CHAPTER 40
Ava’s POV
My heart slammed painfully against my ribs.
Everything happened so fast that my mind couldn’t keep up. One second, I had been standing behind the counter with a glass of water in my hand.
Next, the front door burst open and knives began flashing through the air, glass exploding around us.
Then Cain’s arm wrapped around my waist, dragging me behind the counter just as a knife buried itself in the shelf where I’d been standing.
The impact sent bottles crashing onto the floor.
Alcohol spilled everywhere.
“Stay down!” Cain’s voice thundered above the chaos.
I stared at him with wide eyes. “W-What’s happening?”
“They’re Bishop’s men.”
The answer came so casually it almost made everything worse.
I had no idea who bishop was or why he would attack us.
Cain drew
