|| Cora ||
The room spun around me as I hit the floor, the impact jarring my bones. My palms pressed against the cold, unyielding surface, and my breath came in ragged gasps. He had her again. Lorenzo had Lilly. The thought burned through my mind like a wildfire, consuming every rational thought. My heart pounded in my chest, a drumbeat of fear and fury. Before I could even begin to process what was happening, a deafening explosion rocked the building. The floor beneath me trembled, and the walls groaned as if they were alive, protesting the violence being inflicted upon them. Dust rained down from the ceiling, and the air grew thick with the acrid scent of smoke and gunpowder.
I scrambled to my feet, my hands trembling as I pulled on my clothes. The harsh, staccato sounds of gunfire fil
