#Chapter 243: Lead the Way

Almara’s Pov I awake to a familiar beeping sound. It’s faint at first, like a distant call from far away until it’s suddenly blaring in my ears. My eyes shoot open and the blood in my body rushes to the important organs and I sit up with a jolt. “Where’s Grace?” I ask before I can make out anything else. “Arthur? Robbie?” I call out, hoping the sound of my distressed voice will cause Robbie to cry back. “Shhh,” a gentle voice says with a light touch to my chest guiding me back down. The delicate touch pulls me into the present moment, activating my primal instincts. I see my mother standing near me with a weary smile. She’s holding a handheld heart monitor that explains that beeping. I’m on a makeshift gurney which is really a slab of a metal table and some sheets thrown on top. We’re tucked away in a cell. “What’s going on?” I ask, fear rising in my throat. “What happened?” I ask more urgently as I realize my mom didn’t answer my question about my family. The beeping