Chương 7 - The Panic
Screams erupted from the banquet hall, shattering the romantic music.
Mason moved with blinding speed, drawing a heavy pistol from his shoulder holster.
He shoved Maya behind him, using his body as a human shield as he kicked the balcony doors open.
The ballroom was absolute chaos.
Guests were diving under tables, glass was shattering, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air.
Mason's security team had already formed a defensive perimeter around the exits.
Maya peered around Mason's broad shoulder, her entire body shaking.
In the center of the room, Kevin the groom was lying on the dance floor, clutching a bleeding shoulder.
"Hold your fire!" Mason roared to his men, his voice carrying over the screams.
One of his guards had already tackled the shooter to the ground, pinning him brutally against the marble tiles.
Mason dragged Maya with him as he marched toward the center of the room.
The guard hauled the bleeding shooter up by his collar so Mason could see his face.
Maya gasped, clapping a hand over her mouth in absolute shock.
It was not a Russian hitman.
It was Daniel.
Her fake, supposedly boring ex-boyfriend was wearing a tactical vest and bleeding from a split lip.
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Daniel looked up at Maya and spat blood onto the floor.
"You should have just stayed home, Maya," he laughed.
