Chapter 061
Niklas' POV
The gunshot tore through the silence, and everything went crazy. My heart pounded fiercely in my chest, my ears rang, and I momentarily lost my ability to think clearly. Emilia's fingernails dug into my flesh as she tightly gripped my arm.
Her voice was shaking with panic as she whispered, "What was that?"
"Stay close," I said, pulling her behind me. My gaze darted around, searching for the threat's hiding place. Gazing blankly into the darkness, Jonas appeared disoriented.
He called into the darkness, "Could someone please explain what just happened?"
No one responded. Viktor's friend simply stood there grinning twistedly, his eyes glimmering as if he knew something awful that we didn't.
"You messed up big time, Niklas," he said softly, sounding like he was
