Chapter 574
Chapter 574:
The other two thugs lunged, fists cocked and ready.
Tyler met them head-on, dropping each with a single, bone-rattling punch.
In seconds, all three were sprawled on the floor, groaning and writhing in defeat.
Aubrey and Tessa finally snapped out of their stunned silence.
Aubrey’s gaze lingered on Tyler, equal parts awe and relief. Then she snatched up the cookie tin she’d tossed earlier and flung it toward the downed men.
“You idiots must have a death wish, messing with my friend!” she barked, stepping forward, her voice sharp as a whip. “Did you not know? I’m a high-ranking black belt in Taekwondo! If Tyler hadn’t shown up when he did, I’d have handled you myself. You’d be begging for ice packs and crutches right about now p>
She tightened her grip on the dented tin, brandishing it like a weapon, and the thugs scrambled, crawling backward and pleading for mercy.
Off to the side, Gabriela’s eye twitched in disbelief.
She wasn’t entirely convinced Aubrey had a Taekwondo black belt, but she knew her friend packed a punch. She darted forward, grabbing Aubrey’s arm. “Alright, that’s enough! You’re going to kill them at this rate p>
Even as Gabriela pulled her back, Aubrey made sure to grind her heel into a thug’s side, drawing a strangled scream.
Who said women were easy targets?
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗋ies 𝗒𝗼u 𝘸𝗈𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝗍 𝗱о𝗐𝘯 𝘰n
The thugs deeply regretted their initial scorn; these beautiful women were a force to be reckoned with.
Tyler stood beside them, calm and unshaken, a towering presence that radiated quiet menace. The thugs, cowed by his sheer size and strength, didn’t dare fight back.
Gabriela, still simmering with rage, stooped to pick up the pepper spray and leveled it at the largest of the bunch, her voice cold as steel. “Who sent you p>
The burly thug, Osiris Morales, flinched at the venom in her gaze, throwing up a hand to shield his face.
“Hey, bro,” he stammered, turning to Tyler. “Which gang are you with? You think you can just throw your weight around? If you’re really tough, let me make a call and bring some people here p>
Gabriela almost laughed at the absurdity. Really?
They had started the fight, gotten their asses handed to them, and now they wanted to call reinforcements. The nerve of these clowns.
Gabriela pulled out her phone, ready to dial the police, but Tyler’s voice cut through her fury.
“Go ahead,” he said evenly. “But this is a supermarket parking lot. There are too many eyes here. We should take this somewhere quieter p>
Gabriela gaped at him. “Tyler, are you out of your mind? Just call the cops and be done with it p>
But Tyler only patted her shoulder, his calm laced with unshakable confidence. “Not yet. We’ll play by their rules and see what they’ve got p>
Minutes later, they were at a derelict building on the far side of town, paint peeling and shadows stretching long in the dim light. Osiris barked into his phone, rattling off the address.
“Yeah. Bring everyone p>
When he hung up, he smirked. “Look, Tyler… you seem like a decent guy. Just admit defeat now, and we can show you some mercy p>
Tyler didn’t even blink. His silence was louder than any threat.
It didn’t take long for Osiris’s backup to storm in.
Armed with sticks and pipes, seventy men poured into the building with menacing violence in their eyes. Aubrey and Tessa exchanged anxious glances.
No matter how powerful Tyler was, there was no way one man could take on an army, right?