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Isaac flicked the bull's ear. Goliath spun to make him pay for that, but Isaac was already gone. Jorge tapped the bull's nose, turning him the other way. I had the ass end this time, barely ducking fast enough when the beast kicked out, wanting to knock me back down to the ground.
Then the bull paused. Without a word spoken, the three of us released the pressure, backing off the confused animal, and giving him a chance to find his escape. Slowly, we pivoted, turning his head to the big open gate.
The moment he saw it, Goliath bolted. He slung his head on the way past, catching Isaac across the chest with a horn and flipping him right off his feet, but he was moving.
"You good?" I asked.
"I got him," Jorge promised. "You get Cody."
That was all I needed. Scanning the arena for pink, I found her crumpled up in the corner of a chute, clasping her left arm with her right. From the catwalk above, a few guys were leaning over, but no one had dropped down to check on her yet.
Worse, no one had closed the chute to keep her safe.
"What the fuck is this?" I demanded, glaring at the arena staff. "When we have a bull going rank like that, and a hurt rider, youclose the damned chute!"
"You do your job and we'll do ours," a man snapped back.
I was about ready to storm into his face with someone called my name. "Tanner!" My head snapped over to see Jake hop the rail and drop down before Cody. "We need sports medicine."
Fuck. No, I couldn't do this again. Still, I was the one who could be seen, so I signaled the guys at the gate. Someone turned. Someone else moved, and I rushed into that narrow and shit-filled chute to make sure my girl was ok.
"Cody?" I begged.
She looked up. "Elbow," she panted. "I can't get my helmet off. I can't fucking..."
"Here," Jake soothed, reaching behind her head to undo the clasps. As he got it free, he looked up. "Someone get me her fucking hat!"
"On it!" Gustavo called back.
"How bad?" another man asked.
"Arm," Jake said.
And behind the line of guys leaning to see, I saw Ty with his hand over his mouth. "She's fine," I called up. "She's going to be fine."
His eyes jumped over to me and he nodded, but he didn't stop looking so damned worried. Yeah, I got that. It was kinda how I felt. The pit of my stomach was rolling and acidic, making me feel like I wanted to puke.
Cody wasn't supposed to get hurt. Not on my watch. So I crouched down beside her and pushed her hair down so it was a little less wild. Slowly, she looked up at me, her eyes just a little too glassy.
"I got you," I promised.
And that earned me a smile. "You saved me, Tanner."
"You fucking well did," Jake agreed, pushing to his feet. "I got your gear, Cody."
He walked out of the chute, heading towards my guys to get her rope. Her helmet was in his hands. I crouched there in front of Cody, keeping the cameras from making her into a spectacle. Thankfully, it didn't take long before Anthony and Doc showed up.
"What do we have?" Doc asked, pushing in and forcing me to move over.
"Elbow," Cody said, refusing to let go of her own arm.
"I need to see," he told her.
She just shook her head, not wanting to let go of it because it clearly hurt too much. "I snapped it bad on that bull."
"On?" Doc asked, wanting clarification.
She nodded. "Hyperextended, I think."
