Lyra's POV
I froze. My hands clutching against the banister as I looked below at the man whose baby was in my stomach. My hands were shaking, my heads pounding. My eyes watered, it was as if thunder had struck me there. It was with great effort I pushed myself off the railings and I leaned against the wall, clutching my chest as I tried to hold back the tears. No… no. Dimitri, there was no excuse. There was literally nothing I could do to excuse what I had just heard.
"Send message to Nero. She is subdued and deceived. He is free to send in the troops. My men will assist you."
His voice was so cold, devoid of any warmth or remorse. It was as if the man I had come to love had vanished, replaced by the monster I had always feared he might be. The same monster who had wanted to kill my fa
