I freed Aria’s hands. “We have to move.”

She nodded, helping me up.

Smoke filled the room. The world blurred in chaos, gunshots, flames, and yells.

We stumbled toward the exit. The door burst openElias’s men stormed in, screaming orders.

But before I could take another step, the ground split from another blast.

Aria screamed as the force threw us apart. I hit the floor hard, coughing, vision fading.

“Julian!”

I tried to crawl toward her, but the heat and smoke blinded ...