Chapter twenty five

Hunter

A sharp pain shoots up my arm as a bullet graze it. It probably would've hurt a lot more if my entire body wasn't aching. We need to get this situation under control right now. With my back to the upside-down vehicle, I search for better cover as Shade crawls out the broken window after Jem. Aside from a few cuts and bruises we all seem to be in one piece. Alex however... she wasn't wearing her fucking seatbelt. She wasn't in the car when we came to a stop which means-

We need to find her, but we need to be alive to do that. Cover then a vantage point so we can get our eyes on her. Ryder's somehow got a phone in his hand. The screen is cracked and he swears when the screen doesn't light up. He tries again. And again. And again. Finally, it comes to life and Ry puts it to his ear after dialling.

"There." I point to a building across from the vehicles front. If Jem can get to the roof, he can pick our assaulters of with his gun and get eyes on Alex. Checking how many bullets I ha