Love in the Limelight novel Chapter 479

The goons were momentarily stunned, but then they snapped into action, hoisting their steel pipes and charging straight toward Astrid!

As they ran, they bellowed, "Boys, let's do this! Take her down!"

"Come on, let's avenge our boss! There's just two of them; we're a crowd – no way we're scared!"

"Let's catch this bitch and her man, strip 'em down and parade them in the town square for a show!"

Astrid, hearing their taunts, let a dark energy flicker across her face. She bent down to pick up a steel pipe that had fallen next to one of the thugs, slinging it over her shoulder and, instead of retreating, she charged headlong into the fray!

Elio, seeing things go south, immediately dashed to join her.

With his long legs giving him an edge, Elio reached the mob at the same time as Astrid. He spun around with a roundhouse kick that struck a charging thug squarely in the shoulder!

Astrid heard the crisp snap, and the man went down, clutching his shoulder and crashing into his buddy behind him!

And the steel pipe? It was now firmly in Elio's grip!

With one arm around Astrid, Elio swung the pipe with his free hand, and in a flash, another thug's head blossomed with a gory flower.

The scent of blood filled the air, and Elio stood there like a warrior from hell, his formidable presence instilling a flicker of fear in the goons.

Astrid, stunned by Elio's ferocity, paused for a second before whistling, "Not too shabby, boy!"

Elio looked down, "Boy? It's 'hubby,' if you please."

"Ha! In your dreams!" Astrid shot back, then, using his shoulder for leverage, she spun around and brought the pipe down on the head of a thug trying to blindside Elio!

Their moves were ruthless, precise, and deadly, their momentum instantly overpowering the thugs.

Carson Fisher and his men, waiting in the wings to back them up, felt a chill down their spine as they watched the thugs drop one by one.