Elizabeth's POV

"Bring up the security cameras." I instruct.

Dawn immediately gets to it.

I turn to Spencer and Derek.
"Get the weapons ready, I want Ethan and Carson geared up too."

"On it!" The say, disappearing into the house with Ethan and Carson.

"Braun?"

I only just realise that he isn't present. Wonder where he is.

"Where's Braun?" I ask Dawn.

"I don't know. Probably taking a shit." She responds bluntly.

I scrunch up my face at her disgusting statement.

"Ewww." I exclaim.

"The cameras are all up. But there is no sign of suspicious activity." She says, moving over so I can take a look.

I can't help but feel like something is off. These guys only have basic combat and weapons training. I expected them to be sloppy and get in camera range by now. Seeing as the motion sensors have all been tripped off at this point.

"Something's not right." I mumble.

The guys pour back into the living room, all geared up. I take my ammunition and bullet proof vest from Spence, while Dawn does the same with Derek.

We quickly gear up and turn our attention back to the group.

I immediately begin the quick briefing.

"They are scattered around the compound, but we have no visuals on them yet. So we are splitting up.

Spence and Braun, you'll take the back. Keep Carson close to you.

Dawn and Derek you'll scout the front.

I'll take the house. Ethan your with me."

They all nod.

"We don't know how many they are, or how heavy their fire power is. So stay hidden. We know the house better than they do. Use that to your advantage. And keep your communication devices open at all times.

Got it?"

A small chorus of affirmative responses are given in reply.

"Let's move out" I say.

The guys fan out, getting into position. While Ethan gets to my side.

We move in silence towards the kitchen for a minute before Ethan breaks the silence.

"Well the bad guys have terrible timing. They just had to show up when you're about to jump my bones." Ethan says quietly. A mischievous smirk on his face.

I gasp, smacking him in the arm.
"You liar!! you where the one groveling in apology when they showed up."

"Ouch! why do you keep hitting me today?" He whines, and I suddenly feel immensely guilty.

"I'm sorry I hit you when we argued earlier. I lost my temper. I'm really sorry." I apologize honestly.

"Its alright. I needed it anyways. Really reset things upstairs for me. I swear you have the meanest right hook ever."

I'm about to give a smartass reply when we hear shots being fired out front.

We are on our way out there to lend back up when we run smack into a wall of bad guys.

I'm caught off guard because there's no way they could be in here right now. The only passage is the escape door, that can only be Opened from inside with finger print authorisation.

I immediately duck behind the kitchen Ilse, taking Ethan with me.

"Stay down!!" I yell as they begin to shoot at us.

I peer over the side see what I'm up against. These guys look like cartel men, but there's something off.

I fire some shots to keep them away before looking out again.

They moved different. There was something professional and unusually organised about them. On like the guys at Ethan house.

"Ethan call for backup." I instruct him.

He immediately gets to it, talking on his earpiece.

The guys have quit firing now.

I lift myself slowly to investigate when I'm pulled by my hair and thrown over the Ilse like a ragdoll. I slide a bit, crashing into the oven with force.

Bloody hell this guy is tough.

"Run!!" I yell at Ethan.

"Please. Get help!" I add. Because knowing him. He won't go anywhere.

He makes a dash for the door and is soon out of sight.

Not that I'm complaining, but it's just weird that they let him go without an attempt to capture him. They are here for him and Carson after all .

"Good." The man that tossed me says, staring at the spot Ethan just disappeared.

He leans forward and his breath stinks of years of smoking piled up.

I turn away in disgust.

"Now its just us princes." He whispers in my ear.

A shiver runs down my spine at the feeling of his breath so close to my face. And not the good kind of shiver.

I'm tired of letting him feel like he's in control. So I take it back.

Turning to look into his eyes I hiss at him

"Piss off!" I jerk my head forward, causing it to collide harshly with his nose.

I hear a small crack as his head snaps back from impact.

He immediately leans away from me, holding his bleeding nose.

The other men he came with are about to jump me. But he puts his hand up, stopping them in their tracks.

"You should get that checked out" I say in an amused voice. Taunting him.

He growls and charges at me.

I must admit, the guy is fast for his size. I barely get out of the way before he punches a hole in the oven.

Well thank God that wasn't my head. I think to myself.

He immediately retracts his hand and turns back to me.

I feign a right hook but jab him hard with my left when he goes to block. Leaving his side opened.

He ignores the pain tho and sends his heavy fist flying into my face.

This time I'm not so lucky. I stumbled a bit, before I'm able to recover he takes my face and slams it into his knee.

He let's me go and I drop to the ground. Already feeling the blood rolling out my nose.

I turn to glare at the asshole.

"What?" He says. Feigning innocence.

"I hold grudges, now we match faces!" He finishes with a huge grin.

I bounce back on my feet extremely pissed.

I lunge at him sending us both to the ground. Me on top. I begin to pound on his face. He throws me off causing me to roll back in my feet, getting up he wipes blood off his now busted lip.

This time, I'm the one smirking.

"2 -1" I call out to him.

I hear footsteps coming our way. Seems the guys have finally dragged their fat asses down here. Better now than never I guess.

"Alright princess, playtimes over." He says.

I'm about to retort when in get shocked in the back with a taser gun.

I drop and begin to twitch, my vision starting to blur.

I turn weakly to see who it was, and the face shocks me more then the taser.

"Braun?"

He just smirks.

"Nothing personal captain"

I watch as he unlocks the escape door with his finger print and the bad guys begin to pile out.

So that's how they got in. That bastard. That's the last thing I think before everything goes blank.

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