Chapter 144: The Falling Snow
The festive air in the store shifted immediately as shouts came from outside.
Guests froze mid-conversation, the noise faded into uneasy silence.
Eira's eyes moved toward the glass doors, her chest tightened.
She could see people moving in the snow, shadowy.
Callian, standing by the champagne table, straightened immediately, his sharp eyes narrowed on the commotion outside.
He handed his glass to Elias without a word and strode toward the door.
"What's going on?" Eira asked despite the nervous flutter in her chest.
Callian paused, looking over his shoulder at her. "Stay here."
The doors swung open with a sharp push, and the cold air rushed in as Callian stepped outside.
Konrad stood in the middle of the street, his breath steaming in the freezing air.
His gangsters flanked him, their postures looked rigid and threatening as they blocked the exits.
