A Lover Like Him (The Perfect Lover book #2) (Espresso CRK)

Chapter 27

No'ones Pov

Madeleine launched forward angrily at Jack, who swiftly bounced back out of harm's way. Another one of the members dashed forward and tried to do a rounded kick at Madeleine. The Paladin barely had time to dodge it, and the huge drawback motion made him stumble. Another member snuck behind him and tried to gag him but he regained his balance and slashed the guy's arm, making him jerk away in pain.

Meanwhile, Espresso had sucked five of the cookies into his coffee black hole, ruthlessly exploding and injuring them. Only Abyss, Jack, and five other injured cookies left. Suddenly, Espresso and Madeleine found themselves encased in a thin layer of jello, forbidding them to move.

The remaining gang members, excluding Jack and Abyss, threw themselves at the couple. Each of their hands held daggers and guns. Espresso speedily used his coffee beans to melt the good just enough to move his hands. He sent the seven coffee beans he made earlier back at the gangster's hands, blowing away the weapons while steadily creating more coffee bullets. 

"Useless," Abyss muttered under his breath, earning a glare from Jack.

Madeleine slashed the jelly with his sword, but the green goo quickly reconnected as if his attempt with so futile that nothing ever happened. Espresso's jelly had melted thankfully, and he sent a small burst of flame at the the green trap Madeleine was in. The tiny flam immediately began to eat away the jello.

Espresso bubbling with anger, summoned a coffee cloud over Jack's and Abyss's heads. Jack was sprinting towards him with a knife and Abyss was slowly shifting from feet to feet. Espresso's lips couldn't help but smile just a bit as he snapped his fingers.

A cascade of boiling coffee poured onto Jack who failed to dodge the bubbling liquid completely. The sleeves of Jack's jacket glued themselves onto Jack who writes and howled in pain. He forcefully ripped the jacket off his soaked arm revealing the hot angry red rashes. 

Madeleine winced but had no time to scold him as he was busy fending for himself and knocking out the gangsters with minimal injuries. Most didn't look too good. Espresso had been side-shooting bullets at them. Even without his full attention, he had managed to shoot one through two shoulders, a leg, and a stomach. 

When they were all knocked out-

BAM.

A cookie who had been hiding burst out with a long thin sword. He had swung it at Madeleine's chest but Madeleine turned around sharply and swung it right back. Clangs echoed and soon they were having a sword fight, with Madeleine barely winning. He could've fought much better if he wasn't so worn out and tired.

Espresso couldn't intervene, as there was a high chance of hitting Madeleine instead of the target. So he tried to find Abyss, who had managed to hide somewhere but he was momentarily distracted by the sword clanging.

A rustle from his left made him turn curtly and blast the small box away... but instead of finding Abyss, he found a tin can with a mouse in it. Espresso reared around and sent his remaining two backup coffee bullets just as Abyss burst out. Espresso grinned, adrenaline and blood coursing through his body. In a matter of seconds, Abyss will be on fire, with coffee bullets through him. Burnt and dead.

But something was very wrong. 

Abyss didn't have any weapon in his hand. He had sharply turned left and bared the pain of the coffee bean cutting his arm and leg. He wasn't reaching for Espresso's neck, stomach, shoulders or arms, which would've been the smartest place to grab or hit. 

Espresso began conjuring a ring of fire when... too late.

He watched as Abyss's middle and index fingers zoomed into his face. A second later, it touched the mage's forehead.