Chapter 43 ~Casper~

WITH A SURGE OF ADRENALINE, I MANAGED TO break free from Angel's iron grip. I was on the verge of making my grand escape, ready to zoom down the stairs in a lightning-fast blur, when – BAM! Angel's fist collided with my face, sending me tumbling down the stairs like a rag doll. I hit the first floor with a bone-rattling thud, the wind knocked out of me, my vision swimming with little birdies.

Just as I was about to slip into the sweet embrace of unconsciousness, Kylian, and his band of buffoons arrived at the scene. “Thanks, Angel,” Kylian said, gratitude oozing from his voice like slime from a slug. “I'm grateful.”

I almost choked on my spit when Angel, my temporary arch-nemesis, suddenly transformed into my unexpected savior. He stood between Kylian and me, like a human shield, his stance as protective as a mother grizzly bear defending her cubs.

“What is the meaning of this?” Kylian demanded, his voice ringing through the air like a toddler's tantrum in a quiet library.

I couldn