Naomi POV
The helicopter roar fades.
Bullets tear through the garden. White flowers explode. Chairs splinter. Guests scream and scatter.
Kaelen throws his body over mine. His arms wrap around my head. His chest presses against my back.
"Stay down!" he shouts.
I curl into a ball. My hands cover my ears. Elena. Where is Elena?
I lift my head. Alex is behind the altar, holding the baby. Mary shields them both with her own body.
The helicopter swings low. Henderson leans out the open door. He is laughing.
"Kaelen! Come out! Let us finish this!"
Kaelen pulls a gun from his jacket. He fires. The bullets ping off the helicopter's metal.
The helicopter rises. It turns. It flies away.
Silence.
Then crying. Wailing. The sound of people who thought they were going to die.
Kaelen stands.
