Chapter 34 · What ceiling?

Reid turned his head. The Boss stood close enough that their coats touched. Warm breath grazed the side of Reid's neck. The man's face had lost its lazy smile.

"What ceiling?"

"The one above us."

"Why warn me?"

"Because Leo is under it."

The room seemed to shrink.

Reid shoved the Boss behind a support pillar and reached for the Current. It surged into his hands, bright and violent.

"Everybody down!" he shouted.

The soldiers fired.

Reid drove both palms into the floor.

Blue force ripped through the concrete. The blast lifted the operatives off their feet and slammed them into opposite walls. A second later, the ceiling split with a roar. Metal beams dropped where Reid had been standing.

He caught the first beam with both hands.

The impact drove his boots through the floor. His muscles screamed. The Current burned along his shoulders, fighting the weight.

Behind the beam, a small maintenance hatch tore open.

Leo crawled out, coughing, one hand pressed to his side.

"Reid!"

"Move!" Reid shouted. "Get behind me!"

Leo tried to stand. His knees buckled.

Reid held the beam with one arm and reached for him with the other. "I got you, kid.