CHAPTER <b>87 </b>
Knowing now that my pregnancy was progressing at the same rate as it would in my world, I was terrified of how much time I actually had left. For all I knew, I could only have a week or two before giving birth. Arthur’s expression mirrored my own worry, and I could tell he was deeply unsettled by the thought. I doubted he was at all prepared to deliver a baby.
We had both witnessed the Witch vanish along with his soldiers, and there was no way to warn the men back at Arthur’s castle if she decided to attack them next. The weight of our fears was crushing, and none of them were trivial.
“Listen,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady. “I might be able to get us out of here, but it’s not going to be pleasant. I just need to figure out how to control the magic she used on these bars.”
Arthur stepped closer, his brow furrowed. “How are you going to do that? Isn’t that dangerous? Harmful?”
“I can handle it,” I said firmly.
He gestured toward my stomach. “And what about the baby? Are you really willing to take that risk?”
“What else can we do, Arthur?” I shot back. “Sit here and wait until she decides what she’s going to do with us? I can promise you it won’t be anything good. You might not have seen her work, but I have.”
He exhaled slowly. “I don’t doubt you. But I don’t want you hurting yourself–or the baby.”
“Arthur, trust me,” I said, softening my tone. “If this kid is anything like me, it’ll survive this just fine.”
He stared at me for a moment before nodding reluctantly. “The second it looks like you’re in trouble, I’m pulling you away. Understood?”
“I understand,” I agreed.
I stood slowly, taking a moment to steady myself before turning to face the gate. My gaze fixed on the bars as I analyzed theyers of magic I could feel thrumming from them. Taking a deep breath, I stepped forward and reached my hands out.
The second my fingers touched the bars, they began to glow, the magic reacting <i>violently </i>as if trying to throw me off. I held firm, fighting against the force trying to repel me. This magic was unlike anything I had ever felt before–intense, vtile, unrelenting.
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I clung to the bars as shes of images mmed into my mind, visions that weren’t my own.
I was standing in a wide–open field near a crumbling farmhouse. Two young girls, no older than five or six, yed together in front of me. Both had blonde hair tied back in ponytails, their shabby dresses fluttering in the wind. Even in their worn clothes, they looked sweet,
innocent.
“Mia, ir. It’s time for dinner!” a woman’s voice called from the house.
The two girls ran inside, and I followed close behind as they rushed to sit at a long, wooden table with their mother. At the other end of the table, their father sat apart from them, his chair angled as though ready to bolt. He didn’t approach the children, only watched them from the corner of his eye. A couple of empty beer bottles sat in front of him.
“What is this?” Mia asked, frowning down at her te as she sat.
“Honey, you know we don’t have much money,” their mother said gently. “We can’t afford expensive food right now. This is what we have.”
“That’s bullshit,” ir muttered angrily.
Their father’s eyes widened, and his chair scraped back slightly as if he was preparing to run if the situation escted. <fn78a1> Read full story at f?ndnovel</fn78a1>
“It’s okay, their mother quickly interjected, trying to calm the storm. “ir, we’ll try to have something better tomorrow night, alright?”
The vision shifted, and suddenly ten years had passed. Mia was now seventeen, ir fifteen. I watched Mia wandering the farm, clearly looking for someone.
Their mother, exhausted from juggling countless jobs since their father had left, was leaving for work. Mia waved her off and continued searching until she reached the barn.
She stepped inside, only to freeze.
Her boyfriend was there, and ir was bent over a hay bale as he had s*x with her.
“Mia,” the boyfriend stammered, jerking back in shock.
ir stood slowly, a smile twisting her lips, but Mia’s expression was pure fury. She exploded. Her powers burst forth, her blonde hair instantly turning ck as the barn blew apart around
them.
The boyfriend rushed toward her, hands out in a cating gesture, but Mia raised her hand
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and locked him in an invisible chokehold. She held on until he copsed to the ground,
lifeless.
“Mia,” ir said in a trembling voice.
“You are no longer my sister,” Mia snarled, her voice shaking with rage. She flung ir across the field without even touching her, sending her crashing into the dirt.
I opened my eyes, and they instantly glowed a deep crimson as the swarm of bats began to melt away under my touch. The sizzling sound filled the air, and I could feel the magic draining from me with every second I held on. Arthur’s footsteps came up behind me, and as soon as the bats dissolved enough for us to escape, he grabbed me, steadying my body. He could see how much the effort had taken out of me, and I copsed back into his arms, gasping for breath.
“We have to go,” I said urgently, trying to force myself upright.
“You need to stay still for a minute. Calm yourself first,” he said firmly, holding me in ce.
“I can’t. We have to go now<i>,</i><i>” </i>I insisted, pushing against his hold and slowly dragging myself to my feet.
Arthur slipped an arm around me, guiding me carefully down the hallway as we searched for
a way out.
We had barely made it down one flight of stairs when a familiar voice cut through the silence.
“I thought you two were dead,” Kronos said.
Arthur turned quickly. “She was going to make us watch you die first,” Kronos exined grimly.
They all nced at me expectantly, and I didn’t waste time. cing my hand over the lock on their cell door, I focused my magic. This one wasn’t protected by any spell, and the metal quickly melted away under my palm. Kronos and the others poured out of the cell, running toward another room to retrieve their weapons.
Arthur was still holding me upright as we made our way toward the lower level of the castle. Everything was quiet–far too quiet.
“I should’ve known that cell wouldn’t hold you for long,” the ck witch’s voice said from behind us.
I turned slightly, forcing myself to stand taller. “Well, you thought right,” I snapped.
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She took a slow, deliberate step forward. “What am I going to do with you?” she asked in a
mocking tone, her cold smile never faltering.
“I don’t know,” I replied evenly. “Maybe you should ask ir. She’s the one who suffered the most at your hands. All because she slept with your boyfriend.”
The witch froze mid–step, her eyes narrowing.
“What the hell would you know about that?” she demanded.
“You really should be more careful when using your spells,” I said, my voice sharp. “Especially when <i>you </i>pour <i>your </i>essence into them. It leaves your soul wide open for anyone to see.”
“You b***h!” she screamed, her fury exploding as sheunched an electric st straight at <ol><li>me. </li></ol>
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