Chapter 233. Emergency: pt. 2

Aurora’s POV

He stepped in, calm in the way only Caleb could be. He looked around, then turned to me. “That’s a good thing.”

I stared at him, uncomprehending. “What do you mean that’s a good thing?”

“If he’s not here, it means someone came to get him,” Caleb said gently. “Someone got to him before the alarms went off. He’s with them. And if they were following the protocol, they’ll take him to the safe zone. That’s where we’ll find him.”

I wanted to believe him. I really, really did. And on some level, I understood—he was probably right. Caleb always knew how to read the chaos, always had a way of staying three steps ahead

when my world started spinning. But understanding didn’t stop the ache in my chest, the way my mind kept leaping to worst-case scenarios like it was desperate to torture me.

Caleb came to me then, both hands gripping my shoulders, his eyes searching mine with that intense, quiet certainty I had grown to lean on. “We’ll fi