RELENTLESS: An Option Zero Novel by Christy Reece

Author:Christy Reece [Reece, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781733725743
Published: 2020-12-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Easing the door open, Liam peered inside the room. He jerked back a half second before a bullet would’ve hit him head on. They’d experienced little resistance but this guy in the attic was apparently intent on staying the course. Eve had handled one of the attic shooters quite handily. Now it was Liam’s job to convince this other guy that he didn’t want to go the same route.

“Habla English?”

“Yeah,” a man answered in a distinctly Midwestern accent.

“There’s no way out for you. The house is surrounded.”

“Then I guess we negotiate.”

“Not sure what you’ve got to negotiate with. Looks like we’ve got all the cards.”

“Oh yeah? What about this?”

“Please help me. I don’t want to die.”

Cursing under his breath, Liam took a step back to regroup. The voice had been a woman’s, quivering with terror.

“Okay, you do have some cards. How do you want to play this?”

“Me and the girl walk out of here. Once I’m safe, I’ll let her go.”

Yeah, right.

“What happens if I say no?”

“Easy. I kill the girl.”

“And then I kill you.”

“Maybe so, but you got a dead girl on your hands. I’m assuming that’s not in your plans.”

The guy had a point.

Liam stepped a few feet from the attic entrance and said softly, “Hey, Ash. You close?”

“On the second floor. Did I hear right? He’s got a hostage?”

“Yeah. Can you come up here and keep him busy? I’ve got an idea.”

“On my way.”

Should’ve expected this. The op had gone too smoothly. With the exception of the lookout that Eve had taken care of, they’d experienced almost no resistance. Yeah, a shot here and there but nothing they couldn’t handle. In his experience when something was too easy, there’s trouble brewing. He’d never lost a victim, and he wasn’t about to start now.

Ash came up behind him. “What’s the plan?”

“You keep him talking. I’m going to go at him from the outside.”

“How’s that?”

“There’s a balcony and a window.”

“You do realize that’s not really a window, right? And that balcony? It’s for decoration only. It’s not built to hold a gnat’s ass, much less a two-hundred-pound man.”

“Yeah, but it is a way inside. Just keep him busy. I’ll do the rest.”

“Hey,” the guy shouted, “what’s going on out there? We got a deal or not?”

“Hold on,” Liam yelled back. “I’m conferring with my boss.”

“Well, hurry up. I don’t have all day.”

“Be right with you,” Liam assured him. “I can’t authorize squat without talking to the boss man.”

“Well then, let me talk to him instead.”

“Yeah…okay. That’s a good idea.” Liam sent a grin to Ash. “Keep him talking. I’ll let you know when I’m ready.”

Liam headed downstairs, hearing Ash’s authoritative warnings of what happens in most hostage situations. Sounded dire, but Liam knew this asshole’s kind. He wasn’t going to give up without concessions. OZ didn’t do concessions.

Sean and Xavier met him in the foyer. “What’s the plan?”

“Follow me around back. I may need a boost.”

He had to give them credit. Instead of telling him it was a boneheaded idea, they followed him.

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