I grabbed Crickett’s hand. “Don’t worry. We’ll bring her homesafely.”
Abel pulled his jacket on and followed me out the door. “Leadtheway.”
That was it. We were on amission.
* * *
Once we wereoutside the house Keira had just moved into, I filled my dad and Abel in on what I hadfiguredout.
“We really don't have a fucking second to waste.” Abel was trying to keep his head on straight but the three of us were all about to go intoarage.
Holt dug his phone out of his pocket. “I’m going to call Red and Jesse. Even if it takes them a few minutes, delayed backup is better thannothing.”
Abel nodded. “Good thinking. You wait out here for them and Ryder and I will try to get Raine out with minimalforce.”
I took in a deep breath. “Lead thewayboss.”
He wrapped me in a quick hug. “Let’s go get ourgirlback.”
I followed Abel at a quick pace up to the front door. We had our guns drawn and ready. He hunched down and silently counted to three before kicking the frontdoorin.
“Where the fuckisshe?”
All the guys pulled out their guns and Keira screamed, ducking under the coffeetable.
“Keira,” Iyelled.
She peeked out from herhidingspot.
“Where isRaine?”
Wide eyed, she looked up at me, tweaking out of her fucking skull. “I don’t know. She said she wastired.”
“Fuck.” I threw my hands in the air as Abel kept his gun firmly in place. “I need to find her,Keira.”
Her douchebag boyfriend glared over at me. “Your kind ain’t welcome around here, boy. Now why don't you and the old timer get the fuck out and consider this your onlywarning.”
Abel’s gun discharged, hitting Keira’s guy right in the temple. I ran to the back of the house, bullets startingtofly.
“Abel?” Iyelled.
“I’ll cover you, just fucking findRaine.”
Abel must have had a guardian angel looking out for him and one hell of an amazing Kevlar vest, because the odds of him not winding up six feet under from that firefight were slimtonone.
I threw open the first door I came to and found a dude with his dick in his hand, about to climb on top of Raine’smotionlessbody.
“Hey, fucker!” I yelled, shooting the dude in the leg as he jumped through the closed window nexttohim.
I wanted to run after the son of a bitch, but there was no way he was worth letting Raine lie their helpless. I scooped her non-responsive body into my arms and made my way to the front room where Abel was standing in the doorway holding hisbleedingarm.
“Is she…?” He couldn't finish thewords.
“She’s breathing, but I need to get her to a doctor right the fuck now. Areyouokay?”
Abel shrugged it off. “Just a fleshwound.”
My dad looked over at me. “Jesse and Red are nearly here in one of the vans. Jump in and take her and Abel to the ER. We’ll handle theresthere.”