ella

N

d without bein

at the doctor standing next my bed. Her face was still serious, and

a Isabella, I am

hearing th

... sti

od curdling scream. "

panic beginning to build up. I compelled myself

see my ba

ght away. She just stood, w

my baby!!" I

close to the door

e," the doctor replied,

was increased

, what do you mean

not simply tell me the baby is dead, an

already taken awa

caught in

way?" I rep

. "The matter h

nd

sounded

y child," I

own on me. My baby was gone. I had not even been given a chance

d. "No... this

ve for the sound of my weeping. And then there wa

ung pack mess

ck Council demands Isabella be p

iced my sorro

l?" I repea

desire that she should come

ut a we

diat

body was still sore and hea

ted, my voice shaking

efuse." The messenger said,forcin

ved a sigh, and g

d you'll h

eart

utes later two guards came into the room. They helped me off the

felt eve

playing in my mind. I had been bearing that ch

t seemed a long walk to the council hall. As the big doors wer

in the centre with his

hing felt

wasn'

ned sl

e wa

ing the loss

of the council were mumbling to one another. Some of th

s I was escorted into the premises by the g

in a formal way

sounded

you to finaliz

st tig

ali

nity to inquire what it was. The noise reverberated in the hall. Th

n wal

art s

o make it all plain. Possibly, he had learned

ar

y alongside Adrian li

mach d

went toward

issed because her dress

was pr

had comple

o

uldn't

Clara and Adrian, who were headi

red totall

ven smiled

efore the seat of

s

ent and Clara walked away and sa

g appeare

rs stood up and bowed

d up from his se

hit me l

u

ly. The gesture looked natural. Familiar. It was as though h

ut in the fa

oked

nly a few feet away. Clara sat back in the chair with ease. She sm

st fr

m

eth

a Cl

as hap

e came

ara

a moment, our eyes met. Her face was free o

ng, Isabella?" Cla

as rather

mo

ugh the room

" I whi

emulous as the pie

y of Clara

ccusa

n's s

preg

g in the L

ddenly ma

y began to sink in

ad betr

t betra

d repl

had stolen my mate.

core of the hall as i

as sitting in

e my

a of Shado