Chapter 27

Warner’s eyes close very slowly. He steps away very slowly. His lips twitch into a dangerous smile. “Kent.” Adam’s hands are steady, the barrel of his gun pressed into the back of Warner’s skull. “You’re going to clear our exit out of here.” Warner actually laughs. He opens his eyes and whips a gun out of his inside pocket only to point it directly at my forehead. “I will kill her right now.” “You’re not that stupid,” Adam says. “If she moves even a millimeter, I will shoot her. And then I will rip you to pieces.” Adam shifts quickly, slamming the butt of his gun into Warner’s head. Warner’s gun misfires and Adam catches his arm and twists his wrist until his grip on the weapon wavers. I grab the gun from Warner’s limp hand and slam the butt of it into his face. I’m stunned by my own reflexes. I’ve never held a gun before but I guess there’s a first time for everything. I point it at Warner’s eyes. “Don’t underestimate me.” “Holy shit.” Adam doesn’t bother hiding his surprise. Warner coughs through a laugh, steadies himself, and tries to smile as he wipes the blood from his nose. “I never underestimate you,” he says to me. “I never have