Adrian’s POV.The echo of the gunshot still rang in my ears. For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. My hands were shaking, the gun heavy and foreign between my fingers.Victor Knight lay on the floor, his blood spreading slowly across the cracked tiles. His eyes were open, staring at nothing. I didn’t even remember pulling the trigger. One second, he had been raising his weapon toward Soren. The next, everything went red.Soren stood frozen near the desk, his chest rising and falling hard. His gun was still in his hand, but his attention was only on me.“Adrian,” he said quietly, stepping closer. “Put it down.”I looked at the gun like it wasn’t mine. My pulse roared in my head, and my vision blurred at the edges.“I didn’t mean to,” I whispered. “He,he was going to shoot you.”“I know.”Soren moved slowly, the way you’d approach a wild animal that might bolt. He took the gun from my hand and tossed it aside, then pulled me into his arms.My knees gave out the second he touched me. I burie
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