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Chapter 111 The First Test

Author: Judith GW
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-09 20:58:18

Hilda

My heart is thudding so hard in my chest, I’m worried that Cerelia or Tara can actually hear it.

Tara looks at me expectantly once we’re seated in her small lounge. “I have…” my voice disappears and I swallow twice in an attempt to coax it back. “I have some questions about the prophecy you made.”

Tara sighs and nods, “I figured as much. I’m sorry Hilda, but nothing’s changed. I still see that you won’t carry the Alpha King’s child to term. He will have descendants, but they will not be born from your womb. The one currently resting there will not survive.”

Tara’s mouth is still moving, but I can’t hear anything. I glance at the ring on my finger, willing it to do something, anything, to let me know that she’s lying, but nothing happens. Blood is rushing through my head and I feel dizzy.

From the corner of my eye I can see Cerelia shouting at Tara, but all I can think about is the tiny life she says I have inside of me. My hands clasp my flat abdomen protectively and tears start
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