“I think she’s in shock,” Finn states, looking her over. Jenks moves to my right, and her eyes go to him. He throws his hands up and slowly walks over to the other side of Nate and lowers himself, checking for a pulse. He shakes his head at us, and I swallow the knot that forms in my throat. Is this what Mitch tried to warn me about? I should have taken him seriously. But instead, I was blinded by my anger toward her. She rejected me, so I ignored what could have prevented this. “What the f**k happened?” Alex demands, removing his belt and securing it around Mike’s arm to help stop the bleeding. “I don’t know. I just showed up, and they were like this. I tried to help her get the tape off her mouth, but she shot me.” Her watery eyes to go him, and they narrow. “Raylee?” I demand, and

