Webnovel / LGBT+ / The Runaway and the Enforcer

The Runaway and the Enforcer

Beau, thirty-five, is a gangland enforcer who has gone into hiding rather than following the orders of his boss, Mercer, to harm a rival's kid. Now, all Beau wants to do is eliminate Mercer before getting out of town. When Rick, an eighteen-year-old denizen of the streets, witnesses Beau killing one of Mercer's men who has found him, Beau takes Rick under his wing instead of killing him, as well. He offers Rick a place to stay while he figures out how to put his plan to take Mercer out into action -- without ending up dead himself. Befriending Rick is an act Beau may come to regret. Rick convinces Beau to take him along when he leaves town -- thus working his way into Beau's dangerous life on the run -- and perhaps, into his heart, if Beau can come to grips with the fact that Rick is half his age. Note: This story contains scenes of graphic violence.

Edward Kendrick · LGBT+

Not enough ratings

51 Chs

Chapter 13

“I’m not standing on a window ledge,” Beau said. “They’d spot me, even in the dark.”

Rick grinned, obviously knowing he’d won. “But the roof will work?”

“Let’s go back there so I can check it out. Why I didn’t think of it myself…”

“Like you said, sometimes it takes a fresh perspective, and I used rooftops as a relatively safe place to crash, when I got the chance, so they’re on my radar.”

* * * *

“This will work,” Beau said, after surveying the roof and determining how well he could see the alley below him. He took out his gun, sighting in on the keypad beside the door. Now if I knew the security code…Not something he’d ever been privy to. Only Mercer and his bodyguards knew it, and it was changed weekly.

“Tomorrow night?” Rick asked.

Beau gave a sharp nod in reply. “And hope he keeps to his normal schedule.” 4

“What are you doing?” Rick asked the next morning, when he came into the living room.

“Packing up what I want to take with me, if things go as planned tonight.”

PREV INDEX Next