Chapter 204

Maya's POV I knew exactly what Mom was doing. She had already told me her plan, to let them waste their ammo while we waited them out. But now, watching the endless barrage of bullets fly at her, I realized she was nearing her limit. Even though she was only shielding herself, the power required to maintain that barrier was staggering. Normally, we’d teleport ourselves to safety. But we were both too drained from how long this had gone on, and from the pregnancies. Our unborn babies were already siphoning our strength. We couldn’t teleport everyone out. That left us with one option: stand and fight. I could tell the twins were taking a heavier toll on her than expected. Her hands were trembling. These men might not be the smartest, but they were prepared. Their tactic of exhausting her by brute force was working. Even worse, the one without a gun was constantly reloading magazines and passing them back. We wouldn’t outlast them at this rate. I was getting more anxious by the second, so