LENA POV
Everything unfolded before Lena's eyes in slow motion: she fired her shot and it went sailing towards the man, but just before it hit him square on the chest, he fired his own.
Lena had no time to warn Rafe or turn him away before the bullet hit him on the back. She didn't know if she screamed or not, only that there was a defeating pounding in her ears.
Rafe grunted, losing balance as he struggled forward, into Lena.
"No, no, no," she heard herself repeating.
She caught him in her arms before he fell. The bullet was in his back, what if it had hit his heart? She swallowed down bile. She would panic later.
Rafe's face was twisted in pain but otherwise he appeared calm. How could he be calm in a situation like this?!
"Where did the bullet hit?" she asked, still holding
