Paint Me Red

14. Kiss And Kill

ELLARIA'S POV:

I look in the rear view once again to see that both the cars have changed lanes so now we were in the middle surrounded by either sides. I press my foot on the gas and speed up, overtaking three cars in the process to create some distance between us and the cars behind.

"Take a left." Ignazio instructs.

"Are you sure? That leads to a dead end." I say without looking at him.

"I know what I am doing." he snaps

I lick my lips and stay quiet, following his instructions. The road to the left was narrow and led to a dead end. It was quiet here, no sign of people but I could still hear the traffic sounds behind us. I drove straight until there was a wall ahead and so I stopped.

I look up and my suspicion is proved right. Two SUVs enters the alleyway one by one and stop a few meters behind us waiting for us to make a move. I look down in my lap to see the gun Ignazio gave me and took the safety off before taking out a smaller one from the waistband of my pants.

Ignazio raises a brow at me while his phone is clutched tightly in his hands.

"The security will be with us shortly but I doubt we have that kind of time to waste so when I say, unlock the car and the moment I step out, lock it again and sit tight." he commands.

I scoff and look at him in disbelief, "You don't think I am going to stay inside while you take down... I don't know how many men?" I ask.

"I do." he says as if it is the most obvious thing in the world.

"No. You wouldn't have given me a gun if you thought that." I retort.

"Don't argue." he snaps and I unlock the car.

Just then they fire the first bullet and we both duck our heads down.

"I  am going out, don't do anything stupid." he says and steps out the vehicle.

"Delusional." I murmur.

I see as the driver from the first SUV get out and starts shooting blindly. He was wearing a black colored mask that only showed his brown eyes. Ignazio takes cover behind the car and the guy run out of the bullets. Ignazio seizes the chance and shoots him in his side causing the man to stumble and fall. Two more men follow after him and I squint my eyes to see that nobody else is left in the first car.

One of the masked men shoots at the car causing the windshield to break. I hear Ignazio curse and I duck and crawl to the passenger seat before opening the door and getting out. The pieces of small glass were injecting my skin but I didn't care. I just needed to help him until his stupid guards arrive.

I close the door and lean against it. One of the two men was exactly at my right angle and I raised my gun to point at him. He looks at me when he spots the movement and I saw panic flash in his eyes. We both shoot at the same time and he drops dead to the ground. When the other man sees this, he comes running to my side out of nowhere.

I hear multiple other footsteps thudding against the concrete but my attention is on the person who managed to knock me down on the ground and is now straddling me. He brings the barrel of his gun and only manages to hit the side of my head because of my quick reflexes. I wince and lift my head again to headbutt him. His grip on me loosens and I take that as a chance to push him off me. With all my strength, I apply pressure on his chest with both of my hands and he falls off of me. I turn him around and punch his nose thrice and he brings his legs up but I am quicker and spread my legs apart while elbowing him in the stomach. He grunts in pain and I punch his jaw once before grabbing him by the hair and slamming his head repeatedly against the concrete. He loses consciousness and I look to my side to see four people lying dead on the ground including the one I shot.