66. Brother’s Blood
Marcus
The world exploded around me the moment Zander took that bullet.
One second I was firing at a Jackal who had popped up from behind a crate. The next, Zander was slamming into me, driving me to the ground. The sniper’s shot that should have ended me tore through his side instead. The side that housed his heart. I felt the impact vibrate through his body into mine.
“Zander!” I roared.
He collapsed on top of me, blood already soaking through his shirt and onto my hands. It was hot and there was as too much of it. His face was pale, eyes wide with shock and pain. For a split second, everything froze. The feud, the anger, the betrayal, none of it mattered. This was the man who had been my brother for over a decade. The man who had just saved my life.
I wrapped m
