Maya froze, staring at the gun in the Viper's hand. Her brain stopped working. Her legs wouldn't move. Everything slowed down like she was watching it happen to someone else. She froze out of suprise.

"Gun." Jake's voice cut through the silence. "Move. Now."

Dominic grabbed Maya and blocked her behind hiim so fast she stumbled and also fell. Connor and Jake stepped forward creating a wall between her and the Vipers. Students around them started screaming. Someone dropped their coffee. Books ...