THALIA’S POV:
"THEN WHO DID?!"
Lillian didn’t answer. She just knelt there, choking on sobs, her body trembling. Her mouth opened—a silent plea—but no words came. Only tears.
Guilt twisted like a knife in my gut. She hadn’t even glanced my way. Did she even know I was here? This was my fault. Every ragged breath she took, every shudder of her shoulders— because of me.
I was the woman they were looking for… but I’d done nothing. I couldn’t even heal my scars, let alone a dying child.
I tensed, ready to step forward—to confess—
"Take her to the dungeons." Princess Elena’s voice sliced through the air.
My blood turned to ice. *No.*
The guards hauled Lillian up, her eyes red-raw, her face streaked with tears. Elena closed the distance between them, her whisper venomous.
