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“I have you.” Kaz boosted me up towards the opening, his hands steady despite the craziness we just went through.
Fast, I climbed through the window.
Cold night air hit me like a shock.
I turned back to help Kaz.
Our hands clasped tightly as he made his way through the jagged opening.
Thank you, Jesus. Thank you.
“We thought we lost you.” Lemon pointed to the back of the alley where a car sat.
But there was no time for lengthy reunions or heartfelt thanks.
I squinted.
At the end of the alley, Kaz’s men around the car were shooting at people I couldn’t see.
Once Kaz got in the alley along with us, we rushed forward.
I sneered. “They’re fucking fighting us outside too?!”
Tisha kept his gun ahead of us. “The Cartel sent hundreds of men for us tonight.”
Kaz tore off his ripped, bloodied jacket and slung it on the ground as if ready to fight more people. “And Valentina? Is she okay?”
“Y-yes.” Tisha didn’t look his way. “But. . .she is badly injured and on the way to the hospital.”
Lemon turned to me, and her bottom lip quivered. “They shot Max, Emily. He’s on the way to the hospital too.”
My world spun as my eyes watered. “W-what?”
My legs wobbled stopping me from walking in a straight line.
Kaz whipped his arm around my waist to help me keep my balance.
I glared at Lemon. “W-where did they shoot him?”
Lemon’s face tinted red. “Several times in his chest.”
“No. No. No.”
Chapter thirty-four
A Prayer to God, a Promise to the Devil
Kazimir
The hospital’s sterile environment was jarring, with its bright white walls and floors reflecting the harsh fluorescent lights.
Amidst the constant beeping and buzzing of medical equipment, I stood in the center of a cold, clinical hallway.
The smell of antiseptics hung heavily in the space.
All around, the air vibrated with urgency.
Doctors, nurses, and others in scrubs rushed by in a blur with their faces set in grim determination. A relentless march of healing and hope, pain and perseverance. Many issued orders in sharp, clipped tones.
