CH.26

Jenkin watched in awe as the two men effortlessly dispatched his would-be attackers in a flurry of well-aimed bullets.

It was over in seconds, and the disturbing silence that followed rang in his ears.

The two strangers prowled towards Jenkin's crumpled vehicle with the focused intensity of apex predators.

One was a mountain of a man, his sculpted face betraying no trace of emotion. The other cut an intimidating figure, though his frightening demeanor was complemented by a wicked grin.

Jenkin scrambled back when the grinning man leveled his gun at the windshield. "Out of the car, Counselor. Nice and slow," he said in a voice smooth as silk.

Jenkin's mouth was drier than the Sahara. He fumbled with the door latch and stepped out on trembling legs to face his unlikely saviors.

Up close, the intensity in the man’s pale eyes was jarring and predatory.

"W-Who the hell are you people?" Jenkin managed, fighting to keep his voice steady.

Killian's grin widened a fraction, though the mirth nev