Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Five
The door burst open.
"What the hell is going on here?"
Cole's voice cut through the chaos like a blade.
He was already moving before the echo died, crossing the room in long strides. Markus barely registered him until Cole slammed into them, wedging himself between their bodies with brutal efficiency. One hand shot down, fingers finding the release by muscle memory, yanking the magazine clean out of the gun.
Metal clattered against the floor.
In the same motion, Cole wrenched the weapon free and racked the slide hard. A single round spat out, skidding across the tiles and disappearing under the table.
Silence crashed down, sharp and sudden.
Cole held the gun now, breathing hard, eyes flicking between them with something dangerously close to fury.
"Are you both insane? I don't care about what is going on here but Asli your father would not take this likely when he finds out about you two fighting." he snapped.
