Rafe and I crept along the wall until we caught sight of Bishop dropping into place.
Noelle sat in a wooden chair, her hands and legs bound.
A bruise discolored one cheek, and blood ran from a cut on her neck.
Vance crouched in front of her, turning a knife back and forth in his hand.
“After we’re done with your boys, we’ll have some real fun with you before we put you out of your misery.”
My patience snapped.
No more waiting.
Noelle spat in Vance’s face, and I smiled proudly.
He roared and backhanded her so hard the chair tipped onto its back legs.
She didn’t make a sound.
I burst past Rafe and took out one of the men at the back of the crowd with a thump to the temple.
He crumpled like a sack of grain.
“Drop your weapons.” Rafe’s voice roared across the entire warehouse.
He aimed at Vance. “You’re a dead man.”
“You first.” Vance lunged for Rafe while bringing his knife hand up and whipping a pistol from a hidden holster.
One of the cowards dove for Noelle, attempting to use her as a shield.
My bullet landed square in his shoulder.
He bellowed and slapped a hand to the wound.
Bishop snorted from beside me and put two rounds in the chest of the next threat.
They opened fire on us.
I guessed they hoped to overwhelm us with sheer firepower, but they were untrained, panicked.
They shot wide, and we rushed them in a series of return fire.
Rafe shot once and took out a man with a sawed off shotgun.
One blast from that and we might’ve been in trouble.
Noelle followed the fight with wide eyes.
Her mouth moved, but I couldn’t hear her words over the fighting.
Bishop punched a man in the jaw, sending his head cracking so hard to the side, it snapped his neck.
Vance had managed to slide away from Rafe, who stalked him with precise steps across the open warehouse. “Goingsomewhere?” Rafe taunted him without a care in the world. “I thought you were prepared for this.”
“Yeah, Vance.” I shot another of his men when he tried to fire toward Noelle. “One look at us and you’re running like the coward you are.”
“You’re not getting away this time.” Rafe fired at Vance.
