Chapter 048
Niklas' POV
Blood, yells, Smoke. Everything became hazy.
With my head spinning and my ears ringing like a bomb had gone off next to me, I stumbled backward. I could still feel the weight of the gun. I was no longer able to feel my fingers. A dull sting that feels like fire beneath my skin spreads up my arm.
"Come down!" Jonas's voice pierced through the chaos like a whip.
Bullets flew by us. Reaching down, I grabbed Emilia's arm and pulled her behind the top table. The jagged wood scraped my knee as we fell. I barely noticed the splinters puncturing my jeans. My whole body was in survival mode.
She was in tears. No, hold on. Don't cry. Only her eyes, big, untamed, piercing, and vibrant. They had a feral quality. This was something I had never witnessed before.
With her v
