Chapter 1980

Liam pressed her back down onto the sofa. He gave her a reassuring smile, but his eyes remained fixated on the living room window. "Don't move, darling. Just stay low. Something interesting is about to happen."

Celena froze. Liam's face was tilted at an angle away from hers, so she could not read his expression and figure out if he was joking. Nevertheless, the flirtatious undertones in his voice made her blush, and she replied, crooning, "Liam…"

She wanted to ask him what he was trying to get out, but all of a sudden, Liam grabbed her waist and pulled her into his arms. As he turned, she finally caught sight of his face, and she did not like the look on it. He was making her nervous, and she could feel a lump forming in her throat. She opened her mouth to ask him what was going on, but…

Thud!

Without warning, the window shattered, raining broken glass everywhere and making Celena jump. The color drained from her face. The next moment, three men dressed from head to toe in black le