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The doors wouldn’t close fast enough, and I was standing in the perfect spot to be riddled with bullets.
“Fuck them!”Bria’s voice boomed in my head, just like the rest of her energy that coursed through me in such a swift movement that it made me flinch and lift my hands up.
Then everything froze.
The bullets, the doors, the two men with merciless expressions.
All I could focus on was the bullets that were hovering in the air, literally inches from my body. It was actually frightening to see up close, while my brain tried to fathom how the fuck I was doing this.
“Willow?”
I didn’t move my body. All I did was slowly inch my eyes to my right to see Viktor's astonishment as he moved his wild eyes from my frame to the bullets, and then to the two men.
He didn’t ask questions as he moved swiftly to hook his arm around my waist to move me out of the way.
“Wait!” I urged right on time before he committed the deed. “If you move me, time will move.”
I had no clue if that were true but I didn’t want to take any chances if it meant Viktor would be target practice.
He slowly nodded, and the way his demeanor suddenly changed made the hairs on my arms rise and my eyes widen in concern. “Viktor?”
He didn’t say a word. Instead, he reached out for the bullets and began to turn them in the opposite direction one by one, until the thirteen bullets frozen in the air were facing the direction they came from.
But that was only the beginning of the plan.
I expected him to press the button in hopes the doors would close faster before the spell came undone, but instead, he pressed the open button before he began walking out of the elevator.
“Keep the stillness for thirty more seconds.”
He didn’t wait for my reply as he moved flawlessly towards his target. His movement reminded me of watching someone who was running so fast the rest of the world couldn’t keep up. But Viktor wasn’t deliberately moving fast.
He was pacing himself perfectly to the second as every bullet he passed was turned the other way just by his approach to the two men.
When he reached them, his hands moved upward in a lifting gesture and the two ARs moved their aim from us to the ceiling. He reached into their pockets a second later, pulling out their wallets, phones, and what was probably a tracker, and once he was done, he took a step back.
And spat on their shoes.
“Intriguing.”Bria was surprised - with a hint of disgust - and I didn’t blame her emotions because I was just as intrigued with a dose of confusion.
I’m not sure what that does.
“We’re about to find out, but you need to concentrate. Your magic is wavering.”
Right.
I was feeling the strain now, just how I’d felt it when I’d stopped the explosion with Neo the other night, but I held my ground, even when my arms began to shake and beads of sweat were beginning to spill down the sides of my face.
For someone who was used to magic manipulation, I was realizing this freezing time ability heavily consumed my energy at a rapid pace. That was good to know, but I hoped Viktor would be able to tell me more about it on the car ride.
Or maybe I’d take a power nap instead.That was sounding more rejuvenating.
I fought to not complain, but I was panting now as I tried to keep still for the remaining ten seconds. I was struggling hard.
“Viktor,” I warned, my voice barely audible.
He was doing something with his hands. They moved swiftly as if creating different symbols or something. He did a final glance at the two of them and had to walk back by plastering himself against one side of the wall.
I think if he tried to run back, the bullets would magnetize to his movement and turn back in our direction - defeating the previous purpose.
