A Forced Deal

"What a spineless mess..."

Elora watched him and couldn't hold back those words.

Like father, like son. Those two shared the exact same gut-turning way of carrying themselves.

That was when footsteps drifted in from outside, scattered and uneven.

Led by Nimbus, everyone who'd been scattered had finally made it back.

A bone-rattling crash thundered through the stairwell as Maya's kick sent the door