Chapter 38 · And you read too many files

"And you read too many files."

I twisted my wrist, used the pressure of his grip, and drove my knee into his side. His hold loosened. I ripped free and stabbed down again.

The blade stopped a breath from his chest.

A hand closed around mine.

Kane stood over us, blood running down the side of his face now. His fingers locked over my knuckles. His eyes were bright with pain and fury.

"Don't," he said.

"Move."

"Not this one."

"Why?"

"Because he has a trigger under his ribs."

The double laughed beneath me. "He knows me well."

"You mean you know the blueprint," Kane said.

"Same thing."

Kane's gaze cut to mine. "Get off him."

"You're bleeding on my hand and still ordering me around."

"Yes."

"I hate that you can say one word and make it sound like a threat."

"You hate that it works."

The double bucked hard. I lost my balance. Kane caught the back of my coat and yanked me against his chest.

The movement dragged us both down behind the command table as the gunman opened fire. Rounds tore through the metal frame above our heads.

Kane's arm wrapped around my middle.