RAINEThe ride back from the canyon was a blur of pain and roaring engines. I kept my bike steady through sheer force of will, blood soaking on my side and dripping onto the fuel tank. Isla rode tight on my left, Sean on my right, ready to catch me if I fell. We made it through the gates just as the sky turned black.They helped me off the bike and into the infirmary. The doc dug the bullet out while I bit down on a leather strap. I couldn’t scream or tear up in front of everyone, so I kept my cries down.Once the wound was stitched and wrapped, I waved them all out.“I need the documents from the last raid cache,” I said. “Bring them to my office now.”Isla hesitated. “Raine, you should rest.”“I’ll rest when we’re not at war everytime.”She brought the sealed box herself. I locked the door behind her and spread the papers across my desk under the single hanging bulb. Most of it were what we already suspected; cartel payments, Vex loyalists, all the names I had already dealt with.I
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