*Zac*
Panting, my breath condensing in the chill air, I chase Jasper up the stairs, two at a time. Legs burning, I can't help thinking that either Jasper is faster than he looks, or I'm not quite in the shape I thought I was.
We burst onto the roof, and I'm already smirking, knowing we've got him cornered. Except, Jasper does the unexpected… he leaps. My eyes widen as he barely makes the emergency staircase across the alleyway. He's more rabbit than man.
I move to the edge, every muscle coiled to jump. But then, Astrid's face flashes in my mind, her eyes filled with worry. Unconsciously, I halt at the precipice.
Astrid is suddenly beside me now, her gaze flicking between me and the alley. "Zac, what are you doing? Go after him!"
I turn to her, the question unspoken in my eyes.
“Come
