*Bianca*

After Taylor fell with the gunshot to his left leg, I took the gun and two extra magazines he held out to me and took off for the woods. I didn't even try to be stealthy. There was no time for that. The wounded behind me were being taken care of by Alessandro and his men.

Taylor was in a location where most of the fighting was already done, so he’d be as safe as possible. I had reloaded my little thirty-eight for him, so he’d have at least a modicum of ...