It shatters, raining dirt all over the two men.
"Get off of him!" I scream.
The impact makes Max stagger, and he lets go of his hold around Milo's neck. I kick Max in the head with all of my might. I hear something tear in the fabric of my dress, but I don't give a shit.
My kick, in combination with the flower pot, seems to be enough to knock him off of Milo.
Milo coughs, wiping away some of the dirt from his face as he crawls away.
I fall to his side instantly, wiping at the dirt and trying to gauge how badly he was hurt. There's so much blood on his face. Oh god, what damage did Max do while I wasn't looking?
Milo continues coughing as he tries to catch his breath, but he reaches up and squeezes one of my frantically moving hands. It stops me enough to remember to breathe.
"What thehellis going on here!" Angie's shrill voice shocks me back to reality.
Fucking hell, just the thing we need.
Angie rushes over to Max, who's groaning in pain.
Behind her stand my three other mates, all wearing matching stricken, horrified, and furious expressions.
"Oh my god, what the hell happened?" Theo says, crouching down beside us, seemingly trying to figure out where Milo is hurt.
"We heard someone scream," Stone says, standing tall, like a broad sentinel, ready to pounce on any danger around us.
"It was a fucking nasty scream too," Theo mutters. "Come on bro, you've gotta say something, where does it hurt? Fucking hell, there's a lot of blood on you."
Milo lets out another cough. "Mostly... neck..." He says, pointing to himself.
"Max—Max was choking him," I fill in, my voice shaky.
I feel Killian's warm, strong presence as he falls to his knees behind me, wrapping himself around me like a soothing blanket. His chest rises and falls quickly with his breaths. I can practically feel his pulse roaring through his veins.
"I got him with a pot and a kick to the head," I say.
"Good job," Theo says, shooting me a strained smile. "Badass as hell, Spitfire."
"Oh no, my baby!" Killian's mom cries as she throws herself down onto the ground beside Max, who still seems to be finding his bearings.
"Oh mygod!" Angie's shrill voice screams, cutting through the night air. "What the hell happened to your ear?”
She runs her hands through her hair as she stares down at something on the ground, disgusted.
My gaze jerks back to Milo who has a mischievous grin. That's when I realize the blood on his face, other than the splatter that must've come from when he initially broke Max's nose, is covering the lower part of his face.
"Did you—did you bite off his ear?" I whisper in shock.
Milo shrugs his shoulders before he nods his head.
"Holy fuck, no way that's insane!" Theo says, his eyes wide.
"So that scream came from Maximus, thank god," Stone mutters under his breath.
"More like fuck yes," Theo says. "That's impressive as hell! I don't know if I'd have the guts to tear a guy's ear off with my fucking teeth. You did good, Milo, real good."
"Yeah," I nod, reaching out and lacing my hand with Milo's. "You saved me."
I feel Killian stiffen behind me