Hostile Takeover
PETE STRYKYR is an affable guy. The kind of man who blends into everyday life ? until hedoesn't. He looks like your pal next door or your sister's husband's uncle? if your sister'shusband's uncle was Michael Jai White.
Friendly, well-mannered, and built like a tank, Pete isalso a workaholic ? a dedicated, hard-working slave to the only profession he's ever known.The twist? Pete's a hitman. And not just any hitman ? the hitman. A living legend in theindustry. Efficient, professional, and virtually untouchable. But his commitment to the job hascome at a cost.
Years of cold efficiency have left him isolated, emotionally hollow, and utterlyalone. Every real relationship he's ever had has collapsed under the weight of his obsession withwork.Recognizing the damage he's done to himself, Pete takes an unexpected and uncharacteristic steptoward healing: he joins a support group.
Just regular people ? all struggling to find balance intheir chaotic lives. But when word of his "emotional outreach" trickles up the food chain, ittriggers panic within his organization. To them, Pete's participation in such a group is a breachof trust. A sign that he's slipping.
Or worse, talking.Over the course of one relentless night, Pete is hunted through the city by every gang of killers,hit squads, and contract thugs the underworld has to offer ? all dispatched by the very people heonce served.
Their orders: eliminate him with extreme prejudice.But Pete's not ready to go down quietly.Though diplomacy is always his first move ? his natural instinct is to talk, to de-escalate ?Pete quickly finds that words won't stop this misunderstanding.
So, one by one, Pete is forced toincapacitate or eliminate every enemy in his path, using his unmatched skills, environmentalimprovisation, and sheer willpower to survive the night and clear his name.The action is fast, inventive, and brutal.
Pete takes his hits, both physical and emotional, butkeeps moving forward ? determined to find out who initiated this misunderstanding and why.What he uncovers isn't just a misunderstanding ? it's a power grab, a corporate-style hostiletakeover at his expense.In the end, Pete prevails but just when he thinks he's in the clear, one final twist forces him toreckon with whether redemption is even possible in his world.
