Braelyn's POV
The sonic sound hit first, the sharp sound was disorienting, like the world had been struck and left vibrating. I pressed my hands over my ears, trying to block it out, but it only got worse inside my head.
For a few seconds, I could not understand anything happening around me. People were shouting, moving, panicking, but it all blurred into one unstable noise.
Lucien was suddenly in my line of sight. He was moving toward me, his mouth opening like he was saying something, but I could not hear a single word.
My brows pulled together as I tried to focus on him, but then I saw Raphael.
He was closer than I realised, his expression tight like he was trying to warn me. His lips moved too, but the sound swallowed everything.
"What the hell are you doing?" I screamed at him. But my words were swallowed by the sound. Then everything shifted too fast before I could react. I felt the impact first, his hands on me, pushing me down.
