Luke’s men rushed forward and swung their steel bats at Francis. There <b>was </b>a loud ng as Francis blocked their attacks with the dagger and <b>kicked </b>the man before him down.
Before theckey could get up on his feet, Francis brought the dagger down and sliced through the man’s ankles in one swift move.
“Aargh!” theckey shrieked in pain while the rest of hisrades exchanged hesitant looks.
Francis brandished the dagger from left to right as he charged forward, forcing Luke’s men back. At that moment, Carlisle yelled, “Daniel, run!”
In the blink of an eye, Francis subdued anotherckey and reached for the fallen baseball bat. He tossed it to Daniel and shouted, “Catch!”
Daniel’s eyes lit up. He raised his hand to catch the baseball bat but missed. The bat <b>struck </b>him on the head instead, and his vision ckened momentarily <b>as </b>he struggled to stay upright.
When Luke’s men surrounded him, Daniel quickly picked up the baseball bat and swung it wildly, cursing as he did so.
Conversely, Francis gripped the dagger tightly as he walked up to theckeys who approached him, forcing them back.
Carlisle seized the opportunity to flee the scene, pulling Olivia along with him.
Behind him, Daniel rushed out of the melee with the baseball bat still in hand.
Francis kept theckeys back, the dagger glinting menacingly as he held it out toward them like a silent threat. None of the three dozen men before him dared to step forward even though they were itching for a fight.
When the men had backed off and left Francis with enough distance to make a break for it, he bolted. He
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The man whose ankles had been cut cried out angrily, “Don’t just stand there gawking! Go after them! Mr.
Carlson will have our heads if he finds out we let them get away!”
The men snapped out of their daze and hurried to catch up with Francis and the others.
Once Carlisle and the others were out of the remote city, they were greeted by a motley crew who were
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Daniel felt his knees go <b>weak </b><b>as </b>he wailed, “Oh, crap. They’ve got us surrounded!”
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Olivia was badly shaken as well. She took in therge group of men and reckoned there were bout 180
of them.
She began to regret her decision. Not only had she caused Shane trouble, but she had also put his roommates‘ lives in danger.
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“Go on without me,” she said to Carlisle, her voice breaking. “Run!”
Carlisle sounded nonchnt as he said, “Don’t worry. Those men are on our side.”
Daniel scrambled to his feet when he heard this. “What? They’re on our side? We’re saved!”
At this point, Luke’sckeys had caught up to them. They skidded to a halt when they saw therge group of men across the road and asked among themselves, “Are those Mr. Carlson’s men?”
“<b>Shit</b>. T–Those are… Prince Heath’s men! Damn it, we’ve got to get out of here!”
Luke’s men turned around and fled into the alleyways.
Just then, the rumbling of motorcycles and screeching tires from approaching vans came from the other side of the road. When the vehicles pulled up, about 180 more men came out.
“Mr. Ian Carlson’s here,” one of theckeys whispered in relief.
“Damn it, let’s go back and kill them all!” Now that their morales were boosted, Luke’s men turned around and charged in Carlisle’s direction.
Meanwhile, Carlisle and the others came to a stop in front of Wade.
Wade grinned at Carlisle and said, “Sorry we’rete, Mr. Zahn.”
“Good day, Mr. Zahn,” the hundred–something strong men greeted in unison, their voices deafening.
Daniel’s jaw dropped open so wide, it was a wonder it hadn’t hit the sidewalk. He couldn’t believe the men were addressing Carlisle with such respect. He could only assume Heath was working directly under Carlisle.
It was at that moment that Daniel realized how little he knew about Carlisle. Whatever he had learned about thetter was but the tip of the iceberg.
Presently, Carlisle led Francis and the others through the crowd.