Page 41 of Lunar Diamonds (Celestial Magic #1)

DRAKE

R iley collapsed into a heap at the man’s feet.

I went to help him, but Jonathon Aurora pulled a gun. “I wouldn’t.”

I lifted my hands, preparing an attack. “What do you want?”

“What’s mine.” He shot me in the stomach, then blew out both my kneecaps.

Riley woke up screaming as I hit the floor, the pain a cocoon pinning me to the carpet. I couldn’t breathe, my vision swimming with a million colorful lights. Trapped, cooling with shock.

“Ri…” I tried speaking his name.

“Drake!” he cried. “Drake!”