Mercer's POV
I swallowed hard, my heart beating wildly. Jonah touched my hand, squeezing gently, sending a silent message to me to close the door and let him risk it. I couldn't. If he died, then I would die too.
The tall guard’s face turned even scarier.
"I knew we had a rat. Lucky for me, I noticed the blood."
His gaze moved to the door, and I swallowed. It was Jonah's blood.
He rolled up his sleeves and clenched his fists.
"I'll make this quick. Who's going to die first? Make a choice, quickly."
"Boss, duck!" Jonah screamed, and I did.
He jumped on the guard, throwing repeated punches at his face.
"Run, I'll meet up."
I didn't look back and ran out of there, going through the secret passage I had entered through.
And when I stopped to catch my breath in the forest, I turned b
