The fans were visibly agitated, hurling curses at Ella with increasing venom. The insults were as harsh as they could muster, and one particularly enraged male fan threw a soda can in her direction.
Though it missed Ella, it inspired a wave of copycats among the more deranged fans, who began flinging whatever they had in their hands toward her.
Mia, furious, shouted back at them, while Luke positioned himself protectively on Ella's left side.
Mia stood in front of Ella, with Lucas on her right. The barrage of soda cans, drink bottles, and other objects hit Mia, the bodyguards, and Luke instead of Ella.
Luke, who had never engaged in fandom culture back in Country W, found himself utterly repelled by this kind of blind hysteria. This, however, was his first encounter with a situation that made his blood boil with anger.
