Page 118 of Spy With Me
And sometimes it was standing up and taking the fucking shotno matter what.
Devi got to her feet. The man was clearly not thinkingstraight because he didn’t even turn and look for her. His eyes were on thewoman whose life he’d ruined.
“I always was your god,” he said, blood caking his face.“You always thought you were so smart, but I was your god and I’ll be the onewho kills you.”
“Not if I kill you first, fucker.” She needed him to lookher way.
He turned slightly and Devi fired. Once. Twice. She sawShannon move away, stumbling back. Ray shot, too, but it went wide and at leastone of Devi’s hit. His chest. Though he wore a dark shirt, she could see theblood, see the way his hand went there, and he dropped the gun as his bodystarted to fall.
Shannon picked it up and scrambled to her feet. She stoodover him and put a bullet in his brain. The room went quiet, the only soundZach still trying to get in. Shannon looked her way. “We should have done thatlast time. You okay?”
“Devi!” Zach was screaming her name.
He couldn’t see her. He didn’t realize she was unhurt. Shenodded Shannon’s way and rushed to the doors. “I’m fine, babe. He didn’t hitme.”
Zach put a hand on his chest like he needed to restart hisheart.
Her uncle gave her a thumbs-up. “Good shot. Your parents aregoing to be proud.”
She sniffled, tears beginning because they were still in animpossible situation. “You have to run. Zach, we have no idea how we’re goingto get out. We’ll try.”
But they would have to navigate a maze with a hundred doorsthat might or might not work. They wouldn’t know they were stuck until they hitthe end and were trapped. Zach could go back the way he came. He could get tothe landing bays.
Zach’s head shook. “I stay with you.”
He put his hand to the window.
She put hers there too, against his, save for the cold ofthe slightly now cracked glass. Huisman had thought of everything. Bulletproofglass. Doors that could withstand anything. A chaotic system they would neverbe able to navigate.
A buzzing sound hit her ears and the light on the pad nextto the door went green.
Devi’s eyes widened and her hand shot to the door, openingit in an instant.
And then she was in his arms.
“Yeah, it’s open, Lou. We’ve got them,” her uncle wassaying. He held the door open for Shannon. “You got a handle now?” He nodded.“No. We can’t risk ahelobattle at this height, andwe need to get our people safe.” He frowned. “What? Are you fucking kidding me?Yeah, we’re coming in.”
Zach hugged her so hard she could barely breathe.
Huisman had planned for everything.
Everything except Louisa Ward.
Devi was still shaking as she held on to the man she loved.
“All right, people. Let’s head to the landing bays. Lou’sset up there now since she’s managed to take over the entire system, with oneexception.” Big Tag’s head shook. “The kids are going to kill me.”
Zach’s head came down and he kissed her softly beforedropping his forehead to hers. “Never again, Dev. I can’t handle it. You areout of the kidnapping business.”
She was. Although he could kidnap her whenever he liked.
Ten minutes later she stared at the screen Lou had managedto pull up.
The whole group was around it. Cooper had landed thehelomoments after they made it to the bays. Kala hadwalked up like holding a bioweapon in her lap until her teammate could defuseit all while flying at a high altitude in an experimental stolen chopper was aneveryday occurrence.
“Tris nearly had a heart attack,” Kala said, joining them.“What the hell is that? Seriously? What is my sister doing?Ewww.Lou. Make the nanites put her clothes back on.”
Zach snorted and then averted his eyes because Kenzie reallywas all naked.
