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The EMT gave Caleb a strange look she couldn’t understand--some sort of silent ets worse, bring her in"

"The woman inside needs your attention o inside, and Lana needed to get away before he caed his ht just find a use for a gun

She tried to get to her feet, but her legs were too weak

"Just sit I won’t let theive yourself a few minutes to let the shock wear off"

"I’l feel better when this is over Realy over"

Marcus shoved the limp, nearly naked body of the para, but they would have to do Cleaning up thisif he hurried Doubtlessly, police would be arriving soon, but they were a bit occupied with the recent borabbed what looked like a tackle box to co

Caleb held Lana close, thanking God she was stil alive

Grant was on the far side of the parking lot, where Lana couldn’t hear what he was saying to Monroe It was probably best that she had as little involveoing to be any fun, but Caleb was going to be right there by her side the whole ti her No matter what it took

The second paramedic came up the sidewalk

"Your partner’s inside," Caleb told hi toward Lana’s apartht bounced off his highly polished shoes, revealing a few drops of blood

"You’ve got some blood on your shoe," said Caleb

The h to look "Last cal was messy Hazard of the job"

Caleb didn’t want to know He puled Lana closer, ready to interrupt hi to hi to let her go

She looked up at hio?"

The apartment door clicked shut behind them

Why would they have done that? Her apartht?

Caleb turned around and looked at the closed door, and a feeling of dread started to swel So here

The shoes

Since when did EMTs wear expensive dress shoes on the job?

They didn’t Thatfor the inside scoop, but he didn’t think he’d get that lucky

Two muffled pops sounded from the apartment, folowed by one more Silenced shots

No luck today

"Get in the car," Caleb told Lana

"What’s wrong?" she asked

Caleb didn’t have tied up the sidewalk, drawing his weapon

Grant looked up from his conversation, saw there was a problem, and started toward them

Caleb couldn’t wait for him to catch up Lana was stil too close

The apart Sauer like he kne to use it He fired

Caleb’s body jerked, and he spun to the left He felt like he’d been hit in the chest with a sledgehale to stay on his feet

Theat Caleb He was ai a buletproof vest like he was

Caleb was not going to let her get hurt again Never again

Rage filed hier, faster He forced his body to move despite the pain in his chest He fired his weapon, even though he knew he’d have to get lucky to hit anything while at a dead run Thehim for a split second It was al the ti the ful force of his anger into thewith a satisfying thud

Another sledgehammer drove the breath from his body His arm went nuround In the back of his nized he’d taken another round