Page 92 of Under a Wicked Moon
Chills worked their way through his shoulders. Were thosetrigger words?
Eyes glazed over like she had been in the building, Vivi stood. She had bleeding cuts all over her face and blood dripped from her left arm. As if she didn’t feel any pain, she raised her gun, targeting him.
He tackled her the moment it went off. It caught his side. Nothing serious. He bear-hugged her. She struggled, managing a solid headbutt into his chin.
Breathless with the struggle he said, “Vivi. I need you with me. It’s Ky. You’re safe. Listen to me, love.You are safe.”
She stilled.
Was it real or a con?
“You’re safe. I got you,” he said. “You’re safe.”
“Did I shoot you? Oh, shit, I think I did. Oh God. Ky, I didn’t mean to. I don’t know what came over me.”
“How do I know you’re you? If I let go, will you become a psycho killer on me? Tell me who I am.”
“You’re Ky. I don’t feel it in my head anymore.”
He quickly disarmed her and let her go.
Her eyes weren’t glazed anymore. Tears streaked down her cheeks. “Oh my God, I shot you.” She fell to her knees and covered her face. “I’m so sorry.”
A spray of bullets went through the wall of the building. Ky dove for Vivi, pulling her down beneath him as he went to the ground. He protected her with his body as the bullets continued, a few entering his back. The building rocked as a grenade detonated. Concrete bits and dust shrouded them.
So much for concrete being a good barrier. Cheap construction.
The weakness from losing blood and damaged organs would hit him soon. That meant he had to do whatever necessary to ensure all remained safe now before he couldn’t.
He unburied from the concrete everyone he could find, taking a head count. All humans alive. Vivi and Nova still breathing.He crawled to Flynn, who’d shielded other people from the blast. Flynn’s lower half was crushed beneath a concrete barrier. “My back,” he wheezed out. “Legs are going numb.” His face turned ashen, and he blinked rapidly.
Vivi crawled next to Ky.
“I’ll lift the concrete and you pull him out.” He heaved to lift the fallen column enough for her to pull him out. Ky squeezed Flynn’s shoulder. “I’ll handle outside. You keep it together in here.”
“Don’t know if I can heal this.” Terror reflected in Flynn’s eyes.
“You will.”
Another spray of bullets. He ducked.
Vivi sucked in air. Her hand came away from her stomach. “I’m shot. Pretty sure my leg is broken from the blast before.”
He pressed around her stomach and then looked at her leg. “Everything should heal.”
“It hurts.”
“It’ll heal. I swear. But you need to stay in here. Hidden.”
His mind whirled as he checked in on Roman and Nova, both of them bleeding too much. They were going to die. If this was it, he wasn’t going to give up. He’d fight for them. “Everyone stay here.”
“There’s too many out there. You’ll get killed. You’re not in good shape either.” Flynn shifted, flinching at the small movement.
“Ky?” Vivi caught his arm from where she’d managed to lean against a slab of fallen concrete.
He pressed a gun into Vivi’s hand. “If I don’t make it back, kill anyone who comes inside. I’m counting on you. I need you to keep everyone safe. Keep Flynn talking. If needed, I know you have some healing ability. Please help him.”
Vivi’s eyes looked clear when she nodded.
