Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1921

"What's happening? It smells awful."

I clamped my hand over my nose and mouth.

The thick scent of blood was overpowering, like I'd walked into a slaughterhouse.

It mingled with the salty tang of the sea.

"Something's off."

Alec could sense it too.

"Ma'am, they've slaughtered so many of our people!"

The leader of the group, a rugged old-timer, looked grim. "These were brothers

who stood by us for years! The Silent Shadows are heartless!"

The west pier was a chaotic mess of bodies, scattered haphazardly.

Sophie fought to keep her emotions in check, speaking with restraint, "Have the police arrived yet?"

"They're on their way!"

Another bodyguard chimed in, "When I got here, all our men were down. Do The Silent Shadows even care about Devonport?"

Adler frowned, "Is this just a show of force, a declaration of war?"

"This isn't good!"

Sophie suddenly realized something, raising her hand, "Run!"

command, the surrounding

stepped protectively in

explosion boomed from the

"Mom!"

face go pale

as I was about to rush forward, Alec stopped me, "Are you nuts?

back as we

The explosions were relentless.

trying to blow up the entire west

never seen anything

west

were

saw my mom still in the thick of it; one wrong move

skipped a

cleared, Colby emerged, shielding Sophie

I stood there, stunned.

group of bodyguards arrived. They were

"Damn it! If you

about the

would've been nice!

blown to bits!" Content

good thing we were quick

off

looked a bit roughed up but

I were

realized the stories my uncles told at dinner were

that Devonport, twenty years ago, was a war zone. "Sorry,

was deep and

had never seen my dad look so

He was