"Your Highness, you must get out of here right now!" Connor yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice straining under the immense pressure.
He was completely surrounded, kicking and punching as he fought off the creepy shadow shifters that were now pouring through the shattered glass door like a plague of oversized, angry insects.
Kira did not just sit there like a helpless maiden. She quickly rose to her feet, knocking her chair over in the process.
Without a second thought, she reached deep under the folds of her elegant gown and grabbed the silver knife she had recently learned to hide there, the very blade Derek had given her.
It was a funny habit for a queen, sure, but thank goodness she had started doing it. All because of Brian.
Claudia rose instantly from her side of the table, her face completely white with terror. She grabbed Kira's wrist with a surprisingly tight grip and began pulling her frantically towards the restaurant's back room.
