Song: Man or monster by Sam Tinnesz and Zade Woff

Mekhi POV:

I get home in less than fifteen minutes. I see two glasses of wine sitting on the kitchen counter but no one around. "Scarlett...I'm home where are you?" I call out but she doesn't respond.

 I run up to the bedroom to find it empty. I run back down the stairs and to the workout room. The lights are off and no one is in there either. I go to our special room and the lights are also off in there. As I come back into the living room, Atticus is finishing drying his hair with a towel. "Where is Scarlett?" I say with great concern.  

"She told me to take a quick shower...she promised me she wouldn't go anywhere. Dammit." He shakes his head in frustration.  He looks over at the counter and sees the two glasses. "Why are there two glasses...she was here by herself."

I walk over and pick up the glasses and place them in the sink. "You sure about that?"

"Yes...she was feeding Rebel and told me to take a shower. She was waiting on you."

I take off down to my office and pull up the cameras; I rewind and sure enough Kwan is talking with her in the kitchen. I watch as she fixes him a drink but as she turns back around he knocks the shit out of her. He catches the glass in one hand and her in the other before she hits the floor. We both sit there and watch him carry her out the damn door. "That fucking mother fucker...I told you he was up to something. He knew I was getting close to finding out that he was that is why he took her...shit."

"Wait...what?"

I don't have time to explain at the moment to him. I pick up my phone. "Where are you?"

"Following Kwan...he left the house a little over ten minutes ago."

"He has Scarlett...don't you dare let him get out of your sight."

"Yes sir."

I throw the phone down and suddenly I find my hands around Atticus throat. "This is all your fault...you brought him into our home...if anything fucking happens to her so help me you are fucking dead."I watch as his eyes flicker and his face reddens.

"What the hell are you talking about? Why would Kwan want to hurt her?"

"Because he is a fucking Ortega...hence...Oscar Ortega." He still looks dumbfounded. "The family runs a drug and a sex trafficking scheme...they also own the Underground where he took her the other night to get her ass kicked. Kwan is a cousin...but the Ortega's are the ones that had Zane killed...and now they will kill her if we don't get to her first."

He shakes his head in disbelief. "No way man...that can't be. Mekhi...I didn't know. I swear man; I would die for Scarlett...I would never..."

"Yeah...well now you know. I suggest you get everyone together because we are going after them."I pick up my phone again and call the one man that I know that I can for sure trust, my father. "Look...I don't have time to go in all the detail. I need your help...your men...that fucker I was talking to you about earlier...he took her. This ends tonight. I want everyone to be ready to go ten minutes ago. I will text you the address in a second...a few of my men are following them as we speak."

"Son...the Ortega's are a dangerous family you know that...this is going to start a war."

"The war started all ready...and we are going to finish it."We all head out to the last location where they are. Surely the guy didn't think it would be that easy to escape with her. I have all my crew and my fathers' crew is on their way. We pull up to this run down area. I put in my ear piece so my hands will be free. I check in to make sure everyone can hear."I want everyone to spread out...some of you go behind the building. I want everyone to be discreet and on my count we will go...got it."

I hear everyone say, "yes sir." At the same time. I wait till everyone is in position before I give the go.

 My father comes up beside me. "My men are ready. Son look at me..." I look over at him. "I know you are pissed off right now and you are worried about her but we have to do this the right way if we are going to get her out of there alive."

"What are you suggesting?"

"We each take out a guard...all at the same time. We enter the building and take each floor at the same time. No mistakes...no time for anyone to warn any of the others. This has to be quick."

"Sounds like a plan and once she is out...I want to blow the shit to the ground."

He smirks, "Like father, like son...god you make me proud to be your father."

"OK everyone in position...three...two...one..." I snipe the guy at the main entrance. The guy beside him falls at the same time. It was almost like a domino effect...each guard falls to the ground. We all run up to the building and I check the inside. No one is there. There is a long hallway and then an elevator.

"The fighting ring is down below." Atticus says in his head piece.

 I turn to look at him. So he has been here before. I will so deal with him later. "Ok listen up...I need some of you to take the stairwell down. I will take the elevator...Atticus you are staying with me."

When the elevator door opens up two men are in there and see us both reach for their gun however I already have mine ready and place a bullet in the one dudes head while Atticus takes out the other guy. I reach over and pull the guy out, leaving his lifeless body on the main floor. Atticus picks up the other guy with one hand and tosses him out. We head down to the bottom floor. When the doors open the room is dark...people are cheering on a fight. No one notices us step out. I wait for the rest of the crew to make their way into the room. It's actually easy to blend in the crowd. I just so happen to see the fighting ring and to my surprise she is fighting.

What the hell. I start to run out to her but my father pulls me back with his hand. "No quick movements...are you trying to get her killed. Look around." I stop and look. The room is not only covered by viewers but his men...each holding a weapon. I take in my surroundings. I hear her cry out in pain and stop to see her fall to the ground. "She is tough...I will give her that. Look tell everyone what to look for...have each set their sights on a guard, snipe them all at the same time that way Ortega's crew will be out of commission. It will be easier to deal with him alone."

I give the orders...