My heart pounded as I clung to Dominic’s side, Sebastian’s parting words echoing in my mind.
Stay with Dominic. No matter what happens.
Dominic’s grip on my arm tightened as the first figure emerged through the dense trees. My breath caught in my throat. They moved like shadows, blending seamlessly into the woods, their dark clothes and masked faces adding to the terror of their presence.
Sebastian was already a blur of movement, his gun raised and firing without hesitation. He didn’t wait for them to strike first—he was the storm they should have feared. His precision was chilling, every shot calculated, every movement purposeful.
Dominic pulled me behind a cluster of rocks, his sharp gaze scanning the advancing enemy. “Stay down and don’t make a sound,” he hissed.
I nodded, swallowi
