did but I heard he got killed. Brutally killed. I told her I loved her and left.
When I got up I noticed how much of my men were shit. They were either dead or about to be. I shot out both of my mags. I then looked at the damage. Damn it's gonna be a lot. I then looked around. Saw many dead people. Saw many struggling people, then I saw Zack. He was in the library, hunched over in a corner. I saw the pool of blood around him. I ran to the shelf and opened it up to see Jessie on the floor crying. "He's bleeding." She looked up at me with a face like she's been crying for 100 years. "I need to get Karla." She understood what I meant. She left and went by Zack's side. I left and grabbed Karla.
