The explosion was loud enough to rattle the villa where Paola was tending to Kai who was in pretty bad shape. She’d stitched and bandaged his forearm—attempting to piece together the skin that had been literally shredded. Stable albeit unconscious, he slept soundlessly even after that massive, horrid sound erupted from what seemed a fairly close distance away. Emelie, seated between Aurelia and Isaac to the far side of the room, visibly flinched. Paola, at a loss for what was happening, made it a point to listen carefully to the vampires in the room who seemed to have some idea of what was coming.
“The Guard must be here,” Zech muttered, eyes snapping to Cronan who had the baby in his arms. “Suicide bombs we call them, to take us out cleanly if we’re ever captured—but that was mul
