Someone slammed into me from behind and I fell to the ground, trying to roll into the tackle. I grabbed onto a shirt and tugged as hard as I could, getting just enough traction to grab onto the bulging muscles I knew were Craig’s.
“This isn’t right, man,” I panted, flinging him over my shoulder.
“You’re right,” he said, jumping to his feet. “It’s not right when you betray your own fucking team. But then again, you’re used to that, leaving your team in the dust.”
He ran at me, but I sidestepped him just in time, bracing for the impact of his arm snagging me and dragging me down. I blocked his first punch and countered with one of my own, hitting him in the kidneys. Knight was there in a flash, dragging Craig off me, but then turned to fight Chance as he was barreling toward him.
Florrie stumbled to her feet and ran at me, punching and kicking so fast that I almost couldn’t keep up. Florrie was faster than me and she knew it. I blocked as much as I could, not wanting to hurt her in any way. I should have fucking known she wouldn’t do the same for me.
“Florrie, just stop. Let’s talk about this.”
“Fuck that,” she said, picking up a metal lamp and tossing it at me. I just barely avoided getting hit by it, but she had the cord and wrapped it around my neck, squeezing so tight that black spots appeared in front of my eyes. I jabbed back twice into her stomach and then returned the kick to her crotch. When the cord loosened, I grabbed her arm and flung her across the room. I ran for the supplies, hoping to grab some zip ties to stop this madness.
An alarm sounded, making the lights flash all around us. I quickly glanced around to assess the situation, which was just enough time for Florrie to sneak up on me and get two punches to my kidneys and one to my throat. I fell to the ground, gasping for air as I watched her run to find Reid.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVEFlorrie
I didn’t bother to look back as Alec fell to the floor gasping for air. I needed to get to Reid and get the hell out of here. Craig caught up with me just outside the suite and stood guard as I rushed inside and got Reid. He stood when he saw me and ran forward, knowing that we didn’t have much time. I snatched his hand and ran down the hall, back to the room that would lead us to the escape hatch.
Craig flung open the hatch door after entering the codes. “Hurry,” he said, grabbing Reid and lowering him through the opening. I could hear the footsteps pounding and I slipped through the hole. Craig followed immediately and we took off at a run down the tunnel.
“Run faster, Reid,” I urged. I could hear other people entering the tunnel, running after us. I knew they weren’t there to aid us. They wouldn’t be running after us if they wanted to help. They would be holding the others back. It took forever to get to the door at the end that opened up to the garage. Craig quickly entered the code again and we shoved through the doors, running flat out for the SUV that I had already packed our things in.
“Backseat, Reid!”
I raced to the driver’s side, starting the vehicle as Reid buckled up in the back and Craig ran to open the door. I backed up quickly, my tires squealing as I slammed on the gas toward the overhead door. In the rearview mirror, I saw Alec pushing through the door of the tunnel and yelling for me. I heard the gunshots at the SUV, but I didn’t stop. I gunned it for the door, but one of the tires blew out, causing me to swerve. I would have gunned it and run on the rims, but as the door opened, my heart sank at the sight of Cap standing with Derek and Sean, their guns raised, aimed directly at me. My door flew open and Alec hauled me out, holding me tight to his body.
“No!” I shouted, feeling my last chance slipping away. I struggled to break free from his grasp, but he had me locked tight against his body. I watched helplessly as Sinner yanked open the back door and pulled Reid out. Chris stepped out of nowhere and pointed his gun directly at Alec’s head.
“Let her go,” he growled. There was no fucking with Chris right now. I could tell he was willing to pull the trigger if Alec didn’t do what he said. Maybe not to kill him, but he would definitely follow through on his threat to shoot. I didn’t want Alec to get hurt, but this was my chance. My very last chance, and if this didn’t work, I would lose Reid forever.
“Florrie,” Alec pleaded, “It’s over.”
“It’s not,” I said, moving toward Reid. “I can still make it.”
But as I glanced around, I knew that I didn’t really stand a chance. The room was split. Half on my side, but half against me, and then there was Sean. He was a cop, and a cop witnessing this wouldn’t do anything to help me. And even if I managed to get out of here, what were the chances that he would give me a head start?
Alec shifted toward me, but Chris pressed his gun harder against Alec’s skull. Blood dripped down his face and his eye was swelling shut from where I had punched him earlier. He looked like he was still recovering from
