#Chapter 221: Trigger The Rage

The loud pop of a gunshot makes me jump. Unfortunately, I’m very familiar with that sound, from far too many close encounters at the palace. I look toward the door. Caleb still isn’t back yet. “Wait!” Cameron calls. Stepping toward us, his hand is raised. “It’s too dangerous!” I don’t have time to wait, or to be careful. Caleb is out there, and more likely than not, that gunshot was aimed at him! Throwing caution to the wind, I run to the door and then out in the hallway. “Harper!” Bethany calls. She’s close to me, likely chasing me. “Bethany, no!” Cameron says, perhaps chasing her. In the hallway, I follow the direction of the sound, wandering through side corridors until I finally and blessedly see Caleb standing tall. My heart racing, I don’t stop until I am at his side. Then, looking at him, I gasp as I see that he has a hole in his shirt. He stares down at it with some annoyance. “I liked this shirt,” he grumbles, somehow more upset at the hole than he is at bein