One guy went down immediately.
A shot whizzed past my face.
Too close for comfort.
“Cover me.”
My empty mag landed in a puddle as I inserted a full one.
Seventeen rounds went fast when you were out-gunned and fighting for your life.
A second guy dropped, quickly followed by G getting hit in the upper chest. The shot knocked him back, causing him to drop his gun.
“Cover me,” he yelled, moving to recover his pistol.
A bullet grazed my leg, but the injury didn’t stop me. I pulled the trigger as fast as I could get my sights back on target.
I wasn’t fast enough to take out the two moving men.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Gibson’s body jerk a second time before he fell and rolled into the ditch.
Did they hit his vest? Is the ditch filled with water?I didn’t have time to check—they only had one target now.
I kept firing.
I’m so sorry, Nina.
My slide locked back. I dropped the empty mag.
As I reached for the next one, a bullet sliced through the outside of my right arm.
My gun dropped from the sharp shock of pain. Blood mixed with the rainwater and stained my sleeve.
I can’t let them get her.
They were within striking distance in the blink of an eye.
I didn’t stand a chance against them, but I swung anyway. The guy to my left easily blocked my fist and punched me in the face twice before twisting my arm around my back and wrenching myshoulder. The metallic taste of copper filled my mouth as a red haze filled my vision.
Without uttering a single word, he placed the muzzle of his gun against my temple and shoved me towards the car.
The guy not holding me grabbed the back door handle and pulled.
Locked.Thank God.
Nina was still curled up in the fetal position with her hands over her ears. From the way her body was shaking, I guessed she was sobbing.
“Open the door!” The guy at the door shouted as he beat on the window with the butt of his gun.
Nina sat up and backed away from the window.
“Unlock it,” the guy holding me growled.
“I don’t have the key,” I growled right back, earning a punch in the gut before he slammed my face onto the wet trunk.
Nina’s teary eyes widened in terror. I saw her mouth open two seconds before her bloodcurdling scream reached my ears.
“Open the fucking door!” the guy yelled while pounding on the window again.
