Page 62 of Punished
“So, they have a very skilled sniper?” Maverick asked.
“With all five Families after us, it’s hard to tell where the attacks are coming from. But we suspect it was the Jade Dragon Triad that tried to take us out. None of those other families seemed to have anyone on that level,” Al said.
Maverick pursed his lips and nodded. “That’s probably why Rico and you all were handling them and why the other two families were reluctant to join in until the Triad joined the fight.”
Al nodded. “Yeah, that’s what we think too. The Triad has the heavy hitters. Watch out for them.”
Maverick didn’t need to be told to be cautious. In any case, a fight was what he wanted. He couldn’t wait to go on his killing spree. “Don’t worry, we’re about to thin the herd today.”
“Show no mercy,” Al said, using their club’s slogan... well, one of them.
“And you know it.” Maverick shook the man’s hand again, then visited The Sergeant-at-Arms, Pierre “Pepe” Lanier, who was also laid up in bed and watching TV. The man smiled when he saw Maverick.
“Ah, good to see you, Maverick,” Pepe said with a fading French accent.
“Wish we were seeing each other under better circumstances,” Maverick said as he hugged Pepe. The SA had a long gray and black beard, a crew cut, and sharp blue eyes. He’d been a member of the club for thirty years—a lifer.
The two men exchanged memories and camaraderie briefly before Maverick said his goodbye.
“Stay safe out there,” Pepe said. Maverick gave him a thumbs-up before he left.
***
Maverick looked over the guns that were spread out over the pool table and picked the M4A1 SOCOM and several magazines for it. He always had his favorite handguns and knives, but this beauty would allow him to really have fun. After every Lord was strapped up, they climbed into a black van. Maverick climbed back into the car with Akane because he wanted to be in her presence.
He looked at her long legs clad in black leather and wondered if they’d look as good bare. His eyes moved up more until he was looking at her side profile. “You and Akari do look a lot alike.”
“We are twins, after all,” Akane said.
Okay, yeah, that was a stupid thing to say,Maverick admitted to himself. For some reason, he was nervous around her. Didn’t knowwhat to say, especially since the usual conversation he’d have with women wasn’t going to work with her. He decided to stay quiet and prove just how much of a man he was with his actions.
Chapter twenty-three
Maverick
Their crew parked neartheir targeted location. Men and women climbed out of the vehicles and took up their positions. Those who were going inside donned gas masks in preparation for their attack. As they moved in closer, sentinels who were guarding the building from the outside were killed with bullets to their heads by the likes of Striker and two of the Castiellos’ people. That cleared the way for Maverick and the others to enter.
Akane placed an explosive device on the door, then stepped back. Others spread out around the building that was three stories tall and looked like an old factory. From the intel Maverick had gotten, it was where the Torelli family manufactured their cocaine. As soon as the loud blast of the explosive blew the door in, the blacked-out windows were shattered as canisters of tear gas were tossed inside the building.
That was the cue to enter and Maverick was right beside Akane as they came in blasting their firearms, every bullet hitting its mark asbodies bounced from the impact. The place was packed and people, many naked, were screaming, crying, and coughing as they choked on the smoke and panicked from the attack. Bullets flew everywhere, some destroying the drugs that were on the table being prepared. Clouds of cocaine filled the air and Maverick was happy to be wearing a mask.
A man shot at him and he hid behind a pillar, then rolled out, shooting the man at the same time. The gangster’s body danced as multiple bullets ripped his body to shreds. Maverick rose in one smooth movement and shot at the naked people running toward the door. He knew they were the ones who had been preparing the drugs, but it was no matter. They were in the wrong place at the right time, as far as he was concerned. They wouldn’t be spared. The Torelli men fired back blindly as they tried to gather themselves. Maverick came up behind one and put a bullet into his head, his brains and blood splattering the floor.
As they moved through the building to the other levels, he turned to see Akane in action. The level of skill with which she killed made him hornier than any porno he’d jerked off to. He watched her kill two men by blasting bullets into their heads, then when she ran out, she tossed that and pulled out her knife, slashing and stabbing three men in a series of moves in a matter of seconds.
“Jesus!” he gasped. Those twins were on another level. A bullet buzzing by his head snapped him back into reality and he silently kicked himself for being so distracted. It was time to show Akane that he was a man worthy of her pussy. He ran and leaped over a table, firing his pistols, killing five Torelli men and when his bullets ran out, he put his guns back into their holster and pulled out both of his knives. They were on the third floor now, having slaughtered their way to the top. Smoke filled the rooms and halls as more tear gas canisters werereleased on each level. The gangsters were easy marks as the gas blinded and choked them, which was the point.
Akane and Maverick were side-by-side, stabbing and slicing through the Torelli mafia. Blood dripped off of them, making them look grotesque as they grinned in their bloodlust. Maverick was kicked in the chest by one of Torelli’s top men, his body crashing into the wall. Before the man could follow up the attack, Akane threw her knife, stabbing the man in the throat. Maverick advanced on him, gripped the handle of the knife, and finished the job. The blade sliced the man’s neck, nearly severing his head. Blood gushed from the fount spraying Maverick’s mask and body. He removed his bloody mask, dropped it to the floor, and held his breath as he kicked the last door open to the office where they knew the Torelli Boss had been hiding.
Finally, they had the head of the Torelli family in their sights. The mob boss aimed his gun, taking several shots as Maverick and Akane dodged behind the wall on each side of the door. When he went to reload, both Maverick and Akane ran into the room and threw their knives, the blades striking the man’s hand and arm, causing him to scream and drop the gun. Quickly, he picked the gun up with his other hand and pointed it. Maverick was on him, dodging the first bullet, as his aim was off due to his shaking hand. It was enough for Maverick to close the distance, taking the gun from the man with a move he had perfected since the age of twelve. Julian stared at Maverick, his mouth agape, sweat beading his face.
“Please... don’t kill me,” he begged.
“That’s not how the game is played. You don’t get to beg for mercy after you lose,” Maverick said with a smirk. “Besides, I kill my enemies on our first date.”
A hand caressing his hard cock paused his trigger finger. He watched as Akane’s hand slid down the length of his arm and over hishand holding the gun. He turned slightly to look into her sultry, yet sadistic gaze. And her expression gripped him like no other. He’d had countless women look at him like they wanted to eat him alive all of the time. But never did he feel like he was their prey. With Akane, he knew he was being hunted... and that excited him.
Akane pressed on Maverick’s hand, forcing him to lower the gun. Maverick obeyed. She then leaned over, licked his lips, and took a tiny nip of his plump bottom lip. “A man of action... and words,” she purred. “You have my attention, but first.” She released his twitching cock and stepped in front of him. Maverick’s eyes were only on her, his enchanted gaze followed her every move. She smiled as she looked down at the man who trembled before them.
