Chapter 74

Clara

I resisted the urge to pace as the sounds of the attack raged on above. Shouts, gunfire, explosions … Even though the thickly reinforced walls of the basement, I could tell things weren’t going well.

But I couldn’t let Leo see me scared.

I didn’t pace.

I sat him down on the floor and opened up a brand-new Lego set. “Let’s build a pirate ship, okay, baby?”

It seemed ridiculous, to be spreadin