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Relief flooded my body now that Riker’s demeanor had changed. I could even see some tension drain from Deacon and Nox as their shoulders rounded.
My lips twitched. “Riker, what the hell did I say about pet names?”
Riker laughed wildly and clapped again.
“Drop the fuckin weapon, asshole,” I ordered roughly when I felt him shift slightly. He didn’t listen. He wouldn’t listen. Did he think he still had the upper hand because of the kids around?
Fuck, he probably did.
Lowering the gun, I pushed it into the back of his upper arm covered by a dirty tee and fired.
Kids screamed.
He bellowed as he dropped the gun and let go of the girl to grab his arm.
“What the fuck? What the fuck? What the fuck?” he chanted, voice tight with pain.
“Go, girl,” I barked, and she ran right toward Deacon, who scooped her up and placed her in Ruth’s waiting arms.
The kids settled when they saw their friend out of harm’s way.
I shook the leader in my hold. He moaned.
“Get your men to move away from the other kids,” I demanded.
“Move,” he whimpered.
As I backed us up, so no one was behind us or close to our sides, I hit the butt of the gun to the top of his head. “Louder.”
“Fuck! Move. Get away from them.”
“But—”
“Move,” he bellowed when I tapped the gun to his temple again.
Slowly, they edged toward the area where I’d downed their other guy.
“Go to the men,” I told the kids.
“Come on, children,” Ruth called.
“Where’s our guys outside?” someone asked.
“Shit, this isn’t fucking good.” The voice sounded panicked.
“We’ve got to get out of here,” another all but cried.
“No one moves,” I snapped.
The children stopped.
Sighing, I tipped my chin toward the brothers. “Except you lot. Go on now. Hurry,” I told them.
They cried and sobbed as they raced toward help. We all watched in silence when Ruth led them behind the boxes. She’d get them safely to Dash.
When the last kid disappeared around the corner, I called, “Sunshine.”
“Yes, Daddy Sir?”
