Aurora’s POV
I had the gunshot tearing through the night like thunder splitting the sky.
For a heartbeat, I don’t understand what was going on. There’s only sound, too loud, too close, and then fire rips through my arm.
I scream loudly. The force knocks me sideways, my shoulder slamming into the wall behind me.
I could hear severe pain detonate from my upper arm, sharp and blinding, as if something hot and cruel had carved into my flesh.
I look down and see blood already soaking through my sleeve, dark and fast.
Jake fires again. I hear the c***k, feel the air shift beside my face. The bullet misses my head by inches but grazes me again, tearing skin.
The pain steals my breath. My knees buckle, and for a terrifying second, I think I’m going to fall.
The smell hits next. My blood
