#Chapter 246: We’ll Keep You Safe

The phone goes dead, the call cut off. From where I am, with my face smashed against Archer’s chest, I can’t tell if Neil ended the call himself or if the Alpha King hung up. I suppose it doesn’t matter right now, what with the Pyramid in darkness and who knows what potentially breaking in. If the power is out, potentially the security system is too. And if the security system is out, then any number of enemies could be breaking in at this very moment. At least we were all together… except Mia! I gasp. “Archer! We have to get Mia!” “Shit,” he growls. “Steven?” “I’m working, I’m working.” “We’ll go together,” Neil says. “Move as a group. There’s safety in numbers.” “Okay,” I say. Mia’s room isn’t terribly far from the living room, but with the fear gripping around my heart, it is the longest five minute walk of my entire life. My heart is pounding so hard I can hear it in my ears. My limbs are trembling. I’m not going to collapse or anything, but having Archer’s arm around my