#Chapter 220: The Meet Up

Almara’s Pov

We stay in the forest, processing what just happened and how this impacts the plan.

“Robert didn’t call, nor did he respond to our call,” Cody says with a half-shrug. “I think that would fall under the category of us going to rescue him,”

“We can’t all go,” I say remembering how we promised to meet Arthur back at the meet-up spot.

“We’re already at odds with our dwindling numbers. I don’t know if breaking up further is the best idea,” Cody says. I don’t tell him that it doesn’t matter. We’re all going to probably die anyway. It’s a miracle we didn’t all die back at the outskirts.

“Almara’s right,” Roman says. I turn my head to him in surprise. Two words I never thought I would hear him say. “If none of us show up at the meeting spot, Arthur’s going to know something is wrong,”

“Something is wrong,” Cody interjects and Roman gives him a look that makes him bow his head in silencing respect.

“And I know my son. He’ll panic and create an entirely new plan that we know nothin