Asher immediately rushed forward, managing to catch Blake before he could hit the ground too hard.
"Miss, are you alright?!"
Blake placed a hand over his chest, feeling his heart hammering against his ribs. For a moment, he simply sat there, trying to calm himself down.
Then he abruptly removed his hand.
'...What the hell am I doing, touching this chest?'
His eyebrow twitched.
He'd gotten far too startled. It was ridiculous. He'd faced all sorts of dangerous situations before, and yet the sight of that thing had been enough to make him fall right out of his chair.
'Ah, what the hell is that thing doing here now?!'
Then again, it wasn't as though this was the first time he'd seen it. He'd encountered that same creature back at the hotel.
And now it was here, too.
Blake's expression darkened momentarily before he forced himself to relax. He couldn't afford to look too suspicious, especially with Asher standing right in front of him.
