RACE AGAINST TIME

The commotion was enough to distract Quincy. Some of the people who had come with him stepped out of the room to see what was happening with Lyla and the bodyguard in the hallway, and the second he took his eyes off Lucian, the latter knocked the gun out of his hand and punched him in the face.

Quincy staggered backward and spat blood. His mom quickly moved out of reach and lunged at one of the others closest to her, pinning their hand behind their back.

“You’re going to regret that, Blackthorn,” he muttered, wiping his mouth before taking a fighting stance.

Lucas stared at them,...