The silence was deadly. Gideon stood up, leaning over a car beside him. Surveying the parameter, he tried to comprehend what had just occurred. Realisation soon dawned that he was the only person standing. Next to him, Reid and Maya lay prostrate on the floor. Confusion corrupted their actions as they struggled to get up.
Gradually, he heard the sounds of the car alarms, which had all been triggered by the explosion.
Explosion! He skipped a breath, looking at the shattered hotel and seeing pieces of glass which were once a beautiful interior feature, now littered across the exterior of the hotel.
Riannon! Gideon ran as fast as he could to where he had last seen her. His mate, his Riannon. The woman who was now his whole life. The woman he had just announced as his and then so carelessl
