I leapt away from the chair and made my move. Benji ducked down like the wimpy little pussy he’d always been and I came down with my fist against the nape of his neck. He fell to the ground, his cheek still bleeding. And as the men scrambled from the floor, I kicked him in the stomach.
“Is this what you wanted!? Huh!?”
I kicked him again, feeling his ribs cracking with every connection.
“You tell me where the fuck Dani is now, you piece of shit. Tell me!”
I went to go kick him again, but felt someone grab my jacket. I twisted around, slipping my arms out of it before wrapping it around the man’s head. I stepped down onto the back of Benji’s head as I tumbled backwards, cutting off the man’s ability to breathe. And as my cousin coughed up his own blood, I choked the man out until he lay there lifeless.
“I’m ready for round two, assholes.”
The other man in black came at me and I quickly stood up. All the pain in my body faded away with the adrenaline spike as I beat him to a bloody pulp. I got him within fi
st range and I unloaded. All of my anger. All of my fury. All of my fears. I landed punch after punch to the man’s face as it cracked and shattered beneath my knuckles.
“Is. This. What. You. Wanted!?”
I tossed the unconscious man to the ground before I turned back to Benji. He stumbled to his feet, the gaping hole in his cheek making me smile. I made my way for him. He scrambled back toward the wall. Nowhere to go for this scared little animal. Nowhere for him to run.
My nostrils flared. “I told you that you were smart.”
“Max, don’t. Don’t do this. You don’t know what’s coming.”
I fisted his shirt. “But I never told you that you were strong.”
“Max, please!”
I mocked him. “Max, please. Wow. Very cute, Benji. Now, tell me. Where the fuck is my girl?”
“I-I-I--I don’t--”
I slammed him against the wall, watching as his head bounced against the cement.
“Where the fuck is Dani!?”
I punched him across his face before I stood him upright again.
“For every second that passes by, that’s another part of your body that doesn’t work. Tell me where she is.”
He sputtered. “I--she’s--”
I kneed him in his gut. “Tell me. Now.”
He gasped. “I’m trying. I just--”
I headbutted him, crushing his nose. “Tell me!”
“Your father! She’s with your father! He’s going after her, damn it. Stop! My damn nose is in my brain, holy fuck!”
I shoved him against the wall one last time. I took a step back, watching as he crumpled to the ground. Someone groaned behind me, but I didn’t give a shit as to who it was. What I needed to do was get the hell out of here.
I need a car.
I dipped down to Benji’s trembling body, curled up into a ball. I chuckled as I searched his pockets before I finally found them. Keys. They had to be to a vehicle around here somewhere. And as I turned toward the door, I saw one of the guys trying to get up.
“Don’t even,” I said.
I walked over to him and drew my foot back. I sent it hurling against his face, hearing him gurgle before he passed out again. With the keys in my hand and a goal in mind, I stormed through the door and navigated the dark hallways of the warehouse. Finally pouring out a side exit to go in search of the vehicle.