LIANNA! DONT START THE CAR! Cassian screamed, his voice cracking amidst the screech of Liannas emergency brakes.
Just an inch before the tires of Liannas luxury Audi hit the parking lot railing, Cassian slammed his shoulder into the lobby glass. A loud clinking sound filled the air. His body flew through the scattering glass shards, and then he rolled onto the wet asphalt, enduring the stinging pain spreading across his back. Cassians eyes were fixed on a strange object attached beneath Liannas car chassis: a small silver capsule with three wires emitting a blinking red light.
A second later, a deafening explosion shook the earth. It wasnt an explosion that ripped the car apart, but rather an ultrasonic blast followed by a thick plume of purple smoke. The windows of the Valerian Group th
