"Go go go", Brendan signals when the smoke bomb goes off on the first floor.

The doors to the ballroom is lock, but through the window you can see the guests on the floor ducking.

He walks into the mansion and see some of the men unconscious on the floor.

Shots are going off in the back,"you go to the back, you come with me upstairs", he orders.

He points the gun as he walks slowly up the stairs, gunshots are fire from down the left hallway hitting one of his men in the chest.

He shots where the shoots came from,"we can't go down there till its clear, smoke bomb please", he says.

Malcolm hands him one, he pulls the pin and throws one down the hall, the man coughs which is a good sign and then go down the hall through the smoke.

"Search all rooms for her", he orders as he tries to open the door which the unconscious guard was standing by, lock.

He presses his ear against the door and hear something falls and a man curses. He shoots off the handle of the door and burst into the room,  Elisha is tie up to her bed post with a tape to her mouth. 

She looks so beautiful in that dress.

The guard is pointing his gun directly to him as Elisha's eye widen with surprise.

"Drop the gun and no one has to get hurt", the man orders.

Brendan smirks, this isn't the first time he been told this,"I think you're mistaken, I am getting out of here alive and with the girl too. Unharmed."

"Last chance."

Three bullets hit him in the chest one after the next, he drops to the ground face first. Brendan turns around and see Zane just put down his hand.

Brendan unties Elisha and take off the tape then she cries and hugs him,"thank you for saving me, but I don't know where they took Draven."

"It'll be okay, we'll find him let's get out of here", he hands her to Zane,"I'll meet you at the hotel, just get her out of here as quickly as possible", he orders.

***

Damon shots Brendan's men, he is hiding in the kitchen area behind the counter, shooting outside by the garden. Jett is on the other side of the mansion with Ace by the pool.

"Sir, the your daughter is gone", his right hand man ducks into the kitchen.

"Go after her,you fool", he snaps.

"We can't go through the front door sir, we're dead if we step one foot outside."

"Get Ace, go to the underground garage take the black car and go", his man leaves as he peaks from behind the counter and shoots, a bullet hits his right shoulder.

"Sh*t", he curses.

"Sir go, we'll cover you", his man suggests.

He ducks and runs out the kitchen holding his right shoulder in place, he comes face to face with one of Brendan's friends.

"Where is my brother?" He points the gun.

"You pull that trigger and I blow your head out", Jett stands behind him with his aiming at his head,"now drop the gun."

He hesitates, but lower his hand,"duck buddy", Brendan says and throws a smoke bomb between them.

Damon and Jett cough and falls unconscious to the floor, a woman screams. 

Malcolm and Brendan run to the front door and out into the front yard.

"We'll find your brother don't worry", Brendan assures him.

They get into the black BMW and drives off,"what about the rest of your men?"

"Either dead or coming after they wipe out Damon's men who are there. The guests are spared along with Damon and Jett because we need them alive if we want justice."

"We're being followed", Malcolm says when they're on the highway.

"It's Ace, let's lose them", Brendan drives faster.

"How? This is his home for the pass 5 years, he knows these roads like the back of his hand", he states.

"Call Zane and tell him to stay at the hotel. We're going to be a little late,", Brendan says.

This is going to be a long night.

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Elisha falls asleep one hour later after Zane brought her to the hotel room. Brendan packed clothes in a bag for her so when she gets up she'll change out of that dress she has on.

He got the call from Malcolm a while back about the problem of being followed, he needs to help them. He watches Elisha one more time, kisses her forehead and order that the men who are sitting watching a football match to make that no harm gets to her.

He gets into the black van and drives off, he puts on the GPS to track down Brendan's phone. They're about fifteen minutes away, hang on guys.

Draven is still trap somewhere and tie to a chair, what time is it anyway?

He only had water to drink earlier, but that was hours ago. He hears the door open and a light comes on making him close his eyes from the brightness.

"Hey pal, looks like your friends are in town to save you", the man spits next to him,"I got orders to punch you then take you to Damon", he punches Draven in the face breaking his nose, he winces.

The guy cracks his knuckles and punches him in the guts and sides breaking a few ribs.

"That's enough, I'll handle it from here", Jett steps into the room, the man scoffs and leaves.

"Listen very well, when we get your friends they'll be sorry. Brendan will get a slowly painful death while your brother gets a bullet to the head and you'll watch it happen", Jett grips his hair tugging it upward to see his face.

"Damon isn't happy and out for blood, he's been injured and almost bleed to death after being unconscious for five minutes while his wife tried her best to make sure he didn't bled out", he explains,"now let's go" he unties his feet and tug him up from the chair with a gun to his back.

"Then after that, we'll go after your family. How's that sister of yours and her kids?" He whispers in his ear and Draven clenches his jaw.

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Elisha wakes up and sees sunlight is coming through the window, what time is it and where are the guys?

She brushes her teeth and showers then put on some clean clothes from what Brendan brought with him for her.

She steps out one of the room and into a small living room with a couch and television, where a few men are sleeping.

"Excuse me!" She shouts waking them up, they get up immediately with their guns pointing different directions.

"Its just the girl guys", one of them notice her.

"Where the heck is Brendan?!" She demands.

"Um...."

There's a knock on the door,"go hide, we got this", the man says to her as he takes safety mode off his gun.

 She goes back to the room and under the bed.

"Where's Lisha? We got Draven and needs to leave right now. We got a flight to Minnesota in one hour and a half", Brendan comes into the room.

"Sir, you're bleeding", one of his man points out.

"I know, get the first aid kit and secure the lobby for us", he orders.

Elisha comes from under the bed to see Zane opening the closet taking out two bags,"you're okay", she hugs him from behind.

"We were lucky to get out alive, your father  has a broken arm, your brother was unconscious when we left and Jett... Well  let's just say he'll be in bed for a while."

"And my mother?"

"We didn't harm her, now pack up let's go", he says.

Elisha packs up her things and leave the room with Zane, Brendan hugs her and they all leave the hotel room.

There are four vans park outside the hotel,"no time to waste", Brendan pushes Elisha into one of the vans and he got in too.

"Why Minnesota out of all places?" Elisha asks.

"That's where my former boss is living, we'll be staying there until its safe", Brendan explains.

Brendan, Draven and Elisha board a plane to Connecticut while Zane and Malcolm go back to Chicago.

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Jett groans as he wakes up in a bed with his arm in a cast and his left leg.

"Look who's alive", Ace enters the room.

"What happened? How long have I been out for?"

"Two days, Elisha is gone and we have no idea where she is", he sighs,"well I got some work to do, get better soon", he leaves.

Kathy enters a few minutes later,"hey I brought you some food, how you feeling?" She places the plate on the table next to the bed.

"Numb, what if I said I don't want to marry Elisha?" He sits up.

"What?" She gasps.

"I don't mean any harm, Elisha is a lovely young lady, but she deserves better", he says.

"I know, but why finally realize what's best for her?"

"Because I'm not ready for that kind of commitment, I like to sleep around and have one night stands. I am not ready to settle down just yet, beside she got her whole life ahead of her", he shrugs.

"That's generous of you Jett, but my husband will not be so understanding. He's been planning this for five years you know that", Kathy states.

"I know, but I am sorry. I don't want to marry her anymore."

"What?!" A voice snaps by the door.

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Who do you think is by the door?

What will happen next?