ESCAPE

DANTE'S POV

As soon as Veronica and Adrian leave that building, FBI agents crowd the place and almost immediately, Veronica's men start pouring out of nowhere.

"We want them alive boys! Don't forget that!" Kent orders his Men in a harsh tune. "We need the two principal targets alive do not shoot them I repeat do not shoot them"

Headshot stays in position with his sniper and covers us from above as he shoots down Veronica's men one by one, but they seem to be pouring out of everywhere like honey bees from a disturbed hive. She came here with an entire army just to get Adrian? She must have other motives because Adrian is damn well not that important to her.

Civilians scream and evacuate the streets at the sound of the gunshots. There are guards protecting Adrian and Veronica. I rush over to the scene with my mask on and start shooting at Veronica's guards. I push through them until I get as close as I can to Veronica but a guard suddenly appears in front of me and we get into a fist fight together.

Everyone else is focused on their guns. FBI agents shoot at Veronica's guards. Liam is somewhere hidden in the crowd giving me back up along with Shadow, Headshot and the rest of the men. It's hard to get a good shot at Veronica and Adrian from this point. The bitch really came prepared but Kent and his men are not giving up either.

Slowly but surely, Veronica's men are dying. We may be outnumbered but we're angrier than them. We may be outnumbered but we have a greater goal than them. As fast as I blink, a car suddenly shows up in front of Veronica an Adrian and they both quickly hop into the car as it starts driving away.

"We can't let them escape! Kent!" I scream into my mic as I watch the vehicle drive away.

"On it." Kent replies almost immediately. Veronica's guards disperse but as they try to run away, Liam and I manage to knock three of them out. I kill one of them and then place the other two at the back of my car and throw away their weapons. And then I get into my car with Liam and chase after Veronica and Adrian along with Kent.

"She was more prepared than we thought. This is bad Dante. At this point, she'll get away." Liam says desperately as he tries to catch his breath. He's hyperventilating as he tries to even his breathing but I don't have time to worry about him right now. All I am focused on right now is Veronica. All of this seemed to be so easy for her. Too easy. She has us in the palm of her hand and I' sick of it. I'm so sick of this woman always winning.

People always say that no matter what, good will always find a way to win. People always say at the end of the day, evil loses. Well then why the hell is it taking so long? Why after all this time is Veronica still able to escape from every single trap we have set for her? Why the fuck does she keep winning no matter what we do?

Are we executing our plans wrongly? I have never felt so frustrated since I started fighting against erotica. I have never felt so helpless. But then again, I didn't know the true severity of the situation. I had never really gotten to the core of erotica. Not until now and now that I have found out just how evil these people are, I feel overwhelmed. I don't know what to do. I only want Adeline back. That's all I want.

I need to end her suffering and her pain. I need to let her know that she's not all alone in there. I need to let her know that even if she hates me now, that I will always be there for her. I need her to be safe. That's all.

As I drive, I suddenly hear a huge explosion coming not so far ahead of is. I see FBI cars flying in the air, set on fire. I see people running around with burned bodies. Civilians, innocent people.

"That bitch is crazy." Liam whispers from in front of me as I smash my legs on the breaks to stop myself from heading straight into an accident.

"Kent! Headshot, Shadow!" I scream into my mic as I get out of my car and take my damn mask off. I'm pacing back and forth as this point. I'm so freaking stressed right now. Liam gets out of the car and looks around in confusion.

"Boss I think Kent and his men are hurt." Shadow screams from his position and I punch my cars window until it shatters. "She bombed the entire place."

"I think they got away boss." Headshot says with a disappointed voice.

"FUCK!!!" I scream at the top of my lungs and toss my gun to the ground as I pace back and forth. "THEY FUCKING GOT AWAY!" I scream.

Liam just stands in place and stares at me, shaking and trembling in an emotion I cannot identify.

'We need to get out of here before the cops come. The FBI will take care of Kent. I don't want to believe he's dead. We need to leave now Dante." Liam says with a calm voice.

"Headshot! Shadow! Boys! Let's retreat. Meet me back at my place." I say as I look around in frustration, not knowing what to do. What the fuck do I do in a situation like this? I want to scream. I know Veronica and Adrian are long gone now. That woman is insane. She didn't even care about the fact that there might have been innocent civilians. She just bombed the whole place,

She must be very confident in her ability to hide her face and location. She must trust her security team on a hundred percent because the lady just killed a bunch of people in that explosion including FBI agents. She just committed so many federal crimes and she did it so boldly that you would think the woman is invincible. I want to see how she gets herself out of this. I want to see how she wins this war because what's sure is that she won't.

She's going to make people talk. It's going to be all over the news. Maybe this loss wasn't a loss after all because now everyone will be talking about what happened. Every news station, every police officer, every FBI agent. Everyone will be talking about this. She might think she got away this time but she only created even bigger problems for herself.

She has exposed herself all because of Adrian. I'm pretty sure this will not end well for her.

"Let's go Dante! You don't want to get caught and then locked up, do you?" Liam screams and then places his hands on my shoulder, shaking me. He snaps me out of my thoughts and I immediately head into my car with him and drive safely away.

As I drive home, I can only think of one thing. That Kent is okay because without him, we don't have the FBI at our side. Without him, we're all alone.