Aurelia's POV
The chaos of the fight was overwhelming—shouts, the sound of fists connecting with flesh, the scrape of feet on concrete. But as I watched from where I'd fallen, something strange became clear.
The attackers weren't really trying to hurt me.
Every time one of them got close, they'd veer away at the last second. When I scrambled to my feet and accidentally got between Adrian and one of the masked figures, the attacker actually stepped back.
They were avoiding me deliberately.
"Why aren't they attacking us?" Luna asked, confused. "We're right here, completely vulnerable."
That's when I realized what was happening.
Without thinking, I threw myself directly into the path of the attacker going after Kieran.
The masked figure stopped immediately, his raised fist freezing mi
