Elias's shot took the new gunner's ear and the rest of his balance.
The man grabbed for the mount and found nothing but hot steel thanks to Zubair.
He dropped like a sack and didn't climb up again. The horn down the road wailed for cousins who would never arrive fast enough to save the men who already rushed head first into something they didn't understand.
Sera slid off the truck, her bare feet hitting warm asphalt and puddles of blood.
The heat Zubair laid through the lane danced around her skin like it had learned manners. Luci rose with her, a rumble in his chest that vibrated her shin.
Anselmo watched her like she was a puzzle piece that didn't fit his understanding of the current world. His face gave away nothing but interest. The calm put him on a list she kept where names didn't live long.
He was a threat, and there was no way she was going to allow a threat to live long enough to make good on their promise.
