Chapter 171
[Samantha’s Point of View]
“You can do it. We’re almost there...”
I barely breathed as I helped my husband go to the other side of the hallway. I saw the tension on my twins and Killian’s faces as they all watched me and Dominic walk side by side, his arms on my shoulder as I did my best to drag him as fast as I could as the debris started falling behind us, sealing the place with rubble and boulders, burying the ancient library into nothing.
“You can do it, Mom! Dad!” Diana blurted as tears rolled down her face, “Please!”
“C’mon!” Devon joined his sister as his eyes glistened from the faint light coming from the orbs floating on the walls. “Faster!”
“It’s okay, we will be okay,” I murmured to my husband as I smiled at him in the middle of chaos. His eyes glinted, and his lips curved into a soft smile while he looked at our twins. His blood still trickled down his chin as we both reached the end of that collapsing hallway.
“We’re going to die,” I said, a little sarcastic as I laughed, terrified and nervous after a huge boulder fell just a few feet behind me.
“If I die, then I’ll die happy,” he answered back as he laughed with me and glanced a little at me, and then focused his eyes in front of us again. “But don’t worry, my love. I will make sure you survive for the kids.”
“As if I will let you die here,” I growled at him, my eyes sharpening as I made my pace faster, forcing him to drag himself to keep up with me.
The rumbling sound became louder and louder.
“I don’t think we can make it!” My voice and lips started to quiver when I saw the ceiling above us cracked. I thought my heart went to my throat as I looked up and watched them rattling against each other, threatening to fall on our heads any minute.
“GET DOWN!”