Target spotted."

"Target down."

"Second target spotted."

"Second target down."

"Thrid target spotted."

"Third target down."

"Main gate clear."

Listening to my ear piece I start making my way over to the front entrance of the supposed abandoned house where Stella was taken to. I was surprised to see how big the house was. It literally looks like an abandoned castle. Of course my mother would go to this length when playing kidnapper.

"Foyer clear." I hear Chase's voice through the ear piece.

I make my way through the passed out guards that were guarding the main gate that leads to the house. Yes they are passed out and no they are not dead. We just inject the guards with ketamine which leaves them unconscious for an hour or two. The reason as to why we aren't killing the guards is because it will attract too much attention and I know for a fact that Chicka is in the house so we can't risk having a gun fight.

We have custom made guns that shoot out bullets filled with ketamine and once the bullet enters your body it dissolves and leaves behind the ketamine to knock you out. One of the perks from having custom made guns is that the gun doesn't make a loud noise when the bullet is being fired. I like to call it the silent attack.

A few of my men follow behind me while the rest are in front with Chase. We need as much help as we can get seeing as I am trying to keep 3 people alive and not getting killed at the same time.

There was no way in hell that I would give up my gang to a woman as evil as my mother. God only knows what she would do with that kind of power. I'm lucky to have Steve, the leader of his own gang, team up with my gang in order to take down my mother. It didn't take a lot of convincing for Steve to agree to help when he heard about what my mother did to my father. He immediately called for more backup but decided to stay out of the danger zone because he as a leader can't die and leave his gang behind. My mother would most likely try and take over his gang as well.

It was Ryan's idea to make Stella bait and have her taken to where Everly and Chicka might possibly be. It was a long shot but when Lucas managed to kidnap one of my mother's men, he did confirm that both Everly and Chicka were in the house.

" First room to the left from the foyer clear." Ryan confirms into the ear piece.

Just as I pass by an old bench I see one of the guards coming from the back of the house. He notices the unfamiliar faces and immediately pulls out his gun. Just as he is about to shoot I see the little bullet filled with ketamine makes its way into his shoulder. Target down.

I nod a quick 'thank you' to one of Steve's men as I continue making my way towards the front door that is left wide open for us to easily enter.

" First room, right from the foyer clear." Chase announces.

I have no idea where they are keeping Chicka. I need to get her out as soon as possible before I confront my mother.

" Any sign of Chicka?" I ask in a low voice.

I'm answered by a few no's as I make my way into the house.

Where is she?

"First floor clear."

I signal for some of the men following me to make their way to the second floor. From the looks of the house there are 3 floors.

" Chase lead your team to the third floor. Ryan you and your team stay on the first floor. Lucas stay outside with your team and let me know when there is any trouble headed our way. I'll take the second floor." I order and start climbing the stairs.

I'm immediately greeted by a few men but before I could inject them they are already passed out. I must say, I'm really impressed with Steve's men.

" Why do I need to babysit?. " I hear Jasmin's voice in my ear piece. I left Jasmin and Brent at my house to make sure Everly's mom and Leila are kept safe while I'm gone.

I mentally roll my eyes as Chase gives her a short reply telling her, not so nicely, to shut up and do her job. Jasmin and Brent aren't fully trained fighters because they mostly handle shipments and do admin work. They know how to handle a gun so I know Everly's mom and Leila are safe.

" We found Chicka." Chase announces and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

Chase informs me that Chicka was in one of the bedrooms on the third floor with a tired looking Justin. Hearing his name made me almost order Chase to shoot him but I told him to let one of the men in his team get the both of them out of the house and back to my house. I'll handle Justin once I'm done here.

Chase and a few other men stay on the third floor while I start searching for Everly. I just hope Stella got her out of danger and told her to wait somewhere safe. It would've helped if I knew where she was.

" Third floor clear." Chase announces.

I haven't heard back from Lucas nor Ryan so I'm guessing they are still putting the guards to sleep. Let's hope so.

" Chase you and your team make your way to the basement. I'm still clearing the second floor." I say as I shoot one of the guards standing in front of a door. Why would he guard a door? Before I could think further I hear one of my men say that the floor is clear from any guards.

We've taken out most of the guards and the only floor that we haven't cleared is the basement. That's where Stella and Everly should be. I really thought my mother would try something different rather than keeping her hostages in the basement. I'm kind of dissapointed. I was expecting something more difficult. Then yet again, my mother isn't Xavier.

" Chase we're headed to the basement. That's the only place where Stella and Everly could be." I say and make my way down the stairs.

I don't get a reply. I pass Ryan and tell him to keep watching the first floor for in case we have a surprise visitor. Lucas informs me that the outside of the house is still clear and that the guy who took Chicka and Justin to my house got there safely.

I can't help the victory grin that comes to my face when I realized that my mother is out numbered and that the chances of me getting out of here alive are pretty good. The smile is immediately wiped from my face once I open the basement door.

" Glad you could make it sweetie." my mom says with a huge smile plastered on her face while pointing a gun at Chase. My eyes lower to Stella who is tied up in a chair with a gun being pressed to her temple by another guard. I don't see Everly which means she's still somewhere in the house.

Chase and his team's have switched over to their other guns that can actually kill you. Some are raised at my mother and some at the guy who is holding the gun to Stella's head.

" I expected better security." I say shaking my head in disappointment.

She lets out a quiet laugh and also shakes her head.

" You did kill many of our men the first time around." she answers.

The events from that day passes through my mind. I remeber telling Everly to close her eyes and lay her head on my chest so that she doesn't have to see all the corpses. Even I cringed while walking past them. There were a lot of bodies.

" Lower your gun. You are outnumbered mother." I say getting really impatient. I just want to get my girl and leave this hell hole.

" You won't shoot me." my mother answers.

I have to stop myself from laughing. She really thinks I won't be able to shoot her? I've been itching to put a bullet in her skull since I saw her at the park.

" Give me one good reason why I would spare your pathetic life. " I snort.

Be professional Liam.

" If I die then you won't know where Everly is." she shrugs as she tightens her grip on her gun. I don't miss the hesitation in her voice.

My eyebrows furrow. I thought Stella sent her somewhere safe.

" She's bluffing Liam. I know where she is. " Stella chokes out. Her voice is filled with pain. I immediately see her blood drenched pants. It doesn't look serious but it still looks really painful.

The guy holding the gun to Stella's head hits the side of her face with the gun making her wince in pain.

" Shut up." he demands.

Before she could reply with one of her famous sassy phrases the loud sound of a bullet being fired is heard and in mere seconds the guy behind Stella drops dead. Everything happens so fast while another bullet is fired. I hear my mothers screams as she too falls to the ground. Only this time she isn't dead. I watch as her shirt begins to darken from the blood coming out of her bullet wound. Chase was the one who shot her but his intention wasn't to kill her. He probably wants to give that opportunity to me. One of my men immediately goes for her gun and moves it out of her reach.

I look back to person who shot the guy who had Stella at gun point. Ryan stands with a furious expression on his face as he glares at the dead body.

" No one touches my girl." he growls.

My eyes widen in shock when I look at Stella's blushing face. Something is horribly wrong with this picture. Ryan is a man whore who can't keep a girl for longer than a week and Stella is too intimidating and bitchy to attract a guy's interest.

" When did this happen?" I question and Ryan only rolls his eyes.

Right where was I?

" Unty her and get her to my house. Call doctor Louis on your way." I order Ryan. He doesn't hesitate before doing what he is told and in mere seconds he scoops Stella up into his arms and makes his way towards the door.

" Everly is in the bathroom." Stella says before she's out of the room.

Relief washes over me as I think back to the guard that was guarding the door on the second floor. I knew something was behind that door.

A few men stay with me and Chase in the room while other follow Ryan out of the room. I focus my attention back onto my mother. She's still crying out in pain while she tries to stop the blood flow from her wound.

I slowly make my way over to her and bend down so that we are now eye level.

" You ready to give up?" I ask with a smirk on my face.

" Go to hell." she spits out and attempts to slap me across the face. I catch her hand just in time and fold my fingers around her wrist.

" You have two options." I begin and I hear Chase chuckle next to me when he hears the familiar words. I'm just giving her some of her own medicine.

" You either stay here and bleed out within the next hour or you hand over your gang to me and then I'll get you the needed medical attention to save your crappy life." I smile.

She doesn't reply immediately and I give her time to think things through. Either way it's a win-win for me because if the last remaining leader of The Snakes dies yet again at my hands then they have no other choice but to become part of my gang. Leila made it pretty clear to them that she doesn't want part of the gang when she came to me for help. Either they join my gang or other gangs with a strong disliking towards The Snakes will make sure they don't live very long. Steve made a promise to that.

If my mother decides to hand over the gang to me they have no other choice but to follow my orders. I have diffent plans for my mother though. It doesn't involve killing her but she'll be miserable.

" Fine. Take my gang. They don't mean anything to me." she sighs.

I stand up to my full length and stretch my hand out to Chase. He digs into his pocket and takes out a folded paper.

" You brought the contract with you?" my mother asks in disbelief.

I shrug as I take out a pen and give her the paper. Yes I had a contract made up because I had a funny feeling that it would come to this. I knew she didn't really know what she was doing. My mother could never live up to Xavier's expectations. My mother sure is evil but no one can beat Xavier at his own game.

My mother sighs dramatically as she signs the paper and hands it over to me. I have officially taken over The Snakes. It feels as if a mountain has been lifted from my shoulders. With my gang and The Snakes merging, no one will dare look our way. At least I'm not one to misuse the power that comes with such a strong gang. I like to keep it neutral with fellow gangs. Unlike my mother.

" Take her." I order as I start making my way towards the door.

"What no, no Liam they will kill me!" I hear my mother shout behind me.

I roll my eyes. She literally just signed a contract saying that I won't be of any harm to her. She probably didn't read it. I don't judge her because I wouldn't take time to read something when I'm bleeding out.

" Relax. They are going to take you back to my house and stitch you up." I say as I reach the door.

" Where are you going?" I hear Chase ask me.

I turn around with a slight smile on my face.

" I'm going to get my girl."

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" So you're telling me, while I was in the bathroom you manged to knock out all of the guards, get Chicka home safely, rescued Stella and then got your mother to hand over her gang to you?" Everly says slowly as she tries to process what I just told her.

We are now seated in my car on our way home. The moment Everly opened the bathroom door after hearing my voice, her face was covered in tears. She claims it to be happy tears. She literally jumped into my arms and I didn't stop her. Two days without her felt like years without her. Yes I know that's probably the most cringe thing I have ever thought of. She just has that affect on me. After kissing her for what felt like forever I started pulling her out of the house. When she saw the knocked out guard in front of the door she nearly started crying. I had to assure her multiple times that he will wake up within a few minutes. I still don't understand why she reacted that way to someone who literally held her captive. She is a strange girl. That's why I love her.

" What can I say. I have many talents." I smirk as I pull up to my front gate.

Everly is about to reply when her eyes focuses on something and she jumps out of the car. I see her running towards a paralyzed Bob as she swings her arms around his neck and gives him a bear hug.

I can't help but laugh.

" I'm so sorry Bob." I hear her say to Bob. They say a few other things to each other that I can't make out and Bob starts to laugh. Everly makes her way back to my car and climbs in. I take her hand in mine and press it to my lips.

" What did you say to him? " I ask as Bob opens the gate for us.

" Oh you know, I just told him you are giving him a raise." she shrugs.

I raise my eyebrows at her statement.

" Oh come on Liam. It's the least we can do. Poor Bob has been through enough. " Everly defends herself.

God I love this girl.

" I'll give him a raise don't worry. " I say and lean in to peck her lips. I feel her smile against my lips. Before our innocent peck turns into something more I pull away and get out of the car.

I walk over to Everly and wrap my arm around her small waist. We make our way to the front door and Everly immediately rushes to the living room where I could hear Chicka crying.

I follow suit behind and nearly bump into Everly when she comes to an immediate stop. I follow her gaze and see a nervous looking Justin sitting on the sofa.

" Why the hell is he here?" Everly questions. She's beyond pissed off.

I can't help but smirk.

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