CHAPTER 90

Lily's POV

Lily!

There was a sudden flow of air and I inhaled deeply and began gasping for breath. As my breathing began to stabilize, I flickered my eyes open and tried to recall where I was but could not.

There was a damp smell of earth and I could hear the slow trickle of water in a well. I tried to sit up but I was already too weak to do so. I only flipped myself over and still lay on the ground.

As I took in the dark surroundings of where I was and noticed the dim candle lamps, I remembered what had happened and where I was.

Father's secret tunnel.

Using the well to support my balance, I stood up from the ground and sat on it. The well was built with a marble stone by our ancestors years back.

Father had countless times told us stories of the magic embedded within these walls. Was that what saved me from that poisoned arrow?

Wait, something was missing!

I immediately took my hands to my belly and rubbed all over it. “My babies,” I muttered as silent tears began to stream down my