At that very moment Castle, Esposito, Ryan and Montgomery pulled up, and jumped out of their vehicles. Esposito handed Castle his back-up

weapon. " Stay behind me Castle " said Esposito. They all went to the door, and on the Captain's signal they burst through the doors, guns

blazing

" NYPD, everybody freeze " they all yelled simultaneously. Kebin pulled out his cell phone and called for additional units, then he Esposito, and

Montgomery handcuffed all the criminals and took care of the girls. " Go find Beckett Castle, we've got things here " said Kevin. " Kate " he

called out as he made his way down the hall.

He heard something in the room at the end of the hall and burst in. He saw Kate on the bed and was immediately filled with disgust and

uncontrollable rage. Kurtland was zipping up his pants and had his shirt partially on. He turned around and was tackled to the ground by Castle.

" You son of a bitch " he yelled angrily. He started punching him. Then Kurtland got in a few punches. They scuffled for a while longer until Castle

pushed him, got up, and grabbed the gun that had flown out of his grasp earlier.

Just as Kutland was getting up, Castle pointed the gun right at his head. His hand was shaking and his finger was dangerously close to pulling

the trigger. He chuckled. " You think you have the balls to shoot me " said Kurtland. " You know Katie over there was really good, like the little

whore that she is " he said chuckling again. At that moment Castle snapped. He pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Kurtland in his left shoulder. The

team heard the shots, and Ryan and Esposito quickly sprung into action.

" Ahhh " Kurtland screamed. He grabbed at his shoulder. He still had this smug look about him. He laughed. " Not bad " Kurtland said. Castle

stood over him and pointed the gun right at his head. Esposito and Ryan got to Castle. They saw Beckett on the bed, and Esposito immediately

went over to her, while Ryan tried to coax Castle into putting the gun down. " Castle, come on man, put the gun down " he said. Castle ignored

him. He tried again. " I Can't do that Ryan, he deserves to die for what he did to her " replied Castle." I know Castle but you need to think about

Beckett, and Alexis, what are they gonna do if you go to jail for murder " said Ryan. " The first shot is justifiable, but if you pull that trigger again,

you're going down " said Ryan. Castle contemplated this for a second and finally dropped the gun. Ryan rushed in and handcuffed Kurtland, and

took him out.

Esposito felt for a pulse. There wasn't one. He quickly uncuffed her and undid the restraints holding her legs. He carefully picked her up and

layed her on the floor. Castle rushed over to them. " How is she ? " he asked. " No pulse " said Esposito. Castle started administering CPR.

" Come on Kate breathe " he pleaded as he continued chest compressions. " Damn it Kate, come on breathe " he said. After what seemed like

forever, he finally felt a faint pulse. " Kate " he said Relieved. " Castle " she said in a soft wheezy breath. She coughed and blood came out.

" Kate you're gonna be okay, help's on the way " he said reassuringly, wiping the blood from her lips. She started to fade into unconsciousness.

" No no no Kate hey hey stay with me " he said. He took off his jacket and pressed it against the gaping wound in her abdomen, and blood

started to seep out, covering his hands.

The wail of sirens could be heard. Ryan ran back in. " Ambulance is on it's way, how is she ? " asked Ryan. " She's losing a lot of blood " replied

Esposito. " It's here " yelled Montgomery. Castle carefully picked up Kate and quickly but cautiously carried her out to the awaiting

ambulance. Castle didn't want to let her go, but had to as the paramedics took her from his arms and lifted her into the ambulance. " Can I ride

along ? " asked Castle. " Yeah, just don't get in the way " said the female paramedic. Castle then jumped into the ambulance and they sped

away to the hospital. " Vitals " asked the male paramedic. " BP 60/90 and dropping, pulse is 65 and thready " replied the female. Castle

watched helplessly as they inserted an iv into her arm, put an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth, and tried to stop the bleeding. Just then

she flat lined. " She's crashing " yelled the female.

Sorry to leave off on another cliffhanger, anyways hope you enjoy, and as always please review, Thanks!