As Sebastian pushed me behind him, shielding me from the danger closing in. Dominic had already fired the first shot, the loud c***k echoing through the forest like thunder.
“Stay down!” Sebastian barked, his voice sharp and commanding.
I crouched low behind a fallen log, my hands trembling as I tried to calm the rapid beating of my heart. The sounds of gunfire and shouting filled the air, and I struggled to focus on anything but the fight unfolding before me.
Sebastian moved with precision, his every step calculated as he engaged the assailants. His movements were almost hypnotic, a mix of brute force and graceful efficiency. Dominic fought alongside him, the two of them working in unison as if they’d done this a hundred times before.
But no matter how skilled they were, the sheer num
