Page 162 of Scatter the Bones

I’ve lost a lot of blood.

Did she really just slit a man’s throat in front of us?

Demons below, how did I get so lucky?

If I didn’t have so much blood seeping from the hole in my leg, it’d probably be going straight to my dick.

That’smywoman. Holy fuck. She did that because the guy attackedme.

A wave of lightheadedness knocks me sideways.

There’s a clatter and scuffling. Something soft touches my elbow.

“Jensen,” Margot’s low voice pleads.

I blink and she’s at my side. “You’re really pale.”

“No shit.” I sway, my vision tunneling for a second.

“You need to sit down and let me look at your leg.”

“Rooster’s coming with supplies,” Murphy says. “We didn’t know what you might have here.”

He must be talking to Margot. My eyes are closed again.

“I can suture the wound.” She hesitates. “But I don’t have anything to numb the area…”

Because she’s usually stitching up dead people. Who don’t need numbing.

“Help me get him inside the house,” Margot says.

Oh, man, the thought of those three flights of stairs to her apartment is brutal.

“Jigsaw.” Something not so gentle taps my cheek. “Stay with us,” Rock says.

“I’m here.” I blink and Rock’s right in my face.

“Come on. We need to get you inside,” he says. “Get you off your feet. Take a look at that hole in your leg.”

“That sounds great.” I grin at him. “Margot takes my pants off.”

He blows out an irritated breath and slings my arm around his shoulders, locks his arm around my waist, and barks at Murphy to get my other side.

“I got this,” Wrath says from behind us. “Go.”

“Jesus Christ.” Murphy huffs. Another arm wraps around my middle, flings my arm over his shoulder and helps take the pressure off my leg. “You’re heavier than you look.”

“All muscle.” I bear as much weight as I can on my uninjured leg, and we start the long journey across the parking lot.

“We got you,” Rock says. “Come on. Few more steps.”

My eyes open, tracking Margot hurrying ahead of us.

Then headlights sweep around the side of the house.

Shit.

The four of us freeze.

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