#Chapter 232: Gone For Good

Cara’s POV “It’s alright,” she said. As I tried to sit up, she placed her hands on my shoulders, easing me back down onto the bed. “He’s okay.” “We were in the woods. He was poisoned. It was raining, and –” I was speaking quickly, barely able to catch my breath. “We know,” she said in a level voice, clearly trying to soothe me. “Alaric was feeling a bit better. He carried you out of the woods himself and brought you here.” “He… did?” “Yes. He’s in a different room now, being checked out. We want to make sure the poison didn’t have any lingering effects. But he’s alright. Please, be calm.” I trusted Ruby. She wouldn’t lie to me. If Alaric was here, if he was being looked at by the healers, and if Ruby said he was okay, then all of those things must have been true. I tried to stay calm. Closing my eyes, I listened to my own heart beep on the monitor and forced it to slow as best I could. When I lowered my heartrate to a normal pace, I opened my eyes again. Ruby was lookin