Innocent Target by India Kells & Maddie Wade

Author:India Kells & Maddie Wade [Kells, India]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

James got his weapon as he hit the ground, pulling Mercy with him, and fighting the urge to cover her body with his. Screams from the other diners sounded as people tried to evade the death they knew was coming in the previously relaxed space.

“We’re sitting ducks here. We need to move,” James hissed as a bullet barely missed Mercy.

“There.”

James followed where Nick was pointing to a fire exit. It would mean making a run across the open expanse of the diner, but as James looked around quickly, he realized it was the best option. Then what?

“They could be out the back too.”

James didn’t give a shit about himself, but he was frightened for Mercy and of leaving Abbie all alone. If he died, they’d be vulnerable, and while he knew Mercy would be okay, he wanted years to discover her. And what of his sister and Abbie? Who would protect them? He’d never thought like this on a mission before, especially in the middle of a gunfight, but now it seemed the choices he made were changing everything. For a split second, he wondered if Mercy hadn’t been right about them mixing the job with a relationship but quickly dismissed it.

“We can’t just sit here while people die.”

He and Nick fired back, but their weapons were useless against semi-automatics.

“Okay, on my go. Ready?” James nodded as did Mercy beside him. “Go.”

James aimed toward the shattered front window as they ran toward the exit at the back of the diner. Glass rained down over them, wood splintering, screams echoing from the terrified people who’d only planned a quiet afternoon and were now fighting for their lives. He could hear sirens in the distance and sighed audibly before the sound of engines being revved filled the air. Punching the fire exit door with his shoulder, he glanced back at the devastation and a ripple of guilt plagued him. He’d brought this horror to their town. The Henchmen were after him and Abbie, and they’d proven they didn’t care who they killed to get them. An echo of fear ran down his spine as he looked at the woman he was falling in love with, and realized he’d put her in the crosshairs.

As the three of them hit the bright light of the outdoors, James prayed the bikers were leaving and not driving around the back. The rumble of their engines became distant, and James breathed a sigh of relief until he saw the blood on Mercy’s arm and nearly lost his mind.

“You’re bleeding, fucking hell.” He stalked to her and firmly but gently pushed her sleeve up to reveal a cut.

“It’s fine. It’s just a nick from the shattered glass.”

James probed the wound, not happy to take her word for it until he was sure she was telling the truth.

“James.” Her hand on his cheek had him looking into her shadowed eyes. “I’m fine.”

He nodded and released her but stayed close as they went back inside to see if they could help anyone that was injured.

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