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Because this wasn't the time for such things. What was important right now was making sure that we lived to have a later - and so did our friends.
"Come on," I whispered. "We should be able to make it outside now. "
Owen nodded.
I let myself remember the heat of his body against mine for a moment longer before I turned, hopped off the statue, and headed for the door.
I'd just started to peer out the opening when one of the giants stepped back into the room.
Chapter 18
"Wait a second," the giant called out to his buddy, looking back over his shoulder. "I left the lights on in here, and the boss lady said to turn them off when - "
There was no time to run, nowhere to hide, and no way to keep things quiet. The giant turned to face me. He gasped and stopped short in surprise, but I was already rushing toward him, slashing my knife through the air.
The giant managed to throw himself back so that my blade only sliced across his chest instead of tearing open his throat. Still, the shallow, stinging cut made him bellow with pain and surprise.
"Paul?" the other man asked, stepping into the room. "What's wrong - " His eyes widened as he realized what was going on, and he immediately raised his walkie-talkie to his lips. "I've got them! I've got them! Near the west exit!"
The giant in front of me started to raise his gun, but I sliced my knife across his wrist, making him drop the weapon and howl with pain.
"You take the other guy!" I yelled at Owen. "Clear a path!"
Owen stepped up beside me, already drawing a bead on the second giant, who was backpedaling.
Crack! Crack!
Two bullets slammed into the doorway right next to the giant, making him curse and duck back out into the hallway. Owen hurried over to the door, stuck his arm out, and fired two more shots.
Crack! Crack!
A high-pitched yelp sounded out in the hallway.
"I winged him, but there are already more of them at the end of the hallway and heading this way!" Owen called out. "We need to go, Gin! Now!"
I shoved the injured giant out of my way and drew my own gun. I peered around the doorframe. Owen must have hit the giant in the leg, because he was hobbling into another room that branched off the hallway. But what worried me more were the four giants at the far end of the corridor. They spotted us and started shooting even as they raced in our direction. Bullets ping-ping-pinged off the walls, and the marble started to wail from this fresh assault on it.
There was only one thing left to do now: run.
I jerked my head at the exit door thirty feet to our left and handed Owen the key card to open it. "Stay behind me!" I screamed at him. "I'll cover you!"
Owen nodded, realizing what I had in mind. I reached for my Stone magic, used it to harden my skin, and stepped out into the hallway, with Owen right behind me. While he ran for the door, I turned around, raised my gun, took aim at the giants, and pulled the trigger.
Crack!
Crack! Crack!
Crack!
My hail of gunfire slowed the giants down and made them duck for cover, but it didn't stop them from returning my bullets with several shots of their own. One of the projectiles punched square into my chest, making me stumble back. The bullet would have bored right through my heart if I hadn't been using my m
agic to protect myself. I kept backing up, heading toward the exit, and firing away until my clip was empty.
"Gin!" Owen shouted behind me, holding the door open. "Come on!"
I turned and raced toward him.
Crack!
