and he threw himself into the fight wholeheartedly, angry that these filthy assholes had interrupted his evening and threatened him on his home turf. He got a solid punch to the leader’s gut just as another member caught his elbow and took a low blow to his kidneys. Vance groaned, but he breathed through the pain and kept going, using the guy’s hold on him to swing him around and throw him off. He ran into one of the tables and fell to the ground, a bit dazed, which gave Vance time to turn back to the leader, who was aiming for his jaw. He couldn’t dodge the blow, but he turned his head in time to catch it behind his ear, which made his ear ring but also had the rival’s fist slipping off the side of Vance’s head with far less pain or damage than he could have done.
In return, Vance shoved a foot into the guy’s knee hyperextending it and causing the guy to scream and collapse to the ground. But in the motion, he’d moved too far away from Maya, and as he heard her cry, “Get off me!” he nearly panicked. The kid he’d knocked into the table had grabbed her arms and was trying to spin her around so her back was to his chest and he could better control her. As it was, she kicked and flailed, fighting like a champ to keep him from overpowering her.
Maya stomped his foot, but the Scorpion just growled angrily and let go with one hand long enough to pull a knife. The switchblade flew open, and he pointed it at Maya’s throat. “Don’t move!” he told her in a heavy accent.
Maya froze, and so did Vance. The guy spun her and pulled her against him, holding the knife an inch from her throat. “Back off, ese , or she’s dead.” Vance held his hands in the air where they could be seen, and before he could try to defend himself, the leader hobbled up in front of him and clocked him square in the nose. It started to bleed instantly, along with his lip where the fist had shoved it into his tooth, and Vance was just glad his nose wasn’t broken, but the fight wasn’t over yet.
As soon as they realized what was happening, Dusty and Cougar quit fighting. The other four Scorpions were breathless and hurt anyway, and they were going to have difficulty getting up. Still, with Maya’s life at stake, Vance was willing to suffer the beating and even risk his own life to make sure she was safe. If the Scorpions killed him, there would be no holding back. His brothers would kill every last one of these guys or die trying.
“ Oyeme, boys,” the leader told his crew, barely standing and putting most of his weight on the good knee. “Tie those two up while I bloody this guy. Then, we’ll carry him and the puta out, and he can watch us have a little fun with her through his swollen eyelids.” The man holding Maya gave a leering smile and let the hand without the knife slip down over one breast.
Maya shifted and knocked the arm away. Vance started to jump in as the guy wrenched her tighter to him, but the leader held up a hand to stop everyone. “ No duele ,” he demanded. Don’t hurt her . He looked back to Vance and said, “Don’t make a mistake, bro. I stopped him only because I didn’t tell him it was okay to mess with her right now.”
Vance grit his teeth. He couldn’t let this happen, and he watched for an opening to knock out the leader’s other knee. He had faith that Dusty could draw his gun fast enough and get a lock on the man holding Maya, if Vance could just take down the leader.
“Hey!” came a voice from behind, followed by the distinct sound of a shotgun being cocked. Vance released a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. Joe had managed to get in and grab the shotgun he kept hidden as a theft deterrent, and as Vance glanced back over his shoulder, he saw Joe had it aimed at the leader’s head. “You know how far your brains will splatter if you lay another hand on any of my brothers? You’d best get the fuck out of my bar, ese .”
He saw the
In return, Vance shoved a foot into the guy’s knee hyperextending it and causing the guy to scream and collapse to the ground. But in the motion, he’d moved too far away from Maya, and as he heard her cry, “Get off me!” he nearly panicked. The kid he’d knocked into the table had grabbed her arms and was trying to spin her around so her back was to his chest and he could better control her. As it was, she kicked and flailed, fighting like a champ to keep him from overpowering her.
Maya stomped his foot, but the Scorpion just growled angrily and let go with one hand long enough to pull a knife. The switchblade flew open, and he pointed it at Maya’s throat. “Don’t move!” he told her in a heavy accent.
Maya froze, and so did Vance. The guy spun her and pulled her against him, holding the knife an inch from her throat. “Back off, ese , or she’s dead.” Vance held his hands in the air where they could be seen, and before he could try to defend himself, the leader hobbled up in front of him and clocked him square in the nose. It started to bleed instantly, along with his lip where the fist had shoved it into his tooth, and Vance was just glad his nose wasn’t broken, but the fight wasn’t over yet.
As soon as they realized what was happening, Dusty and Cougar quit fighting. The other four Scorpions were breathless and hurt anyway, and they were going to have difficulty getting up. Still, with Maya’s life at stake, Vance was willing to suffer the beating and even risk his own life to make sure she was safe. If the Scorpions killed him, there would be no holding back. His brothers would kill every last one of these guys or die trying.
“ Oyeme, boys,” the leader told his crew, barely standing and putting most of his weight on the good knee. “Tie those two up while I bloody this guy. Then, we’ll carry him and the puta out, and he can watch us have a little fun with her through his swollen eyelids.” The man holding Maya gave a leering smile and let the hand without the knife slip down over one breast.
Maya shifted and knocked the arm away. Vance started to jump in as the guy wrenched her tighter to him, but the leader held up a hand to stop everyone. “ No duele ,” he demanded. Don’t hurt her . He looked back to Vance and said, “Don’t make a mistake, bro. I stopped him only because I didn’t tell him it was okay to mess with her right now.”
Vance grit his teeth. He couldn’t let this happen, and he watched for an opening to knock out the leader’s other knee. He had faith that Dusty could draw his gun fast enough and get a lock on the man holding Maya, if Vance could just take down the leader.
“Hey!” came a voice from behind, followed by the distinct sound of a shotgun being cocked. Vance released a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. Joe had managed to get in and grab the shotgun he kept hidden as a theft deterrent, and as Vance glanced back over his shoulder, he saw Joe had it aimed at the leader’s head. “You know how far your brains will splatter if you lay another hand on any of my brothers? You’d best get the fuck out of my bar, ese .”
He saw the
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