Aria’s POV
There were at least ten objects within reach that could be used for blunt force if necessary. But none compared to the strength in Steele’s grip as he pulled me behind him. While encased in his reversed embrace, I clutched tightly onto his forearms for any lasting moment in his hold as I was beginning to favor it.
We inched closer to the door for a sign of the intruder, well aware nobody would venture up here without making themselves known unless it was ill intent. That incorporated with the lack of weight applied to each footfall made it clear that this was the presence of The Legion. Before I could come to that understanding, however, Steele pulled me away from the window where a sudden spray of glass came to upset the silence. And just as he had done every moment since I
