Last Step Outside [Book 2]

Chapter 16 Tyler Sr.

Bianca looks up, Alex was grinning.

"I'd like you to meet my father, the CEO." Bianca squints and peers carefully around the door. Father? What horrible man would be the CEO here? Or even like Alex? She thought, half growling. A large silhouette stands outside the doorways. Tall, broad, and strong. The man seems awfully familiar. The man walks in, smirking, scanning every single captive.

"I see you found my office." He says, his deep, dark voice making Bianca shudder. Something about his form seems too much like Bianca. Almost identical. Suddenly, it hit her like a rock.

My father is the CEO of PAAIIN!

Bianca gasps, Alex and her father glare straight at her. The man steps forward and lifts up Bianca's face by the chin.

"Why, you seem familiar, Bianca." He hisses, his revolting breath stinging Bianca's nose.

"You don't seem familiar with a toothbrush." She snaps between gritted teeth. The man steps back. "So, it is you." Alex steps forward, "She's like this Father, don't mind her-." Bianca's father pushes her back.

"I don't want another word out of you. Get Ant and Phoenix to escort them." Escort us where? Alex nods stiffly and walks out. The man circles Bianca. "Drop her." Next thing Bianca knows, she's face first on the floor.

"Couldn't you have maybe placed a pillow there? May have been nicer for guests." Bianca croaks, glaring up at the man, all fun starts to fade. "Where's mom? My brothers?"

"Your brothers are nowhere to be found." Her father growls back, picking up Bianca and tosses her aside. Bianca hears a bone crack. She winces and puts her hand against her ribs. The man bends down again. "Your new sister is Alex. You've been fighting her for years." He hisses in Bianca's ear.

Bianca uses all of her strength not to gag. She was related to Alex Hawlythes? Ew! "You didn't answer my question fully. Where. Is. Mom?" Bianca spells it out like a first grader.

"I don't care about her anymore." He replies simply.

"Why is Alex my sister?" No answer. "Tell me." Bianca had gathered enough anger and strength and stands up.

"Step-sister, you mean."
"You left Mom?" Bianca couldn't believe her ears. "You heartless scum!" The man snorts.

"Too bad, really. Phoenix, Ant!" He calls, two familiar figures step in. Bianca hears Heather gasp.

"Shane?" Bianca asks to the blonde figure. The boy laughs and picks up Bianca, who immediately shoves him back. "Get your hands off of me." Shane growls. The room is dead silent, all except for heavy breathing and growling. Bianca's father suddenly looks up and exits the room.

"Please someone explain to me what's happening?" Bianca squeaks, almost sounding like Heather. Alex enters the room, says nothing but grabs Shane by the shirt and pulls him back.

"Does everyone have their shots?" Heather shrieks as Alex announces that. She struggles out of the grasp of the guards and dashes away. Alex rolls her eyes and snaps and three guards follow her. Lynn looks up.

"Not a fan of shots." She says dully.

"The heck you gonna with shots?" Bianca demands.

Alex smirks, "Oh nothing, just knock all y'all out for a couple of hours. Just like we did with Kodi." Bianca gasps and glances over to Kodi. Limp, lifeless, as almost if she was dead. Bianca was on the verge of tears. "Don't worry," Alex says, "she's not dead, just unconscious." So that's how she suddenly seemed knocked out!

"You're not coming anywhere near me with those." Bianca protests, as Alex holds out a small gun.

"I won't have to." And Alex fires straight toward Bianca.

. . .

Bianca forces herself to jump to the side and roll to avoid the fire. She jumps up and tackles the guard holding Lynn. Startled, the guard drops Lynn into Bianca's arms and Bianca rests her on the floor. The other guards were firing now too, not bullets, but needles. Every time Bianca jumps, it sends a jolt of pain through her right leg. Bianca bends down and swipes the feet of the last guard and catches Kodi.

"Enough!" Alex shouts and pushes Bianca to the floor and steps on her back. Bianca grunts and lays there for a second. "I'm surprised, no wonder your Chief calls you her star student. You're pretty good." She leans down and whispers in her ear. "For my sister." Bianca jumps up and kicks the gun out of Alex's hand. The guards fire, so Bianca uses Alex as a shield. As soon as the guards fire, they jump back, very confused. Bianca drops stunned Alex and glares at the guards. The door swings open again and her father walks in.

His broad shoulders tower over Bianca. Gasping for air, Bianca faces him. His face, evil, unbearable, and wicked face suddenly turns white. Bianca steps to the side as he falls to the floor, dazed. All guards turn to the doorway.

"Trey?"

A young man stands in the doorway, holding a stun gun in his left hand. HIs hazel eyes counter the guards' angry gazes before he shoots them with the stun guns as well. The boy walks forward and holds his hand out.

"Trey Tyler, how do you do?" Bianca almost recoils at how big Trey had gotten from the last eighteen years. Thinking of a joke, Bianca shakes his hand.

"Bianca Tyler." She says with a smile. Trey's eyes grow wide. "Holy-!" Bianca quickly covers his mouth. "Children are here." She mutters, still smiling.

"I like a reunion as much as the next person, but now is not the time." And everything went black.

END OF BOOK 2

Yes, I know I posted this quickly, but it was only because I had it prewritten and completely forgot about this website. Nobody reads this book anyways.

-Ferret