Alyana pov

Another gunshot tore through the air, louder this time—closer, sharper—and then it hit. The impact came with a sickening finality that seemed to echo inside the car. A sharp, muffled sound escaped Azlaan as his body tensed beside me, his grip tightening just slightly on the steering wheel. My eyes widened in horror, my heart dropping into my stomach as everything inside me froze for a split second.