BREA POV
Ryder yanked me through the gardens, his grip on my wrist merciless. A little gate at the back that I was sure was locked when Nicolai had let me survey the house was wide open and it led into the woods. All the guards were probably trying to stop whoever the attackers were because there was no one guarding them. The night was still a f*****g maze to me. I'd been sleeping contentedly and now I was living a freaking nightmare.
Shot rang out, explosions rocking the very ground we ran on. The gravel beneath my feet dug in making me wince, and I ached all over from the stress my body had been through, but Ryder kept pulling me to match his pace, completely oblivious to my discomfort.
There had been so much blood when Ryder had dragged me out of my room. The men stationed in the h
