AURELIA’S POV

I couldn’t breathe.

Ezekiel’s finger hovered over the trigger, and for a single heartbeat, the world shrank to that point between him and Luke. My ears rang with the silence that followed my voice. He turned to look at me, his expression shifting from shock to a blank look that sent shivers down my spine.

His eyes, the ones that once shined with warmth were cold and distant.

“Aurelia.” He said softly, but I raised my gun, keeping my stance as my gaze shot ...