Chapter 21 Limited Loalties

• Samantha's POV
• Echoing in the little corridor, the wailing alarm sent waves of panic across me. Alex turned to face the exit; his face was austere; his grip on my arm tightened more than required, as though he were anchored in the maelstrom. I could feel his anxiety and the wariness in his motions as we raced ahead.
• "Who set off the alarm?" My voice was hardly audible above the deafening sound, I questioned.