Take me instead

Chapter one hundred and ninety-nine

Xander tried to land a hard blow on his lips but Xander missed it. 

Greg laughed hysterically and when Xander tried to give him another blow on his face, Greg twisted his hands, and Xander groaned in pain. 

"Alexander!"

"Xander!"

"Mr Williams!!" 

Kathryn, Davis, Anna and Jaden called in unison. 

Davis ran toward Xander, trying to bring him to his feet, but Xander yanked his body off him. Both Davis and Xander looked at him, disgust in their eyes. 

"How does it feel to be fooled, Mr Williams? You know, you were quite smart, but along the line, you became very dumb, all thanks to me and my tactics, you should all give me a round of applause to applaud me for my intelligence."

"You, animal! You were responsible all along, I knew it in my guts that it was you. You're such a liar, and you'll pay dearly for this. I'll kill you with my own hands." Xander took out his gun and pointed it at Greg. Greg didn't flinch a bit, despite being at gunpoint. He also had a gun with him, and in the next minute, they were both pointing guns at each other.

"Drop the gun, scoundrel, face me like a man, I'll drop mine too," Xander said, and they both slowly put their guns down. 

"Let me see what you've got up your sleeves, asshole." Without warning, he ran toward Greg and tried to hit him hard with his fist, but he missed it. Xander had earlier told the rest not to interfere. He wanted to kill the scoundrel with his bare hands. There was just one exit door, the one that they came in through. 

They continued fighting and Xander was able to hit Greg not once but about four times, Greg on the other hand had only hit Xander once. Seeing that Xander would win against him, he immediately reached for his gun, Xander was fast too. He noticed that he'd reached for his gun and he immediately did the same. Xander immediately fired but he heard only the clicking sound of the gun, it appeared that he had no bullets anymore. 

Greg laughed hysterically. 

"There is no way you would win against me, Alexander. It's a lost cause already. Just give up." 

"Tell me, who should I kill first? Should I kill Kathryn or Anna?" He asked, pointing the gun at them both. 

Kathryn, Vanessa and Anna were together, hugging themselves. They were so terrified. 

"Raise your hand, Alexander Williams! Don't try to do anything stupid," Greg said, noticing that he was trying to come near him.

"You know what, Greg, let's talk about this. We can still make this right? Okay? Put the gun down-"

"Shut the fuck up, Alexander! Do you know where you got it all wrong? I'm not Greg, I'm Jonathan, and you wanna know something? Jonathan has never done anything right. So, shut the fuck up." He yelled. 

"Who are you taking? Choose one Alexander or I'll kill both of them." 

"You can't possibly be serious-"

He shot at the air and everyone froze. 

"Do you think that I'm playing right now, Mr Williams? I'll blow their brains off right now." 

"So, which one of them is it? The beautiful Anna Houston or the very pretty Kathryn Williams?" He asked again, his tone dramatic. 

"Just take me asshole. You want me right? So, take me, you motherfucker! Don't you dare touch Kathryn, you hear me?" Anna cried, moving toward them. 

"No, Anna! Hey! Take me instead. There's no way I'm gonna let you die, Anna," Kathryn said, she moved forward also, her hands in the air.

"Greg please, don't touch them. You can take me instead," Vanessa's voice echoed in the background. 

"This is getting very interesting, don't you think, Alexander?" Jonathan's wicked grin echoed in the room.