What could she do now? She knew the truth. How was she supposed to hide this from Severus? She had to confront him. Now that the bubble had burst, surely he would see the pointlessness is hiding anything.

A sinister thought occurred to Sidia as these revelations came to be in her mind. If this was his plan, how long had he been trying to create this child? He had established the pact with her family centuries ago, and so many women had met their fates under this mountain. ...