Chapter 153
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Winter let out a breath.
What was she even thinking?
The two of them had absolutely nothing to do with each other. They were only both quick and sharp in a fight, that was all.
Out of the corner of his eye, Roy caught the thin line of blood on Winter’s jaw where the shattered glass had cut her. He tugged the cuff of his tactical glove tighter, and a cold glint flashed through his dark brown eyes.
He grabbed a steel pipe off the ground.
The men instinctively stepped back half a pace, then traded looks and rushed him all at once.
There were too many of them.
Winter couldn’t help getting worried.
No matter how good Roy was, he couldn’t hold off that many people forever. The entire stretch of road was full of men with unknown backgrounds.
And he couldn’t even focus entirely on fighting them.
He still had to keep part of his attention on her safety.
If this kept going, Roy and Zion and the others were bound to get hurt.
Then Winter’s expression stiffened.
A sharp knife drove into Roy’s right arm.
The air around him turned instantly cold. He grabbed the hand holding the knife, twisted the man’s wrist backward, and with a sickening crack, the blade plunged straight into the man’s chest.
Zion broke free from the group surrounding him and sprinted over. “G p>
Roy shot him a cool glance and signaled for him to move to the other side of the car and protect Winter.
Winter knew this wasn’t the time to play brave. With her level of skill, getting out of the car would only get her crushed, so she stayed where she was and waited for Roy, Zion, and the others to deal with it.
But she still couldn’t stop worrying.
There were too many of them.
She had already called the police, but no officers had shown up yet.
Roy had been stabbed in the arm. The injury had to be serious. She couldn’t just sit there and keep watching.
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She pulled out her phone again and dialed a number. Her voice came out tight.
“Gavin p>
Gavin’s car got there even before the police.
Ahead of the wail of sirens, Gavin arrived with five black SUVs and lined them up across the road like a barricade.
At the other car door, Zion had gotten tied up fighting several men and was forced farther and farther away from the car.
Once backup arrived, he finally broke free and rushed back toward Winter.
But the second he started running, a sharp pain shot through his ankle.
He sucked in a breath and stamped his foot.
A strong hand came down on his shoulder, and a steady voice said, “If your old injury is flaring up again, stay here p>
Zion froze and looked up at Gavin’s broad back as he strode past him.
How the hell did Gavin know about his old injury?
Winter shoved open the car door and ran out. She rushed up to Roy and grabbed his arm.
“Roy, are you hurt p>
Roy turned slightly and avoided her hand, then shook his head.
Only then did she notice that the sleeve on his arm was just torn open where the knife had cut it. There was no blood.
But she had clearly seen that man stab Roy in the arm with a knife. By all logic, there should have been a
lot of blood.
So why was there none?
Had she seen it wrong?
Gavin walked over to Winter and gave a slight nod. “Ma’am, are you hurt p>
“I’m fine. Check him. I think he’s hurt p>
Gavin glanced at the person she was pointing to. “A friend of yours, ma’am p>
“I guess you could say that.” Winter nodded, then grabbed Roy before he could leave. “Let him take a look at you. Once he confirms you’re not hurt, you can go p>
Roy had gotten hurt saving her. There was no way she could just ignore that.
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