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Michael Merrick.
Hunter stopped fighting. Michael’s hand came off his mouth.
“We need to help her,” Hunter said. He felt like he was choking on his words. “We need to—we need—”
“If you run out there, he’ll kill you, too. Just—”
“Come on, Hunter!” yelled Silver. “You have three seconds.”
Michael tightened his grip before Hunter realized he was trying to surge free. A hand was over his mouth again.
“One!” said Silver.
Hunter couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t see past his own rage. Michael wrestled him to the ground.
“Two!”
He had no idea what was going to happen at three, but he had to—
A gun went off.
For the longest time, Hunter couldn’t hear anything but the blood rushing in his ears.
He couldn’t think.
He couldn’t think.
Then he realized Michael still had a death grip and was murmuring in his ear. “Keep still. Come on, Hunter. Keep still.”
The leaves around them were shaking.
No, that was him, trembling, making the leaves shake.
Leaves. Foliage had grown up and around them. Hiding them from sight.
Or it would be if Hunter didn’t ruin the illusion. He swallowed hard, squeezing his eyes shut tight.
He felt tears on his cheeks.
Kate was okay. She had to be okay. It had to be a ploy.
But he’d seen those arrows pierce her body.
He’d heard the gunshot.
No. They would get out of this. He could heal her. Michael could help.
Kate.
He couldn’t sense her at all. He could sense Michael’s fear and Silver’s patience and the danger in the air, but he couldn’t feel Kate.
“I think he’s leaving,” said Michael, his voice barely a whisper. “Keep still.”
He didn’t want to keep still. Silver was standing right there. Shock was filtering into fury, and Hunter wanted to shoot that motherfucker in the head. His fingers were itching for a trigger, to feel the kick and recoil and taste vengeance.
“Go ahead,” called Silver, as if he felt the rage in the air and found it satisfying. “Try to shoot me.”
Michael tightened his grip. “No, Hunter. No. You blow our cover and we are screwed.”
