“Get down!”
Lucien’s body covered mine as another bullet shattered the kitchen window.
Glass rained across the floor.
Damien grabbed the overturned dining table and shoved it against the broken doors.
“Everyone away from the windows!”
Thomas pulled the housekeeper into the hallway just as another shot tore through the living room wall.
The gunfire stopped.
Silence.
Too much silence.
Lucien didn’t move.
His heartbeat pounded against my cheek.
“You hit?”
He whispered.
I quickly checked myself.
“No.”
“You?”
“I’m fine.”
He exhaled slowly, but he didn’t let go.
⸻
A loud voice echoed from outside.
“Lucien Kingston!”
The voice came through a megaphone.
“We’re not here to kill anyone.”
Damien laughed bitterly.
“Could’ve fooled me.”
“We only want the girl.”
My blood turned
