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Chapter 22 – The Hunt
Yeah, I would fight for you, I'd lie for you,
Walk the wire for you, yeah, I'd die for you.
You know it's true:
Everything I do, oh, I do it for you.
Everything I do, I do it for you; Bryan Adams
Emma contemplated the battered warehouse in front of them. The little windows were covered with newspaper and it looked inhabited. She was standing behind Mac, far behind the action. Killian wasn't exaggerating about keeping her safe. But she could understand his point of view, even if she did not agree with him.
She saw Killian silently approaching the warehouse with his team and her stomach fluttered in fear. She did not like seeing him walking to the dangerous unknown. For the first time in years, she wished she had her magic back so she could just blast everything that might have gotten on his way.
But she didn't. So all she could do was hold onto her gun tightly and hope for the best.
Killian's team moved quickly, blasting the door and entering the building. And then she lost sight of him as everything became mayhem of shouts, kicks and gunshots. She frantically searched for Killian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Some men came running out of the building, gun in hand and Mac's team sprinted to action.
"Get them!" Mac instructed. He looked back and shouted, "Emma, STAY HERE!" before starting his own pursuit.
Emma's feet were itching for her to go after Mac and help him, but Killian's voice in her head resonated hard and deep.
Don't do anything stupid, Swan.
And then she saw Thomas running towards the left, away from the officers that were busy trying to catch the other men. She didn't hesitate before pulling her gun and starting to chase him. From the corner of her eye she saw Killian chasing Thomas as well, and he was closing in on him fast. She kept one eye on Thomas and one on Killian and then all of the sudden, she saw a man behind Killian raising his gun and aiming towards him.
"KILLIAN!" She yelled as she pointed her gun and fired towards the guy. She missed the shot, but it was all it took for the guy to lose his aim.
Killian heard Emma's voice calling on him and his eyes searched for her frantically. He saw her standing, firing her arm to someone behind him. She'd clearly saved his life again. And then he noticed the man behind her getting ready to shoot.
"SWAN!" He yelled as he quickly sprinted towards her. He reached her just in time to pull her away from the direct shot but he wasn't fast enough and he felt the bullet pierce her arm. She fell into his arms and he lost his mind, his worse fears becoming true in front of him.
"Emma!" He called for her desperately.
As he lifted his gaze, he saw Thomas aiming a gun directly at them and his body did not hesitate as he pushed Emma behind him and shielded her from the fire shots coming their way.
He counted two before collapsing, his back and head hitting the floor and he pulled Emma down with him, still trying to shield her with his body.