My stomach dropped as the men stepped forward, each brandishing a gun that gleamed under the dim lights. Time seemed to slow, just for a moment, and I couldn’t help but wonder what my dad was doing at that exact moment. What would he think when I didn’t come home tonight?
A small scream escaped my lips as the back door to the club slammed open with a deafening bang, the metal door crashing against the brick wall. Magnus burst out of the club, his golden eyes scanning the alley with urgency.
"Just in time," Kira breathed, relief clear in her voice.
His gaze locked onto mine, and the intensity of his aura made me instinctively press closer to the cold, chain-link fence. He was beyond furious.
"That’s not normal," Kira muttered, stunned by the sheer power radiating from him.
Magnus leape
