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he leveled his gun and fired at his partner . Seth dropped beside her just as the Tracker in the middle sagged to the ground with a thud.
    She snatched Seth by the collar, and dragged him around the back of the car. “How bad are you hit?”
    “Shit, that burns.” Seth clutched his shoulder.
    Cassie probed the wound and he hissed. “I think we were lucky and the shot went through and through. I'll take a better look when we get somewhere safe.” As another bullet dinged one of the doors, she ducked her head.
    Seth's eyes bugged. “If you think I'm going anywhere but a hospital, you're sorely mistaken.”
    She was in no mood for stubborn. “Well, I would love to take you to the hospital, but as Trackers are following us, and now they know for sure I stowed away in your car, you’re a target and the hospital's not safe.”
    His eyes fluttered closed. He kept them closed so long she feared he passed out. “Seth, stay with me. I need you awake. I will take you to a hospital as soon as it’s safe.” Desperation tried to tug her into the dark abyss of panic, but her training kept her mind calm. “I won’t forgive myself if something happens to you.”
    His eyes remained closed. “That’s because this is your fault.” His voice was tense, but droll. If he had the energy for sarcasm, the prognosis was good, though she had to do something. Using the car bumper as a shield would only hold so long.
    “Okay, look. We’ve got some cover here, but it’s only temporary. These idiots are shooting in the general direction of the car, but eventually one of us will sustain a more permanent wound.” She eyed the steep hillside. “Do you think you can make it up the hill when the time comes?”
    Seth dragged in a labored breath and tried to sit up. The rain plastered his shaggy hair against his forehead. “Yeah, sure. But the deal is, I'm not moving from here until I see some cops and an ambulance. I have this funny thing about being shot at. I like the people responsible to go to jail.”
    Just what she needed, a comedian. “That’s all well and good, but if you don't start working with me, you'll be dead, and then no one's going to drop the soap. These boys aren't fooling around.”
    He still gripped his shoulder and his eyes were hard and laced with pain, but the corners of his lips twitched at her joke. He levered to a sitting position. “Let's get to safety first, and then I'm calling the cops. I don't know what they want from you, but I think we need some help of the ‘protect and serve’ variety.”
    They could argue the point later. “Fair enough. Okay, there are four of them. One of them is already down. I don’t know if they radioed for reinforcements yet, so we need to move fast.” She pulled a gun from the back of her waist band. “Do you know how to fire one of these?”
    Seth frowned. “Are you shitting me? I usually wait until a woman cooks dinner for me before I shoot someone for her.”
    Cassie shook her head. “I don’t actually want you to shoot anyone. I just need you to provide cover until I can distract the other guys.”
    He narrowed his eyes. “Just how do you plan to distract them? Are you on some crazy Xena, Warrior Princess kick? I gotta tell, you that’s kind of hot.”
    Cassie fought a smile. “You'll see.” She trained her attention on Tweedle Dumber and burrowed into his mind. She got too much residual interference at first, so it wasn't a clean job. She probed with a question. How many men have they sent? How did you find me?
    She experienced brief resistance, but then the answer came. They had followed her GPS unit. After a little more probing, she garnered the location of her tracking chip. She wouldn’t be able to remove it on her own, but that was another problem for when she and Seth were safe.
    She pressed Tweedle Dumber to aim his weapon at his nearest companion. That’s it, pull the trigger. Pull the trigger, pull the trigger. You’ll be happier when you pull the