This Far

ALAIA

“Hide!” I yelled at Emily, who began pulling the wires from Mirja’s body.

I decided to help her when an explosion knocked us both toward the wall. I cushioned the blow with some power, but Emily got completely knocked out. Maybe this was my chance to kill Mirja and blame it on the attack. I tried crawling over to her, but someone started banging on the door to get in.

Shit! I opened a portal instead and made my way through. I got up slowly and watched Nas walk over to me. He was saying something, but I couldn’t understand through all the ringing in my ears.

“I’m fine. Just help me up,” I said, latching on to his arms. “How are your boys doing?” I asked, not genuinely caring but wanting him to think I did.

“These are not my boys. Just hired help, and they are worth every penny. Hitting a few houses on the way out. Your brother will have his hands full of bodies in no time. Enough to pay back for Frank’s death, at least.”

“Mirja is on their side now. I couldn’t get to her,