Page 117 (1/2)

Luck ith us The naled for the others to stop firing He held out one hand, pal that we should put our guns down We knelt to do as ere told It ht have ended there, except for one crucial detail:

The Fox hadn’t been trying for headshots

My hand was still on uards lurched to his feet and grabbed for the still-livingwildly His commander shouted for him to stand down, but it was too late; panic had already set in Fourthe to listen to orders anyround, I ran full-tilt for the van, trusting the others to followfor the accessible prey that they’d let us by

There were no bullet holes in the van That was so behind the bulk of it while she fired at the guards and I fumbled with the door The blood test cycle to open it had never see for the door to finish processing, leaving only Shaun and Maggie in the open--and Maggie was still on the ground, not ed I jerked the door open,for the others to climb in Mahir promptly cla the blood test

Becks shook her head, digging a set of keys out of her pocket and tossing them to me "I’ll cover you! Now hurry!"

"On it" I slanition, and started the engine, hitting the gas hard enough to send Mahir sprawling Becks waited until she was clear and then opened fire on the guards, living and dead alike

Driving was another thing I didn’t have the muscle memory for anymore, even if I intellectually understood the process I barely ie, the tires digging deep divots in the lawn Mahir opened the side door and hopped out, helping Shaun lift Maggie inside The entire front of her blouse was bloody

"Is she breathing?" Mahir demanded

"Yes," said Shaun "First-aid kit, now" He slaet Becks"

Becks had taken cover behind a half-fallen pine tree that listed at a severe angle across one side of the tiny courtyard She was firing at the two guards who re, but their attention was more focused on their for to take theer-side door, waiting impatiently for the lock to release

"Oh, God, there’s so much blood," etting us out of here alive

The door opened Becks climbed inside I looked back toward the house and saw the Fox waving weakly fro down the side of her face She had what looked like a remote control in one hand Becks looked that way, and her eyes widened