Nyxa~
The sound crawled straight down my spine like something alive.
Leone’s entire expression changed instantly and I swear I had never seen somebody go from controlled to genuinely alarmed that fast before.
“Oh my God,” I whispered.
“Everybody out,” he barked immediately.
“What?”
“MOVE!”
The sharpness in his voice hit hard enough that my body reacted before my brain did. Leone grabbed my arm while already scanning the room again and suddenly I noticed it too.
The overturned desk and the weird positioning of the chairs. The f*****g ticking getting louder. This room had been set up.
“Bomb,” Leone snapped.
Every ounce of blood drained from my body instantly.
Liora whimpered against me. “Mommy?”
“It’s okay baby,” I lied immediately even though panic slammed into me so hard my han
