Chapter 9    

~Raphael ~ “FIND HIM! If anyone lets this fucker get away, I’ll have your head!” Father and I are in the medical room where the doctors have taken Mother into surgery, but it’s me shouting at our men. “How could this happen?! How did anyone get inside her Room?! Where’s the fucking Guard? Get him! Bring him to me!” Dad sits with his hands covering his face. I’ve never seen him like this. He’s always composed, no matter the challenge. But during the meeting, he suddenly began to grunt, uneasy. He could feel something was wrong, though he didn’t know what. I’m sure he was sensing Mother’s distress. I pace back and forth. “When are they telling us how she’s doing?! Goddammit!” This is why I want to take her. She’s not safe here. Tobias and Finn arrive. “What happened?” Finn asks. “Someone tried to kill my Mother,” I spit out. “How? Who?” “Yeah, I wonder who, too?” I glare at Tobias. “What the fuck are you insinuating?” Tobias shouts. “This happened before! And I’m sure your Mother was the