Mia’s breath burned in her chest as she sprinted down the narrow alley. Her heels scraped against the pavement, her pulse hammering violently. Liam was at her side, his hand gripping her arm tightly as he pulled her forward.
Behind them, gunfire echoed off the stone walls.
“Come on!” Liam shouted, dragging her around a sharp corner.
A dark figure loomed at the edge of the alley. Mia’s heart seized—until Dain’s knife flashed through the dark, embedding itself into the figure’s shoulder. The man collapsed with a guttural scream.
Dain spun toward them, his face tight with focus. “You need to keep moving!”
Adrian’s sharp voice followed from the other end of the alley. “We’re outnumbered!”
Mia’s heart hammered painfully. “We have to split up!”
“No!” Liam growled, his grip tightening on h
