Chapter 041
Emilia's POV
The footsteps echoed closer and louder, causing my knees to tremble. The walls of the tiny alley seemed to be breathing, pressing, and suffocating us as they seemed to collapse in on us. Every approaching step pounded my back like a drumbeat. I was immobile. Unable to breathe. Without thinking, my fingers dug into Niklas's coat, holding on to him as if he were the only thing that was stable in a world that was collapsing.
With his body acting as a shield, he moved ahead of me. Always.
Jonas spoke in a piercing whisper. "They're present."
My mouth became parched. "Who is present?" My voice broke like glass.
Niklas remained silent. He simply took hold of my hand, cold, rough, and urgent.
"Leap."
Without hesitation. We bolted.
With my heart pounding, I stumbl
