Chapter Twenty-Six
Ayden was dead. He’d tried to escape in the night only to receive a sword through the belly. He’d left the world behind. Just like his wife and daughter. Daughter. Amalie closed her eyes picturing rosy cheeks and a kind smile. Yes, she was Ayden and Sara’s. Amalie had no claim over the mother’s grief raging through her. She’d given her up. No matter the reason, however noble the cause, it didn’t change the facts.
Amalie no longer cared what waited for her at the end of the long walk. She was finished, done with a life of hiding. Through with the pain of losing everything she loved again and again.
If this was brokenness, she hoped the cracks shattered her completely.
Behind her, Tuck whispered soft prayers to himself. He didn’t deserve what was coming. He hadn’t dese
