The world around Liam was a dream-one he couldn't wake up from. The smoke curled in black tendrils, carrying the smell of burning trash, but still hung in the air. Yet all Liam could see was the sprawled dead body of Daniel before him. His brother-in-arms, his comrade, was gone part of Liam had died with him.
"Daniel., "
His voice cracked as his grief moored deep in his chest.
He fisted his hands to ward off the despair swamping him. Well beyond the irretrievable loss of time, he wanted to scream, to pound the earth. The whole situation was spiralling out of control; Jasmine's deception, the explosion, the chaos-more would be lost, if he didn't interfere.
Rising gingerly, he looked around the remains of the building site. Though the building was falling around him, Victor's men were ga
