Axel Rhodes, still crouched behind the remains of his Jeep, risked a yell towards the alley. "Wait! This is a mistake! We are not your enemy! We are Celestial! We own the Celestial Garden community! We are only here to neutralize an unruly resident! We are not Olympus! You are attacking the wrong target!"
Jason's voice boomed back, cold and uncompromising. "We don't care who you are! You attacked our property, and you sent six thugs to vandalize our client's business! We know you hired Aaron Jenkins! You are going to pay the price for declaring war on Royal!"
"Keep the focus on Royal, keep the focus on the pizzeria. Ethan's safety depends on them thinking I'm the one in charge, not him." was the jason thoughts.
Inside, Alpha and his men were carefully navigating the aisles. Ethan knew he had to act now.
"Over here, you glorified security guards!" Ethan shouted, firing one round toward Alpha's position before instantly diving behind a new stack of containers.
