Chapter 162

Delilah

The sound of the gunshot rang louder than it should have.

It made my heart drop to my stomach and for a few moments I felt like everything around me just seemed to explode.

One second I was stepping outside the building, I was walking out believing that maybe we had hope, maybe this was just going to end, Sienna’s scent still clinging to the fabric of my coat like a reluctant promise. The next, searing pain exploded through my shoulder, sending me crashing to the pavement as screams erupted all around.

People scattered. Humans. Weak, terrified humans who had no idea what war they had just stumbled into.

I, however, chose to stand strong. This was not the first bullet that I had taken, but it was the first time that I’ve taken it in front of humans.

My vision blurred, pain screaming through every nerve as blood soaked the sleeve of my jacket, hot and slick. But I didn’t cry out. I didn’t scream. I bit down on the inside of my cheek s