Arthur didn't quite grasp what had happened to him.
He knew he had run toward the roof, but he hadn't sensed any presence.
However, by the time he opened the door to the flat rooftop, he heard the sound of a gunshot.
He instinctively dodged the first one. And since he didn't know when the next would come, he dodged again.
He continued to evade the following shots, and only after his Authority had been exhausted did the bullet finally break through.
Even with the damage reduced, he was still seriously wounded.
He was on the verge of Death.
…
Ellie took a step back from the masked man, her fists clenched at her sides. 'Why did he do it for me? Why did he risk his life?'
Her eyes stung with tears.
Not only had he spoken to her like a normal person, not as the daughter of a disgraced Duke—but he also offered to help repay the money she had borrowed from him.
She'd laughed for hours that night, thinking about how ridiculous and absurd he was.
