On His Six by Patricia D. Eddy

Author:Patricia D. Eddy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PageCurl Publishing

23

Ryker

Two shots is all I can risk. I could hit Wren. But they’re not enough. Small bits of concrete explode from the side of the building as a dark-haired man with tattoos running up and down his arms tosses Wren over his shoulder and disappears inside the building. The other asshole—this one blond—sends a return shot my way before following his partner.

“Wren! Wren, sweetheart, talk to me!” I shout over comms. She can’t answer me. I saw the blond one punch her hard enough to knock her into next week, but I have to try. She’ll be lucky if she doesn’t have a broken jaw. What am I thinking? She’ll be lucky if she lives.

I reach the door, but it’s locked, and my pounding does nothing but bruise my fist. “Let her go, you dumb fucks! I’ll hunt you down and rip you apart!”

Footsteps slap on the concrete at the other end of the alley, and I spin, raising my gun. “Freeze!”

A young kid—no more than twenty-five—stops, stares at me for two seconds, and then darts around the corner. My shot misses him by inches, and indecision paralyzes me. Pick the lock or go after the kid?

Muffled voices echo over comms. Not Wren, but the men who have her. I can’t make out what they’re saying, but I think I hear a door slam. The sound frees me from the terror gripping me, and I abandon any thought of picking the lock. Stepping back, I fire two quick shots at the deadbolt.

The door swings open, and I slip inside and press my back to the wall, listening. Laughter, I think, and another door.

Fuck. Get your bearings, soldier. She needs you.

I take a deep breath. Scent the air. Sweat. Gunpowder. And honeysuckle. This is some sort of warehouse, I think. Stacks of boxes halfway to the ceiling hide the other end of the room from me, and light glows from somewhere behind them.

I know in my heart, she’s gone. This was a targeted, planned attack. Somehow, they knew she was here. Knew just how to get to her. But I can’t give up. Not this time. I’ve failed everyone I’ve ever cared for. I can’t fail Wren. Can’t lose her. Not now. She’s…everything.

Creeping silently around one stack of wooden crates, I find an open door leading to a hallway. With a quick check to verify no one lies in wait, I follow Wren’s scent. Until something glinting on the floor stops me.

Her bracelet. The purple and green beads are smooth between my fingers, and I say a silent prayer of thanks they didn’t break when they fell off her wrist. Except…she needs her bracelet. Without it, her anxiety…her panic attacks…

Keep going.

I can’t let myself dwell on what might happen to her. Because I know what will happen to her if I can’t save her. Bursting through another door out into the sunlight, I’m seconds too late. The dark-haired goon grins through the side window of a shiny new car as the vehicle pulls away from the curb, tires squealing, and Wren’s gone.

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