Claimed by the Ruthless Biker
Ruan looked at me, his face streaked with soot, his eyes wide with a mixture of terror and adoration.
"I told you to stay put!" he rasped, grabbing my shoulders.
"And I told you I'm not a spectator, Ruan!" I shouted back. "They’re coming for the throne! We have to push them back to the courtyard!"
He didn't argue. He just nodded, his hand sliding down to grip mine for a split second. "Together then."
We broke back into the main hall. The Phantoms had regained their footing, led by Vulture’s relentless fire. We pushed the assassins back, step by step, toward the main doors. It was a dance of death, a chaotic symphony of leather and lead.