The Fallen Angel

A gunshot rang through the night as soon as Nic stepped out of his car. His first instinct was to run inside the mansion which is surprisingly unguarded. But Nic didn't notice that. He didn't even notice when Alex Ogden and the rest ran as well as if they were in a race. 

Nic burst through the door and looked around. Without thinking, he ran towards the stairs as if something told him that the gunshot had come from the second floor. In the hallway, he saw a few men lying unconscious. He could not tell if they were still alive because though they were unmoving, he could not see any trace of blood in them. But he doesn't care about them. They could be still alive and could shoot him in the back...he doesn't care. All he cares about...all he thinks about is getting to where Elizabeth is. He doesn't even think why those men were lying on the ground beaten. He doesn't even ask himself who beat them.