Chapter 150: Caged Mother

Elira

The night burned silver. Torches spit flame along the towering courtyard walls, their oily smoke curling heavily into the air like frightened ghosts. I didn't feel the cold stone beneath my feet. I didn't feel anything at all except the fierce, wild pounding of my heart as my boots slammed urgently against the rough stone path.

The main gate loomed ahead—black iron, heavily veined with frost, standing like a brutal cage daring to separate me from my ...