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!"

her command, the surrounding bodyguards

lead bodyguard stepped protectively in front

explosion boomed from the

"Mom!"

my face

forward, Alec stopped me,

pulled me back as we

The explosions were relentless.

like they were trying to blow up

and I had never seen anything

west pier were blown

fragments were

the thick of it; one wrong move and this blast could be

skipped a

slowly cleared, Colby emerged, shielding Sophie

I stood there, stunned.

soon a group

it! If

about the

would've been

blown to bits!" Content

good thing we were quick on our feet or we'd

dusted off

a bit roughed up but

and I

suddenly realized the stories my uncles told

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

voice was deep

had never seen my dad look

He was