#Chapter 175: My Guardian Angel

Draken

Elara’s scream tore through the air, and time slowed to an excruciating crawl. I saw the chief’s finger squeeze the trigger, saw the flash as the gun fired, saw the bullet begin its deadly journey toward us.

Toward Elara.

In that moment between life and death, my mind flew backward, tumbling through time to a memory I’d kept close to my heart for years. A memory of the first time I’d protec