"There!" Luca pointed through the smoke.
The two men rushed toward it, climbing over fallen debris until Maverick suddenly froze.
He saw a body lay slumped near the wall and his stomach dropped so violently it almost made him stumble.
For one horrifying second, he thought it was Gavin.
But then the figure groaned and his eyes widened, turning to meet Luca's gaze.
Jace. It was Jace.
"Damn it—" Luca immediately dropped beside him. "Jace!"
Jace looked barely conscious.
Blood streamed down the side of his forehead while part of the ceiling beam had trapped his lower leg beneath rubble. His usually sharp mouth was split open and covered in ash.
Still, he was alive.
Maverick crouched instantly, grabbing his shoulder.
"Jace."
The younger man's eyes fluttered open weakly through the smoke.
For a second he looked disoriented before recognition hit.
"Boss..." he rasped.
Maverick exhaled shakily.
