Delilah couldn't remember how she got back into her cell. Everything and everyone around her seemed to be at a distance. The only thing replaying in her mind was the sight of her daughter. Xeni. In pain and screaming, and there was nothing Delilah could do.
The memory of Fredrick's death flashed in her mind. The words he spoke plagued her. You will not fall apart...I did not marry a weak woman. His words brought more tears from her eyes. She felt the same as she did then. Hopeless.
"Forgive me, Fredrick," Delilah cried before covering her mouth to stifle her sobs. Tears fell down her face as she held herself.
"Who is Fredrick?"
Princess Aidy held out a wet cloth Delilah took to clean her face. Delilah smiled.
"He is...was my husband. Died a long time ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's fi
