NovelOnlineChapter 226
She had also firmly askednot to destroy her childhood home.
I had nothing to do with this fire, of course. The newspaper article said it was a chimney flue malfunction that got
out of hand.
But | knew how important that house was to Ella, as well as her mother’s only belongings, which were
likely nothing but ashes now. Ella probably already knew about the fire and was devastated.
Without hesitating, | stood and went straight to her room. Despite everything, this was a devastating blow. |
wanted to comfort her and assure her not only that | was unrelated to this incident and would even help her look
into it if she wished, but also that | was here for her. It was the least | could do.
However, when | arrived at her room, it was empty.
The guard’s mouth went slack when | opened the door to reveal that Ella was gone. “I-I don’t know how that
happened, Sir!” he exclaimed. “The maid, Lilith | think her nwas, said there was an incident in
the west wing-"
“So basically you're tellingthat you let a political prisoner escape.” My fury returned tenfold as | whirled on
the guard, who began wagging his mouth and quite literally dropped to his knees before me.
But it wasn’t just him | was angry at. It was Ella.
All pretense I'd had before of forgiving her immediately vanished. Innocent, my ass-why sneak out like that
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtunless she was up to something? If she just wanted to visit her family home, she knew she could have asked and
I would have escorted her there.
With a low warning growl at the guard, | brushed past and immediately rushed out to my car. | was halfway down
the driveway when the gates ahead swung open, and a familiar vehicle whipped into the driveway, coming to a
screeching halt beside me.
The window rolled down to reveal Sophia's parents.
“Alex,” John breathed, “thank the Goddess you're here. Have you heard?”
“About the fire? Yes, but I don’t have tfor-"
“No,” Helen cutoff. “We're talking about Ella!”
| frowned. “What about her?”
John and Helen exchanged panicked looks before Helen replied, “She went into premature labor. Sophia found
her and brought her back to our house. You must cquickly!”
Holy fucking shit.
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| immediately leapt into the backseat of John and Helen's car and let them driveto their home. The entire
way there, my mind was a blur of conflicting thoughts: anger, fear, hatred, love, worry, hope.
Ella was giving birth to our baby. Prematurely. Not in a hospital.
The implications weren't lost on me. Both Ella’s and the baby’s lives could be in danger.
As soon as John pulled up to the house, | jumped out of the car and bolted inside. A trembling butler pointed at
the second floor with a gloved hand, and | took the steps two at a time, rushing toward the room where a
commotion was going on at the end of the hall.
| heard screaming. Crying. Voices shouting.
“Ella!” | called out. “Ella, I'm coming!”
By the t| reached the door, all was quiet within. | hesitated, heart pounding. Ella-the baby-were they alright?
And then | heard it. The faint sound of a newborn's cries. | let loose a deep breath of relief and swung the door
open, immediately forgetting all about the betrayal I'd felt before.
“Ella-"
| froze. Lilith was hunched over Ella’s still form, her shoulders shaking with sobs. Ella wasn’t moving. Wasn't
speaking. Wasn't reaching for our newborn child. And, Goddess, there was so much blood.
Slowly, Sophia turned toward me, holding a wriggling infant against her chest. A little boy.
“Your son arrived a little early,” Sophia whispered, placing the child in my arms. “But Ella didn’t make it.”
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