The first gunshot echoed down the stone staircase.
It struck the wall just above Hawk's head, showering us with chips of concrete.
"Move!" Grim shouted.
His hand found mine before I even realized I had reached for him.
He pulled me backwards as Cal and Hawk took positions at the bottom of the stairs,
their pistols raised towards the opening.
The underground room exploded into chaos.
Another shot.
Then another.
The old tape recorder continued to hiss from the desk, Gabriel's final words
swallowed beneath the roar of gunfire.
"The man who betrayed us..."
Static.
Then silence.
"No!" I cried.
The recorder had stopped.
Not because the tape had ended.
Because someone had shot it.
The bullet ripped through the speaker, sending pieces of black plastic across the
room.
My heart
