CHAPTER 53
Ava’s POV
The tension around us tightened so quickly that it became difficult to breathe.
I stood behind Cain with Mara beside me, clutching the shopping bags so tightly that my fingers hurt. My pulse hammered against my ribs as Bishop’s men slowly spread out across the corridor, making it impossible to mistake their intentions. People continued walking past us, laughing, carrying shopping bags and chatting as if nothing dangerous was unfolding in the middle of the mall.
I couldn’t understand how the world around us remained so normal while mine felt like it was about to fall apart.
Cain stood directly in front of us without moving an inch. His shoulders were broad enough to block almost all of my view, but even from behind him I could tell he wasn’t intimidated. His postu
