Chapter 122

Malakai's Point of View

We were all stationed at opposite ends of the school. Had our eyes peeled for anything that might look out of the ordinary. Even a car passing by one too many times would be reported.

Nothing and no one came in or out.

Until the explosion hit.

It was on the side Zayan had been stationed at. Was ear-deafening, even from so far away. Shook the wind from my lungs.

"No," I gasped and made my way through the school.

All of the guards ran with me. Not a single one was spared as we traversed this foreign ground.

It took us two minutes to get to the other end. To see the chaos in front of us.

Body parts were strewn all along the path. Dust floated in the air above a crater in the ground.

Another second passed as I mutely stood and took in the carnage in front of me.

The vague smell of cooked pork drifted up my nose. Reminded me of the time I had tried to help someone trapped in a housefire.

Then my mind jumped to Kamari. To her well-being and everythin