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"We have a responsibility If that’s noble, then…" Henninger shrugged, frowning as he noticed Ty’s attention wavering "You know it’s the right thing to do," he insisted

"What do you care, anyway?" Ty asked hi the guy who’s going around cutting people into such ser Helper with theer retorted "I’d care about that more than I’d care about one man who I can barely stand to ith"

Ty was still aware enough of his surroundings not to argue that point

"Do you have your car?" he asked Henninger hoarsely without answering

Henninger blinked at the sudden change in topic "Yeah," he answered warily

"Can he ride?" Ty called out to the EMT inside the vehicle

"If you can n this release, he’s all yours," the woer "Go get your car," he told the kid softly "We’re getting him the hell out of here," he et there, Zane stepped down out of the truck, holding tightly to the grab bar as the paraned release for with anger, and he was treodda to throw off the effects of the sedative

"I know," Ty agreed unapologetically as he reached out to support Zane How the , he didn’t know

Zane obbly and weak, and he hated that he felt like he was h a haze A red haze, but still a haze

He had to lean heavily on Ty when the othersome more, but all that caive out on hioddammit," he muttered mostly to himself "I am so fucked"

"I know," Ty repeated as he tried to support hionna be just fine," he proarettes for you," he said as if in consolation as he nodded at the kid

Henninger watched the for his keys "In the car," he told Zane agreeably

Zane gried up? And why did it have to be , albeit unsteadily, to follow Henninger, who took off ahead to get his car and ru out that paperwork"

Zane h to look at Ty as they struggled through the crowd "Are you hurt?" he asked

"If I say yes, will it ly, his voice slightly strained under the bigger ht

"No," Zane bit out He went quiet as they walked several steps "I asked you to get out of the car"

"Must not have heard you," Ty ed you," Zane said weakly, but his hand tightened on Ty’s ar around at the various pods of people being tended to and interviewed as theyHenninger toward the concrete barrier

Henninger pulled up nearly in front of them as they broke free of the perimeter of the wreck site on the other side of the closed-off highway, and Ty groaned as he looked at the two-foot-high concrete er hopped out and stood on the other side indecisively, unsure of how to help

Zane focused on the wall and sighed "Shit It’s never easy, is it?"

Taking a deep breath, he blinked hard and lifted his weight off Ty to stand up straight By force of will he walked the two steps to the barrier and stepped over it Both Ty and Henninger had their hands out around hi their firstborn take a step Zane couldn’t help but chuckle at the two of theainst it "Okay, I’ht side echoed through hier opened the back door for hier asked worriedly as Ty helped Zane into the back

"I don’t care," Ty answered in a lol "Soainst the seat and closed his eyes, holding his ar loose over the sling, sliced in several long pieces

Nodding, the young agent pulled into traffic and got the to need help, Grady Should I call Sears and Ross?"

"No," Ty grunted in answer "You’re gonna help er bleated, looking into the ain "I don’t have field experience Sears and Ross would be a lotat him in the rearview mirror, and he trailed off and cleared his throat "All I’ is we need backup," he continued quietly

"You don’t think your presence in New York is going to be all over the Bureau now that this shit has gone down?"

Ty rubbed his eyes and looked out the , then back at Zane once ainst Ty’s shoulder and wasn’t ht have passed out "Call ’e to do with Garrett?"

"I don’t fucking know!" Ty answered in frustration as he fought with the decisions "Any suggestions?"

Henninger looked at him hesitantly "Could take hi Zane trusted Henninger, and for the most part, so did Ty They could leave Zane at his place with a guard detail and then they would go after the fucker There was a hot trail to follow, and part of Ty resented the fact that he was in this car with his injured partner rather than on that trail right now

"It’s secure," Henninger assured hi"

"Take us there," Ty ordered as he pulled his ainst hiain alh thick traffic later, Henninger parked the car in the garage under his building and turned to look at thele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>