I waited for fifteen long minutes before finally slipping out the back door. Hopefully, Chiara had managed to get the kids out safely by now, far enough away from this chaos. The snarls and growls echoing in the distance only made my heart race faster, fear anchoring me in place. I wanted nothing more than to stay. It would’ve been easier. I couldn’t even bear to look out the window, terrified of what I might see. Seven months ago, I never would've imagined I'd be doing this.
Rogues ran wild through the streets, only to be taken down by our warriors. The buildings closest to the fight had shattered windows, glittering shards of glass strewn across the roads. Blood was everywhere—splattered grotesquely, trickling down the fronts of empty storefronts. All I could do was hope that everyone h
