I threw myself sideways into Jax's legs a half second before the shot fired.
We went down together, hard, the platform boards biting into my shoulder. The bullet cracked through the space where his back had been and buried itself in the old wood siding behind us.
Knox spun and fired twice. The Reaper on the stairs jerked backward and dropped out of sight, his rifle clattering down the steps after him.
"Riley." Jax's hand found my arm, checking me over fast, panic bleeding through his usual command. "You hit?"
"No. Bear—"
The cable screamed again, metal on metal, and Ryder's voice cut through everything else. "Housing's going. I can't hold it much longer."
I scrambled up and grabbed the cable itself, wrapping it twice around my forearm, throwing my weight back against the pull. The ru
