No Longer a Vance

Three seconds crawled by. The expected blow never came. Silas's arm hung frozen in mid-air. Clara's eyes followed his palm upwards, where a metallic arm materialized behind her, clamping down on Silas's wrist with a vice grip.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Silas's face contorted in pain. A sickening crack echoed through the air.

Declan reached around her with his other hand, pulling Clara into a protective embrac