#CHAPTER 18: Rescue

Zane’s POV “Are you all right?” I asked Chloe, whom I had protected in my arms as the rocks fell. “Mommy?” she asked. Her face was covered in dirt, but there was no blood. She was trembling, but I could tell she was trying to be brave. “Where’s Mommy?” It was hard to see with so much dust in the air. Emergency lights flickered on, and I peered through the debris, looking for the rest of my family. The two guards approached me, one with a bleeding cut on her forehead and the other looking dazed but determined. There was no sign of Sarah or Grace. My heart froze in my chest. No, it wasn’t possible. I looked around, feeling my way over the piles of rocks. Sarah. Grace. The thought of losing either was equally as terrifying. I had to push the thought of it from my mind to function. Besides, others who had been exploring the mine with us had been trapped. My memories ticked over the faces I had seen: grandparents, parents, children, a blind pup with his dog, a couple who looked t