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Harry's POV:

We decided to meet everyone else at Liam's. I didn't want a bunch of strangers in Beth's house or some of Tate's minions lurking around to see if we were there.

When we got to Liam's, Niall and Louis were already there, along with Ashton and Luke, a couple boys in our gang. We don't see them often because after Nate, Tessa's dad, died they moved to the other side of town. The four of us are mostly what we've got most of the time. Though we do have about fifty guys a phone call away, dunno why there's only two here now.

Addie ran to Niall and he comforted her.

"We're waiting on Will, Danny, and Olly," Liam said. "They should be here any moment."
Just as he finished the doorbell rang and the three walked into the house.

Everyone gathered around the kitchen as Liam and I started to tell them the plan.

"Beth is being held in a normal neighborhood, probably one of their parents' old houses," Liam began. "Knowing these dickheads, they more than likely have 10-15 guys, including themselves. She's probably hidden somewhere being watched at all times."

"We will separate into groups of three and go in through different entrances of the house, which we will determine when we arrive," I say. "I hate to put you all through this but this is what we do. This girl is very important to me and if anything happens to her I am going to kill them all."

"Is everyone ready? Does everyone know what they're doing?" Liam says as we load various guns into the van. Everyone nods or responds with a short "yes" and gets in.

"Addie, what do you think you're doing?" Niall says to her as she tries to climb into the car.

"I'm coming with you guys." She said as if was a stupid question.

"Do you know how to shoot a gun?" Niall asked.

"My dad has taught me a bit," She replied.

"Do you know how to block a punch?"

"Kind of, it's just-"

"Do you know how to fight someone who has been fighting in gangs most of his life?"

"No." She shortly replied.

"Sorry Addie, but we're going to save your best friend, we can't have to save you, too. Not today, hopefully we never have to." Niall said and kissed her forehead.

"We have to leave," I said getting in the front seat next to Liam who is driving.

We have Addie's phone in case they move her or the phone.

"Alright boys, listen," I begin. "They left her phone on, I don't know if it's because they're incredibly stupid or they're waiting for us. Either way, thank you all for helping me get my girl back. This is not going to be pretty."

We arrive outside the house about 25 minutes later at about 7:15, and park down the street so none of them see. Danny, who is very good at being quiet and sneaky, gets out of the car to check out the doors.

He returns three minutes later. "There's obviously the front and the back doors, but there is also a small basement window that is on the back side of the house. I couldn't see through it but I bet that's where the have her." Danny explains to us and he gets back in. We've wasted so much time already, they better not have touched her.

"Was the window close to the back door?" I asked.

"Yeah, pretty close." He replied.

"Alright boys, four go through the front door, five through the back. Don't kill anyone who isn't involved or coming at you. You know the rules. Beth is first priority, I will get her, but we need to have each other's back at all times. We're family and we're not losing a family member today," I say with all eyes on mine. "Tate is going to want to come after me, do not try to block him."

We get out of the van and quietly go to the doors. Liam, Niall, Olly, and Ashton in the front. And me, Louis, Luke, Will, and Danny in the back. Luke quickly picks the lock on the back door as Niall does the same in the front.

We open the doors to an empty kitchen, seeing right through to the other door, only a half wall dividing two rooms in the way. Liam gives me a sign that it is all clear on his side and Louis gives me the same.

We moved towards the closed door and hear trashy music and laughter coming from the basement. That's where she is. She has to be down there.

I quietly turn the doornob with my eight boys behind me. The stairwell is covered by a wall on either side so the only way to see is straight. I get to the second to the bottom stair and see what all the laughter was about and I'm infuriated.

Each of them are taking turns groping and disrespecting Beth. She is bleeding on her arms and face and is unconcious.

How convinient they're all standing in a line.

I shoot three in a row, not killing but agressively wounding. They will probably bleed out, but after the things they've done to Beth, they deserve it.

Obviously, receiving their attention, the uninjured run for their guns but are too slow. My boys knock each one out, one by one, but Tate and Colton aren't here.

I run to Beth, she's out cold. Bruises and blood cover her skin and my heart sinks. I grab my knife and start cutting.

Gunshots are going off around me as more retrieve guns and open fire.

Once again, my boys knock them out, this time for good.

"They're not here! They're not here! Cover! Eyes open!" I yell as I untangle this beautiful girl from the ropes.

"I see them, Harry," Olly whispers to me.

"Where?" I ask cutting the rope from her face.

"In the front yard. We won't be able to get around them but it seems like they don't know we're here." He continues.

I pick up Beth and four walk in front of me and four walk behind. This isn't over.

We walk out the back door and hide against the side of the house. I hand Beth over to Liam and Will and walk out.

"The weather has been crazy, mate." Colton says to Tate as they smoke.

"Has it been?" I reply and they immediately turn around. "How's it going, lads?"

"I knew you'd come. Track her phone did you?" Tate said, putting his cigarette out on the ground.

"Doesn't matter. Your boys are either dead or dying. Did you not hear all the commotion downstairs? Probably had it sound proofed so no one could hear the screams," I spat at him. "You know better than to fuck with me Tate." He pulled put his gun and fired, hitting me in the shoulder.

"Weak. Weak. Weak." I said, holding the wound. I used my accessible hand and shot him in the lower stomach. He fell to the ground as Colton watched. How can they even call themselves men.

We ran to the van and sped away quickly back to Liam's. Beth was unconcious still, but we had a friend, who was a doctor, meeting us at the house.

This was too easy. Way too easy.

But I got her, and that's all that matters.

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