Chapter Thirty ThreeIt happened in a split second but Kiera seemed to see it in slow motion. Jack's gun fired and the bullet tore through the air, but, just as it was about to hit its target, Mags lifted her arm and flicked it away. Then Mags smiled, except it wasn't Mags's smile. She had changed. Her eyes narrowed and her smile dripped with malice.
“Well done Jack,” Mags straightened herself and began to walk slowly up the stairs towards them.
She wasn't hobbling and she didn't need to hold on to the bannister for support. Jack stayed in front of Kiera, shielding her protectively and backing her away across the landing.
When she reached the top she looked at Jack the way someone would look at a fly that won't stop buzzing.
“I could kill you right here and now Jack,” she said calmly an
