Under attack
Sitting side by side, the full weight of their predicament hit them both. They were under siege, linked together by the relentless threat surrounding Avery. The anchor broke the silence, his tone mixed with a hint of disbelief. “This isn’t how I imagined our paths would cross,” he said with a wry smile, and Carter found himself nodding in agreement.
Despite the chaos, their unexpected bond felt like a fragile shield against the darkness closing in around them. What had started as an act of kindness now tied them together, each of them caught in the whirlwind of a dangerous vendetta they hadn’t seen coming.
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