The next time the guard's gun was aimed at me, I sensed rather than saw something fall from Kendra's hand.
Then the room filled with smoke.
The guard fired his gun blindly into the office.
I dove towards the carpet and hoped the others did the same.
I could see only slightly better from floor level since the smoke was rising. I had been here before, trapped in a room full of smoke and deadly threats, and I swore I wouldn't leave anyone behind. Not this time. Not ever again.
Searching the carpet for a nearby freeze gun, I kept my head ducked low. Just as my fingers closed around one, a wave of sparks shot into the air from right next to me.
The guard stopped firing, and I heard him fall to the floor.
A hand closed over my wrist, and I almost screamed at the touch. Then a voice right
