For half a breath no one moved.
Then Felicity made another broken sound and surged so hard against Damien and Voss that all three of them staggered.
Victor looked down at Lucan on the ground.
Lucan coughed again, harsher this time, red running from his mouth, one hand digging into the dirt as if he could anchor himself through sheer refusal.
The yard stayed suspended there, every jaw tight, every hand clenched, every breath held too long for half a breath no one moved.
Then Felicity made another broken sound and surged so hard against Damien and Voss that all three of them staggered.
Victor looked down at Lucan on the ground.
Lucan coughed again, harsher this time, red running from his mouth, one hand digging into the dirt as if he could anchor himself through sheer refusal.
