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“Go. I’ve got your backs,” Scar yelled.
Steel gave her a nod, then turned and ran up the stairs. Hawk was right behind him.
Just before they reached the top, he saw movement and raised his gun. He didn’t take the shot until he was certain it wasn’t Kai. The bullets fired at them were more than confirmation enough, though.
Steel fired back and his bullets tore through the guy. The man wavered and Steel’s breath got caught in his throat when he realized that he was falling toward them.
“Move,” he yelled, shifting to the side just as the guy fell. He watched him fly through the air and hit the stairs right next to Hawk. He kept falling until he hit the ground at the end of the staircase.
Steel snapped his head back up and took the last three steps in one go. The cabin had a wrap-around porch, and they followed it to the right, heading for the front door.
A gun appeared from around the corner of the building and Steel quickly holstered his own to grab the man’s hands, pushing them up. A bearded face came into view. Definitely not Kai.
He slammed the man’s hands into the side of the cabin and the gun fell to the ground, then he found himself shoved into the wall, the air knocked right out of him. He slammed his elbow into the man’s nose, making him roar and pull Steel away from the wall, turning them so Steel’s back was to Hawk.
“Get out of the way,” Hawk yelled.
They both threw punches. He managed to shove the man down but lost his balance and fell forward, his knee slamming into the ground. Pain sparked like lighting up his leg making him shout. It felt like something shattered, but he didn’t have time to wonder about it. A fist came flying at his face and he ducked just in time to avoid it. His ears rang from a gunshot close by.
His brain was frozen for a moment, then he blinked and found Hawk in front of him.
“Thanks,” he said and took the hand Hawk held out for him.
He grunted when his knee throbbed as he got up.
“Anytime,” Hawk said.
“I’ll hold you to that.”
Chances were, he’d need it.
They went to either side of the front door, Hawk giving him a nod before pulling the door open for Steel to enter.
They stepped into a short hallway that led to a big open kitchen and dining room. It was empty save for an overturned chair on the floor and blood. So much blood.
“Kai?”
He heard a thump and a muffled shout coming from the other end of the house and headed in that direction.
He found Kai in a bedroom on the floor, sitting in the corner with a knife in his hand. The other hand was pressed against his middle. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and the wire was gone, too.
“Kai,” he gasped out.
“Steel?”
He was at Kai’s side the next second, hands moving over Kai’s face. He was pale. Too pale. He looked down, the red covering Kai’s stomach making him nauseated. He slowly moved Kai’s hand aside so he could assess the damage.
“You should see the other guy,” Kai said and whimpered when Steel touched the edge of the wound.
Any other time, he would’ve cursed him out for his inappropriate joking, but he was too focused on the wound to care. The laceration wasn’t wide, but it looked deep.
“No. I mean it,” Kai said and hissed. “I think I actually got him good.”
Steel looked up and met Kai’s gaze.
“I need to get you out of here.”
Kai nodded.
