Max's POV:

Before I could say anything to my father, another guy came in and dragged me to another room.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked bitterly.

"Boss wants to see you," the man said and I was confused. Then he opened a door and threw me into the room. I looked up and saw a well-built, tall man dressed in a suit sitting at the table.

"Maxine Evans," the man said, "I am West Lane, the real gang leader of the Vipers."

"B-but, I thought my father was the gang leader," I stuttered and tried to recompose myself.

"Yeah, he works under me. I have always been the real gang leader. He just does the dirty work," West Lane said and I rolled my eyes.

"What do you want with me?" I snapped and West chuckled.

"I know that you didn't really want to join the gang. I don't know what your real reasons for joining, but I do not tolerate liars," West said before slamming his hand onto the table making me jump. I was relieved in a way, since he didn't know that I was in the FBI or something.

"Take her back to Randall's room," West shouted to the man outside of the door. And once again, I was transferred back into my father's office. The man tied me up right next to my father on the ground and kicked me in the stomach before leaving.

"Sure, you had to kick the girl who is tied up again," I shouted sarcastically before mumbling 'jerk' under my breath.

"You still can't keep your mouth shut right?" Father asked and I rolled my eyes.

"I wonder where I got that from?" I said bitterly before turning away from him.

"I am sorry Maxine, I let you join the gang so I could protect you," Father said and I scoffed.

"Protect? Let me remind you that before, you were trying to kill me," I snapped.

"I was forced to Maxine," Father said and I laughed.

"Like you were forced to fake your death, try to blackmail me into joining the gang, and almost kill me?" I asked and when I got no answer I sighed, "That's what I thought. I am done with you lying to me, so just spare me by telling the truth."

"I am Maxine, I am," he said, "And I am going to prove it to you by helping you escape."

"I am not here to escape," I interrupted, "I am here to end the Vipers once and for all."

"How do you propose that we do that Maxine?" Father asked and I scoffed.

"Like this!" I said showing him my hands that I freed from the ropes.

"How did you do that?" Father asked awestruck.

"I learned a few tricks these past two years," I muttered while untying him. I was clearly not thinking at all freeing him. Even though he was and still is a lying scumbag, I could tell that he was genuine this time. I also needed all the help I could get. I turned towards the door and shook the doorknob violently only to find it locked.

"Of course it's locked," I muttered angrily, "And West had to switch the doorknobs. Do you have a bobby pin?"

"Can you pick a lock?" Father asked and I shrugged.

"Sort of, but I should at least try," I said while taking a bobby pin from Father's hands. As I worked my magic on the doorknob, I was mentally preparing a plan on how to take down West Lane. Obviously, he had backup and I was hoping that John had received my message before my phone was destroyed. Come on John, I am going to need you very soon.

"Got it!" I exclaimed as I busted the door open. The guy who was standing by fell from the blow of the door. I kicked the guy to make sure he was unconscious.

"Maxine!" Father shouted and I turned back to see why he called me. He threw me a gun and I caught it in a swift motion.

"Thanks," I said and made my way to West's office. As I took a deep breath, I reminded myself of why I was doing this. I was doing this for the FBI, for my family, for my friends, and most importantly, for myself. The Viper Gang has caused so much pain and sadness to my family and to other people. It is time that they are completely shut down and will no longer be able to hurt anyone else. If I do kill West Lane, I know that the guilt will eat me for the rest of my life, so that is not my goal. I would rather have West Lane rot in prison because killing him would spare the pain. But if he did die, I know that I should try to forgive myself because if I didn't, I would never be the same. A split second later, my foot went flying against the door and the door crashed onto the ground with a bang! West Lane genuinely looked surprised and a little bit frightened, but that fright was soon masked with anger and hatred.

"I am not surprised that you were able to escape Maxine," West snarled, "But I am kind of mad that you broke down my expensive door."

"Well that door probably wasn't that expensive since I was able to break the door with my foot," I sassed before raising my gun up and aimed at West.

"You aren't going to get rid of me that easily Maxine," West said before he charged right at me. I dodged his punch and used to the side of the gun to jab his chest. He was able to grab the gun and hurdle it out the window leaving a hole in the glass.

"You son of a-," I exploded before getting interrupted by West.

"You really do not want to finish that sentence Maxine. I have never heard such vulgar language from you before," West said and I scoffed.

"You don't know me West," I shouted at him harshly.

"You are wrong Maxine. I have been watching you ever since I took over the gang. That is why I know so much about you, but when you left for two years, I lost track of you. I do not know what you did during those two years that is keeping you from killing me right now," West said while circling around me.

"I have a heart, unlike you," I said with disgust and kicked his side hard enough that caused him to run into his desk. Soon after, he raised a gun at me while slowing inching towards me.

"Yes, I don't have a heart. I can't argue with that, but we both know that I am much stronger than you," West sneered and I rolled my eyes.

"How are you stronger when you are trying to hide behind that gun instead of taking me on fairly?" I asked and in the second that West lost his focus, my hand wrapped around his gun and soon I was holding him in a headlock position. West immediately pushed me into the wall causing my grip on him to loosen and he broke free of my grasp. He turned back to me and started to deliver punches to my stomach, face, and arm. Before he could punch again, he fell to the floor and I saw my father holding a stick in his hand.

"Randall, I always knew that you were a traitor," West said and immediately grabbed a gun and shot my father in his leg.

"Dad!" I yelled as my father fell to the floor. I jumped to my feet and started punching West in his face. He took advantage of my weak arm and was able to pin me against the wall by my neck.

"You are weak like your father Maxine. Your father never had the guts to pull a trigger at someone's heart, so I had to take some extreme measures," West said as I was trying to suck for air.

"Y-you coward! You---b-brainwashed—him," I was able to say while fighting for air.

"You are right, I did. All these years you hated your father for what he did, but in reality, I was the one who forced him to do it," West cackled and I was fuming. Honestly, I probably looked like an angry tomato. I looked over to where my father was laying and saw him passed out. I really needed to get out of here to help my father, even though he has lied to me all these years. West gripped harder on my neck that I was almost shedding tears, but soon West crumpled to the floor clutching his arm.

"Hope I didn't arrive too late," John said while pointing at gun at West.

"Max!" Ace exclaimed when he ran into the room. I almost fell to my knees, but Ace grabbed me and pulled me to him. I breathed a sigh of relief and wrapped my arms around him.

"You guys can't take down my gang with only the three of you!" West said.

"Well lucky for us, we aren't the only ones," I said as I pulled away from Ace and delivered one last kick to West's side.

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Hey everyone! Sorry for taking sooooo long to update, but I have been writing Beauty in Disguise so I can also enter it into the Wattys. I am so sad that Endless Fighting is going to end in only a couple chapters. All the chapters will be published by Friday, before I leave for vacation. Anyways, remember to...

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