He didn’t notice what was right behind him.
A marble pillar had dislodged from the broken roof and was falling. The king was directly in its path.
But before he was crushed, Magnus launched himself toward the king and knocked him out of the way. The heavy pillar crashed, shattering into hundreds of pieces on the still shaking ground.
Prince Ashur rose to his feet, his voice booming. “Everyone, out of the temple. Now.”
The hundreds of wedding guests tried desperately to flee the violent and b****y battleground, running for the exits as fast as they could. Several were crushed by more pillars falling in their path.
The world was ending right before Kate’s eyes.
An arm came around her waist, pulling her back behind the altar as the violent quake finally eased and the world stopped shaki
