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“Princess.” Nick grunted, firing his gun. “Stay close now.”
I shifted closer but my attention was on Tobias as one of the soldiers opened his duffel bag and pulled something out and handed it to the man I loved. A short conversation and the soldier gave a nod, leaving Tobias to stride back toward us.
The closer he came, the more I realized what he had in his grip. It was a bomb.
“We can’t find a way inside, then I’ll make one.” He growled as he went past me and fixed the device waist high on the mirrored wall. “You might want to all step back here.”
Nick and Caleb jerked their gazes to their brother as he fixed the massive wad of C4 explosive to the wall. But I was already walking backwards before I turned and lunged toward the safety of the soldiers.
“T!” Nick roared as he grabbed me. “You are one crazy motherfucker!”
We made it to the safety of the trees, where Tobias and Caleb met us. I turned my back, cradled Ali tight against me, and covered his ears as Nick covered mine.
“Now!” Tobias barked.
One of the soldiers held a trigger, scanned the area, and pressed the button.
BOOM!
The explosion was deadening, even through Nick’s firm grip on the sides of my head. But Ali didn’t cry out, not this time. Nick’s hands slid free as he turned, then we all did, and stared at the gaping hole in the side of the building, one that’d lead us inside.
“Boom,” Tobias muttered as he lifted his weapon and moved closer.
“Stay here, baby,” Nick urged, leaving me behind.
Tobias, Nick, and Caleb neared the gaping hole. The sound of glass crunched under their boots before Tobias stepped through the massive hole to disappear inside. My pulse throbbed in my temples, growing louder before he returned. “It’s all clear.”
Wild horses couldn’t have held me back. I rushed forward, meeting Nick as Caleb stepped through. The two soldiers followed as I stepped over the jagged shards and into some kind of office. But we didn’t stay long.
“Let’s get this motherfucker.” Tobias led the way.
He was more savage than I’d seen him in a long time. A pure killing machine. One driven by the need to protect those he loved. My body still ached from his love, both he and Nick had been ravenous last night. I’d known it was different when Tobias pulled me into the shower with him, tracing the tattoo low down on my abdomen. I wanted to remove it, but he wouldn’t let me.
It’s not time yet, little mouse.
Now I knew what he meant by that.
He needed to see it one last time. To burn it into his mind, and use it as he charged into the hallway of this building. I held our son tight and followed them inside.
Crack!
Crack!
One of the soldiers fired behind us. I cried out, hurrying forward as Tobias turned right. The lights were bright above us, glaringly bright. The hum of the lights were so loud they sounded like cicadas. We turned again, moving away from that irritating sound and deeper into the belly of the place.
“You two head that way.” Tobias commanded. “I’m after the goddamn communications room, so I can tear this place to the ground.”
“Here.” One of them reached into his bag and pulled out another hunk of C4 explosive.
Fear pushed through me. I trusted Tobias, more than I trusted anyone. But the sight of that explosive around our child was enough to fill me with dread. He took it and nodded to them before they turned and left.
“The comms room?” Caleb said. “You think that’s a good idea?”
“Is it going to stop his escape or ruin his goddamn plans?”
“Maybe,” Caleb answered.
Tobias turned around and started walking. “That’s good enough for me.”
