Chapter 104


    CAMILLA’S PO.V


    I had never felt panic like that in my entire life as I rushed towards the gardens. My heart was pounding


    rapidly in my chest. My vision blurred and my ears rang. It felt like I was in an alternate reality, I couldn’t


    get a grip on myself and for a second, I didn’t even remember where I was. As soon as I got out of the


    pce, the sdent of blood flooded my nose and I feared my heart would beat its way right out of my


    chest.


    My feet came to a halt in front of the tree that Christine had said they were ying at. I vaguely noticed


    the guard who was holding a wailing Aurora in his arms. I couldn’t focus on anyone else except Audrey


    who was on the ground. Her body was shielded by the physician who was looking over her but there


    was so much blood. I heard screaming and it took me a second to realize that the sound wasing


    from me. Ryker was holding me but I could barely feel his hands on my skin. I pushed him off and


    rushed over to my daughter.


    I didn’t care that my dress was sitting on her blood, all I could see was her. Her head was so blo ody. I


    reached out to touch her and my vision blurred. I felt something hot slide down my cheeks as I stroked


    back her sweaty hair. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Christine clearing everyone out.


    “Your majesty,” there was a sad tone in the physician’s voice and I already knew that I wouldn’t like


    what he had to say so I shot him a hard look.


    “If you aren’t going to tell me that my daughter will wake up in the next five minutes then I suggest you


    shut up unless you want to lose your head,” I spat and he


    immediately went silent. I turned back to my child and cradled her gently in my arms. “Audrey,


    sweetheart, I’m here now.”


    She was so stiff and immobile. This wasn’t the girl I knew, my child was hyper, she was always jumping


    from one ce to another. She was always talking non-stop. She didn’t just lie down like that. It wasn’t


    in her nature.


    I stroked her hair and I could barely see from the tears clouding my vision and dripping all over her


    skin. “Mummy is here, please get up. I’m not even mad at you for climbing things. I love you my sweet


    girl.”


    I leaned down to ce a kiss on her forehead. While trying to do that, I had ced my hand on he


    ground and identally cut it on a sharp rock. I felt the sting but I ignored it because I knew it would


    heal and cradled her face with my hands. Ryker was next to me and he was holding onto her hand.


    There were tears in his eyes but he was holding himself together.


    I couldn’t exin what happened next if I wanted to, one second, we were just sitting


    there and the next, I felt a rush of energy leave me. it left in a rush of wind and I looked down in


    confusion only to see my blo ody hand glowing. I almost dropped Audrey in surprise. I nced up at


    Ryker who was looking at me in surprise. No one dared to speak until the hand stopped glowing. I held


    my breath wondering what was happening when Audrey sneezed. It was light and barely audible. Her


    eyes fluttered open and she looked up at me in surprise.


    “Mummy?” she asked and I nodded. “Why does my head hurt so bad?”


    I pulled my hands back from her face in shock and I watched before my bare eyes as the cut on my


    hand healed. I nced from my hands to Audrey and pulled her into a tight hug and she squeaked in


    surprise before quickly reciprocating. There was still blood on her but whatever wound she had that


    was leaking blood was healed because she looked fine. I didn’t want to think about the mechanics in


    that moment, I just held my daughter in my arms. Once I released her, Ryker pulled her in and she


    giggled.


    After he had let her go, she frowned. “Why is my head so heavy?”


    She reached up but I grabbed her arm to stop her. “You just have something on you. Come with me, I’ll


    give you a bath and help you wash your hair. Is that okay?”


    She nodded and I couldn’t resist picking her up. I didn’t want to be away from her for a second. The


    physician was still kneeling on the ground and he was watching me with a scrutinizing gaze. I knew


    there was a lot to be unpacked there but it could wait. Ryker walked with me to her room and he stood


    by the door while I gentlybed through Audrey’s locks.


    She was so oblivious to everything that happened and I nned to keep it that way. All that mattered


    was that she was okay and breathing. She was her usual loud self as she sshed the water on both


    Ryker and I. My heart was still pounding rapidly as if I had finished running a marathon.


    Once she was cleaned, she started to yawn. For the first time in a long time, I helped her into her


    nightgown and tucked her in bed. She smiled dreamily as I tucked the nkets around her.


    “Can you read a book to me?” she asked and I nodded immediately.


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    “Of course,” I pulled the nearest book from the shelf and turned to Ryker. “Would you like to do it?”


    He hesitated but Audrey turned to him. “Please daddy, you do the voices better than mummy.”


    At this heughed and took the book out of my hand. He sat on the other side of the bed and read. It


    didn’t take long for her to fall asleep and when I was sure she was just snoring softly and not dead, I


    took a step back. I watched Ryker put the book back on


    the dresser ande to stand behind me.


    He wrapped his arms around my shoulder and pressed a kiss to the side of immediately rxed into


    his hold and he somehow held me tighter.


    my head. I


    “We have to talk about what happened,” he whispered to me and I shrugged. “How did you do that?”


    “I didn’t do anything,” I whispered but I wasn’t fooling anyone. It was so ringly obvious but also so


    unbelievable. “I am an elemental. I control water. I don’t heal people.”


    “Cami,” his voice was soft and soothing as if he was talking to a child. “The evidence is staring us


    right in the face. Look at her.”


    “She could have been waking up on her own,” I offered. “We need to ask the physician to check on her.


    I don’t want anyplicationster.”


    He just sighed and nodded. “If that’s what you want.”


    When we got to the physician’s quarters, it was obvious that he had been waiting for us. He was pacing


    across the room and immediately he saw us, he let out a sigh of relief. There were multiple books open


    on the bed in front of him and he looked like: who was seeing candy for the first time.


    child


    “Your majesty, that was incredible,” he looked at me as he spoke. “It is unheard of for a royal to have


    more than one power trait. This is equally remarkable and terrifying.”


    I opened my mouth to speak but Ryker shot me a look. They didn’t understand, I didn’t want to have


    another power. There was already so much and thest thing I needed was to have another power that


    I needed to master and dominate. I simply crossed my arms over my chest and stared at them.


    “Pardon me, your majesty, but your daughter was,” he hesitated before saying the next words, “she


    was dying. There was nothing that could have been done for her. I saw it.”


    “That’s not true, she is lying in her bed and she is perfectly fine. She is alive.”


    you did


    “Now she is, but she wasn’t when shey there in the field. I don’t know what but you healed her. You


    brought her from the brink of death,” it seemed to unbelievable to me. I couldn’t wrap my head around


    it. “Your majesty, if you could walk me around what happened while you held your child. I know it was a


    traumatic experience but every detail might be the difference between right and wrong.”


    The events were hazy but I tried to exin it as best as I could and he made notes. Ryker just stood by


    my side holding my hand and giving silentfort. By the time I was doing, the physician sighed.


    “I have a theory but I will need your help to confirm it,” he began. “Would you be willing to give a


    sample of your blood?”


    “Why?” I asked and it hit me. He thought it was my blood that had the healing properties. I nodded and


    he walked over to me with a knife. I watched as he created a small ga sh on my palm and allowed the


    blood drip into a vial. “Who are you going to test that on?”


    “Whoever walks in here next. Hopefully, it’s sooner rather thanter. The quicker we get answers, the


    quicker we


    an get an answer to our questions.”


    I nodded. I was barely listening at this point. I felt overwhelmed. Ryker realized it because he


    responded to the guard and pulled me out of the room. He walked with me until we got to a deserted


    hallway and he ced my back against the cool wall. His hand wrapped around my chin and he tilted


    head up.


    my


    “Look at me and breathe,” he ordered and I struggled to do as he had asked. “Do it again, until you


    calm down. I need you to breathe. You look dazed and you’re sweating.”


    “I can’t.”


    “Try,” there was sheer power in his voice and I couldn’t help but do as he asked. I felt the knot in my


    chest begin to lighten and he kissed my lips. “Good girl, how do you feel?”


    “It’s too much,” I told him. “There is too much happening all at once.”


    “I know baby, but we will get through it. I just need you to trust me. Can you do that?” I nodded.


    “Whatever happens, it is me and you, okay? Always.”