Starting Over

Chapter 23

The teams pulled up into a warehouse by some water and with one nod from Owen stormed into the building. The lights were off but in the center of the room was a table with a laptop on it. Victor and Corey cautiously walked over to it. On the screen was another room and there was a body lying on the bottom right corner of the screen. With night vision it was too hard to see who it was.

"Search but be cautious," Owen growled, and they all took their guns out and dispersed.

Repeated "Clear" entered his ear which just increased his frustration with each one.

"Here!" Raven shouted from the basement.
"Why is always the basement?" Luke complained as they rushed down the stairs.

"AXEL!" Marc shouted recognizing the ebony hair sprawled out on the floor in a puddle of blood.

"Shit," Sean cussed rushing over and falling to his knees. He gently rolled him over and Axel let out a groan from the movement. "Where's it coming from?" He asked himself as he glanced over Axel.

"Fuck this," Raven mumbled and torn Axel's shirt open.

"Shit," Corey groaned as he quickly put his hand on the pouring wound above his belly button and slightly to the left.

"It's a through shot," Nathan said placing his hand on the exit wound on his back.

"At least we know the bullet isn't left in him," Kota said looking around the room.

"Where's Baby?" North asked looking around also.

"Haven't found yet," Victor mumbled.

"He took her," Axel groaned as he opened his eyes. "Go find her, the bullet went through both of us."

"What?" Sean and Owen asked in sync.

"We were fighting to get the gun away from him and he had her by the throat. She was trying to break free, and I was trying to pull him off her neck. Somehow, I ended up behind her and he shot us both with one shot, it went through her side and hit me and went through me. When he realized he hit her he cussed grabbed her and dragged her away. I tried following but I was loosing too much blood and couldn't. It looked like he got by her kidneys from what I could see before I past out, that or by her kidneys were knicked from the wreck, the seat cut her back. She also has a few cuts on her face. She needs you more than me Doc. Go get her," Axel said trying to stay away.

"Mother fucking shit," Gabe groaned before punching the wall he was leaning against.

"How are we suppose to find her now? You have the spare phone she had," Brandon asked.

"No I don't," He mumbled, "I slipped it back into her shoe when he went to get supplies to wrap her stomach. I told her to power it back on when it was safe but I don't know if she heard me. I also slipped my ring onto one of the buckles of her boots so it looks like one of her charms so she can try and leave it with a hint if they move again from wherever they are going."

"Okay we just need her to power on the phone and we can find her," Luke nodded.

"If she will be able to," Gabe mumbled.

"She will," Silas nodded. "We just have to have faith in her."

"Let's get you to the hospital," Sean said tying a wrap that he put around Axel. "I don't want you losing anymore blood."

"Sorry, I really tried to stop him," Axel groaned.

"Stop, you did your best," Owen said. "You didn't let him kill her, that's all that matters."

"Baby will be okay," North nodded. "She hid from us for five years despite our best tries, she will find a way to get ahold of us to come get her. She will."

"The fucker is dead once I get ahold of him," Raven growled. "I'm a professional Russian."

"Wait," Axel said once they reached outside. "I have to tell you..." he fought to stay awake, "It's her landlord," he mumbled before passing out.