Calculated Standoff

LUCIUS POV

Six plans.

My brain ran six of them in the time it took the Manticore to finish his sentence.

Plan one: close the distance before he reacts. Twelve feet. Two seconds. Fang already positioned at the artery. Imogen dead before I reach him.

Plan two: use the bond. Signal Gideon through the block. Four variables I couldn't control. Imogen dead in three of them.

Plan three: distract him, dra