Page 34 of Zero

The sound of footsteps brought my attention to the door furthest away from us.

I nodded at Mars. “Be prepared for anything.”

Boogie and I planted ourselves in front of the girls while I knew Roman and Mars had their backs. A petite woman with green eyes and dark hair walked with twins who had the same eye color and hair. The Mayor wasn’t just one person, but a family who owned us all. No one knew a thing about them except you didn’t fuck with them.

The woman was dressed in a suit that showed off her ample breasts because she didn’t wear a shirt under the jacket. The twins and three more men outfitted in tactical gear like us walked in with them. The brothers didn't have a gun on them while the three men did.

I knew without a doubt we had to be worried about the twins. Glancing at Boogie, he looked over at them and we were on the same page. The twins weren’t big guys, but there was just a feeling that they exuded power. The way they moved screamed predator, and if I wasn’t mistaken I swore I saw fangs.

“I thought we said no casualties other than Kris,” the woman said authoritatively, barely speaking above a whisper as she looked at all the bodies on the floor.

“They had guns pointed at the girls and they killed one of them,” I said, showing them the body of the girl who had died and the ones behind me.

The twins walked to the girl on the floor, squatting next to her as if they were inspecting her.

“What happened?” one of them asked, looking up at us with vibrant green eyes.

“When we?—”

“Not you, one of the girls,” he interrupted me.

I clenched my jaw from reacting badly, ready to also intervene if Boogie was dumb enough to retaliate.

“After my shift in Christmas Town, I came back to find the girls missing,” Ally said, stepping forward. “Then I was dragged down here where he proceeded to threaten me with their lives. He killed Sera and then he threatened to kill me.”

The woman walked up to us. “Move,” she said.

Boogie and I glanced at each other. I nodded at him, stepping aside but he took a moment longer before doing the same.

“I presume you are the one they told me about.” She studied Ally. “The one they wanted from this place, the girl who was taken.”

My skin itched to protect Ally, the woman was also someone we had to be wary of. I had guessed they were siblings and killers at that, even if the woman didn’t look like she knew how to fight, except we knew better than to judge anyone by their looks. We didn’t trust anyone outside of our circle.

“Yes,” she said, standing her ground.

“Who took you?” The woman asked.

“I don’t know specifically, but Kris was the first person I saw,” Ally said.

“How old were you?” The woman walked around Ally.

“I think I was twelve, they kept me in a room with no light, and didn’t feed me quite often,” she said.

“How many girls had he taken before them?” The woman asked.

“They are the fourth set of girls he has taken but maybe ten years ago he used to take random girls, but they never stayed here for more than a few weeks,” Ally said, staying calm.

The woman nodded her head studying the girls behind Ally.

“It seems you were able to get your revenge,” the woman said.

“I was, he deserved that and so much more,” she said confidently.

“And where is Nic?” One of the twins asked.

“I’ve heard of him, but I have never seen him,” Ally said.

“I saved that asshole.” Boogie pointed at the man who he had knocked out. “He was Kris’ right hand.”

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