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I stop struggling and hold my breath as Jin puts the gun away. One second, they are staring each other down, and the next, they are fighting with their whole bodies in a blur. I’ve never seen karate; the movements are fascinating—a deadly beauty you can’t look away from.
You literally put your whole body behind every movement.
I cringe as skin smacks harshly against flesh, praying that Nicky will be okay. He’ll be bruised, but I know he’ll make it out on the other side. He’s determined, and he has people who love him and are waiting for him.
Almost in slow motion, everything ceases to exist as Nicky gets distracted when one of the Triads backhands Nicola across the face. She moans in pain and shakes her head while spitting blood up on the floor at his feet with a sneer. I blink, and suddenly, Nicky isn’t standing where he was a second ago. He’s halfway across the mats on his side, lying down, clenching his ribs as Jin lowers his right leg back to the ground. A loud shout from Jin, an aggressive sound that means harm, and he’s running towards his only son, death in his eyes.
Get up, Nicky. Get up!
The guys start fighting the Triad members. Punches are thrown, and I don’t even wince when I see Logan snap a goon's arm without breaking a sweat. I’m shoved back behind Dom, taking a protective stance so no one can get to me, and his tall frame is trying to block my sight from Nicky.
“Don’t look, mama,” he warns for my ears only. His tone is hard and full of pain.
He wants to protect me, but it’s Nicky. I can’t not look. He’s my everything; I’d do the same for each of my men. Dom is suddenly occupied, hissing under his breath as a Triad goon swipes a knife at him. He tries to push me up against the wall behind me next to the doorway, but my eyes burn with a vengeance as I see blood bloom from a rip on Dom’s t-shirt. I grip the gun tucked into Dom’s belt from behind, ready to start a blood bath by open firing, but Tey saves the day before I can even pull the trigger. I shake myhead, tucking the gun in my boots, and wince. I feel it slide down my knee to my ankle.
I’m probably going to end up shooting myself in the leg, but the knee-high boots are tight enough that the gun settles. I get distracted for a hot second as Tey repeatedly stabs the guard who attacked Dom, his face almost savage and lethal as he drives the knife deep with blood coating his hand. With the guys busy and fighting for our fucking lives, I slip out behind Dom to the side, unaware, and watch Nicky still in the center of the circle, now on his feet again.
I breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing my shaking body against the doorframe. Nicky looks fucking pissed off, and the anger fuels him as he blocks two punches from Jin with his forearms. He retaliates with a swift kick to Jin’s upper chest near his armpit, no doubt breaking a rip. Jin stumbles, choking on his breath, and tries to avoid the knee, aiming towards his kidneys, but he’s too slow. Nicky raises his knee four times, hitting the same spot as he wraps his arms around Jin’s back to hold him in place.
“End this, Nicky!” I shout, hardly noticing as the Triad stop fighting and warily watch the fight between father and son.
It’s obvious now that Jin isn’t as powerful as he thinks he is.
“This is for my mother,” Nicky shouts, bringing his arms up and fisting them together before quickly bringing them back down hard on Jin’s back.
The sound of Jin's face planting the mats echoes, and his triad backs up slowly until every last one of them stands in front of the walls in silence with bowed heads.
How the tables have turned. Jin just lost his Triad in a matter of minutes, which shows no one respects him as a leader.
Dom quickly turns his head to look at me behind him, his shoulders sagging in relief as he sees I’m okay, still in one piece. He wipes blood off the corner of his mouth from an uppercut fist he received before fully straightening to his height and turning back around to watch the end of the fight.
Tey is across the room, silently walking towards Nicola, but he watches Nicky like a hawk. He really does love fiercely, and I think Tey would sacrifice himself to save the ones he loves. Dalton follows after him, glaring at the men who held Nicola captive. They actually wince and bow their heads deeper in shame.
"It looks like Nicky has an army at his disposal.” Logan comments, crossing his arms and stepping near Nicky in a sign of support for whatever decision he makes.
“This is for Nicola,” Nicky growls, kicking his foot out and rolling Jin on his back, so he has no choice but to stare up at his son in defeat.
Nicky grabs the collar of Jin’s shirt and punches him in the face until blood spurts from his broken nose. He doesn’t stop even as Jin groans in pain, his eyes already developing dark bruises.
“You are down at my feet, old man. Admit defeat. Say it,” Nicky says calmly. But it’s an act; his chest is heaving as he struggles to maintain his composure.
I just want to wrap my arms around him and never let go. I just might.
“You win,” Jin chokes out, spitting up blood and glaring with so much hate that I shiver as I lean heavier against the doorframe.
Nicky drops him back to the mat with a rough shove and turns away to address the Triad as they all, one by one, take a knee while keeping their heads bowed.
“Pledge yourself right now. Or join Jin in the shipping container across the seas,” Nicky threatens, watching with sharp eyes as each triad member makes loud sounds of agreement, like the beat of a drum that echoes off the walls until I feel it vibrating in my chest.
I grin as Nicola runs at Nicky and throws herself in his arms with a sob. Except everyone isn’t watching Jin now since he’s propped up on his knees with his head also bowed, like the rest of the triad. I’m watching, though, and my brows are pinched in confusion as I see Jin’s shoulder shaking.
Is he crying?
No!
“Fucking die,” Jin cackles like a madman, desperate.
His head slowly comes up at the same time as his hand, pointing his gun at Nicky and Nicola with a manic snicker. My eyes focus hard on the finger on the trigger, feeling like everything is moving in slow motion, but I know it’s happening in seconds. A loud bang fills my eardrums, making me cover my ears with a scream, but I can’t look away.
