Twenty
ADRIANA’S BREATH WHOOSHED out of her lungs as she landed hard on the ground. She struggled to catch her breath, but then lost it again when she saw Lady Vallentyn lit by a flash of lightning. Her long, pale face was filled with such hatred, Adriana had never seen the like before, and she hoped she never would again.
“What?” The word formed on Adriana’s lips, but she didn’t have the breath to speak it out loud, nor the voice as her heart hammered in her throat.
“Mother!” Morgan said, spinning around to face her.
Mother? Lady Vallentyn was Morgan’s mother?
“Well, well, Morgan. I heard you had escaped, but I simply could not believe it. I just had to see for myself.” Lady Vallentyn’s voice oozed malice.
Adriana’s stomach clutched with fear, but words kept screaming out in her min
