Wrong Step (Urban Fiction): A Sinister Syndicate Thriller by Kyle Robertson

hated war, and was almost free. Just a few more swipes, and the final zip tie would be cut.
    Maritza was angry at the disrespect, and grabbed Sheddi by the throat. She wrapped her legs around her waist to put her in a triangle lock, and began to choke her out!
    Sheddi desperately gasped for air, but Maritza applied more pressure.
    “Ya called me a birch ya stupid tramp! Ya need ta be quiet, so just go ta sleep!”
    Sheddi had to keep awake. She flexed her neck muscles to keep her oxygen flowing to her brain, but Maritza was a very strong woman.
    As the others watched the battle, Tyler popped the last tie, and rushed an occupied Adan! He grabbed him, and no one reacted at all, until it was too late.
    “Let her go, Ma! I can break Pop’s neck like a twig! DROP HER!”
    Maritza was surprised Tyler escaped, but she didn’t relent.
    “Snap his neck, boy. It’ll save me a bullet. Adan was fired from life when I had to come ta this pit. He knew tha result ‘o that.”
    Julius turned to Adan.
    “Sorry, Pop. I’m a Mamba, not ya slave. I called Ma when tha homeless started lookin’ around tha buildin’. I’m tha rat leavin’ tha sinkin’ ship.”
    Adan felt betrayed by his enforcer. They’d been through the filth together, and he thought he was a friend.
    “Ya definitely a rat, Julius, but this ship ain’t sinkin’!”
    Adan elbowed Tyler in the gut to get him to release him!
    Sadly for him, Tyler was Army strong, seasoned with Ranger spice. He didn’t move.
    “What, you think this is an action movie?!” Tyler yelled at him. “You slapped me with those brick gloves, and this is your payback!”
    Tyler spun him around, and grabbed his neck. He lifted Adan in a guillotine move hyperextending his spine in a painful stretch. Adan was being choked with his own body!
    Maritza looked at Adan yelling, and smiled.
    “Snap ‘im, boy. He almost messed up millions wit’ his arrogance. He deserves it!”
    Sheddi was about to lose consciousness. She always wanted to see adventure, but she never thought immediate danger was adventure’s spouse, and eventually it would retaliate with her adventure flirting.
    They were in a different, deadly position. Maritza had her folded, and didn’t care about Tyler breaking Adan. Her friends were waiting to be shot in the other room, and she was about to black out. Equivocally hazardous indeed.
    Just when her lights were about to go out, the warehouse door blew open in a raucous explosion, and a flash bang grenade was thrown in to disrupt everyone! They all were disoriented from the flash, and bang.
    “CLEAR!” was heard, and Tanaka stormed in with his team!
    “Check Dedzo, Rivera! Team, arrest these dogs!”
    Sheddi was very out of sorts when Rivera picked her up. Doctor Wineskin almost won the diseased pool.
    As his team picked up Tyler, Tanaka yelled, “Don’t arrest him! He’s one of ours!”
    “We know, sir. Tyler Rodgers met you at the dog park. We’re just helping him up.”
    Tanaka forgot his team already knew Tyler, and walked to Sheddi.
    “Dedzo, you love to give me heart attacks. I was expecting you this morning, and since you’re never late, I panicked. I was about to do an APB search for you when David came in with that envelope. When I saw what was in it, I hightailed it here. I’m glad I wasn’t too late.”
    Sheddi began to clear herself, and saw Tyler being helped up. She had to thank him for being as tough as a Ranger.
    Although he was out of the Army, he kept his skill in interrogation avoidance. He lied believably about the pictures. She almost believed him, and she was there.
    “All of this was Tyler, Knocks. I was about to crack, and he took my punches. I’m really appreciating the military now.” She looked around, “Where’s Mags?”
    “I had to detain him for questioning. When he tried to stop us, I figured he was on the take.” Tanaka smiled because IA was raking Wilson over the coals just then. “You’re liking military because a Ranger