The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned, including Rhys, who was on the second floor. Willow felt as if her entire chest was numb, and yet, she didn’t feel any pain just yet. She saw Rhys still standing in place, mouthing the word “run” to him.
The next moment, she collapsed into Julian’s arms. Sebastian and Theo were the first to react. Theo saw it was Rhys and quickly stopped Sebastian from chasing after him.
“Stay here and guard them. I’ll take people to chase him.”
Sebastian glanced at the fallen Willow and the injured Julian, and reluctantly agreed to follow Theo’s instruction. The moment he heard the gunshot, Julian instinctively turned to search for Willow behind him.
But when he stood up and turned around, he saw Willow falling toward him.
Without thinking, he reached
