A Quiet Life Denied
Chapter 28 - 27: Calm Before Chaos IIl
The engine rumbled closer.
Franz crushed the cigarette underfoot.
"Fuck."
He took off running.
The black car hadn’t stopped yet, but he could see it was slowing—about to pull up near the gate. Timing was gone. Subtlety? Dead.
He bolted straight toward the group.
Celeste was crumbling now, her voice cracking with every breath. Zane reached out again, too late, too slow.
Franz didn’t stop.
He stepped in, grabbed Celeste around the back, and lifted her clean off the ground—like it was the most normal thing in the world.
"What the—!?" Iris snapped.
"Hey—! What the hell!?" Emphera shouted, already pulling back a fist.
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