The gunshot rang like a crack through Camille's bones.
For a split second, everything slowed.
The smell of smoke.
The sharp echo bouncing off the walls.
The weight of Dante's voice
"Get down!"
Her body reacted before her mind did.
Camille dropped, her hands hitting the floor as another shot fired then another. Glass shattered somewhere behind her, spraying fragments across the room.
Chaos.
Pure chaos.
Dante moved like a storm.
She barely saw him just flashes. The shift of his body. The sound of impact. A grunt that wasn't his. The heavy thud of someone hitting the floor.
"Stay down!" he barked.
Her heart slammed against her ribs as she pressed closer to the ground, breath uneven, ears ringing. The world had narrowed to sound and instinct.
Footsteps rushed.
A shadow lunged toward her
Camille's eyes widened
Before the man could reach her, Dante intercepted him.
