Clara My brows furrowed across each other, staring confusedly at Samuel. Not breathing?! Impossible. Just when I gathered myself to rise back up, Samuel had hastily turned to me, his right hand locked onto my neck. He forcibly made my knees straighten up as I stood up, having difficulties breathing because of his tight grip on my neck. “I should have seen this coming. You’re not up for anything good!” I helplessly tapped on his wrist, unable to utter a word. But those were useless as his grip only tightened, his teeth gritting in anger. My eyes shifted to where Caleb was. A quick rush of guilt spread across me watching Carter sob as he tried to wake his brother up. Did I really fail? And Caleb’s dead? Or perhaps Samuel was just mistaken when he checked his pulse? “L-le-let g-go,