“Clearly,” Lilah growls, digging the knife deeper towards Caleb’s neck.

I shudder. “You don’t wish to do this.”

“I sort of do really. I actually don’t like individuals losing my time…”

Archer takes a brief step nearer and pumps his shotgun. “Neither do I,” he says. He gestures between them. “So, how concerning the two of you simply include me.”

Elijah furrows his forehead. “Who the hell is that this?”

“Bounty hunter,” Lilah mutters below her breath.

He rolls his eyes, unimpressed. “Oh.”

Archer steps ahead once more. “Oh?”

Elijah lays his finger over his set off. “That’s shut sufficient,” he says.

I attain out and lay my hand on Archer’s arm, however my eyes by no means depart Caleb’s. She appears to be like so assured, even now. Even with a knife to her throat and a gun inches away from her head.

My warrior girl.

Her eyes twitch towards the sofa, silently signaling at me to take cowl as she pulls her hand free and the revolver flashes within the mild.

Caleb pulls the set off, firing one shot at random to take the twins unexpectedly. Lilah geese behind the couch, withdrawing her knife as Caleb rolls ahead onto the ground.

I seize Archer and pull him down with me to security as Elijah fires a number of rounds in our course earlier than pointing the gun down towards the ground, immediately at my spouse.

“Caleb!” I cry, watching in sluggish movement as she raises her revolver.

She fires a shot at Elijah, however he dodges in time. The bullet strikes the wall behind him as he takes cowl with Lilah behind the couch.

Caleb can simply barely push herself up, however she manages to roll over onto her abdomen and slide her revolver throughout the wooden flooring towards me.

“Cowl me!” I inform Archer.

He peeks out round his chair and fires a number of rounds towards the dual’s hiding place as I rush for the revolver.

Adrenaline kilos in my ears, fueling bravery I’ve by no means felt earlier than in my life. The twins might simply get one shot off and I’d be performed for. Any second now might be my final, however I received’t let that be true for Caleb Fawn.

I kneel beside her and he or she latches onto me as I pull her off the ground.

Archer stops to reload. All of us pause because the police sirens develop loud outdoors. Purple and blue lights blink, shining by means of the pale, white curtains.

“About time…” I level the revolver towards the chairs and maintain Caleb in my different arm. “By the best way… I lied. The door does have an alarm for a number of failures. Normally, it’s greater than three in a row however I reprogrammed it so the police have been alerted silently after the primary failure, so technically you referred to as the cops on yourselves. Child stuff, actually.”

Lilah pokes her head out, staring daggers at me whereas Elijah does the identical.

I smile. “I’d say you might have one other minute tops earlier than they arrive bursting in right here, so you might have two choices. You may get arrested and spend your evening attempting to elucidate the cobra tattoos to the LAPD… or you’ll be able to go together with Archer.”

Lilah stands up, refusing to again down. “And the way do you anticipate to get out of this with out them capturing you?”

I shrug. “I’m Fox Fitzpatrick’s greatest buddy. My presence right here will get cleared up in about fifteen minutes.”

“I’m his greatest buddy,” Caleb argues in my ear.

“Not the time, honey.” I maintain her nearer and regular my grip on the gun. “Now, what’s it gonna be?”

Lilah seethes, her chest rising and falling with indignant breaths whereas Elijah slinks slightly additional away from Archer’s shotgun.

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