Chapter 0716

"Where are we?"

My sudden voice caused both Enzo and Daphne to jump. Realizing that I had just awoken, Enzo gently set me down. My legs were shaking, and the pain was still almost unbearable, but at least I could stand on my own two feet.

"Looks like there's a village up there," Enzo explained. He pulled aside some thick fronds to reveal what looked like a bonfire flickering in the distance. The music sounded soothing, and the sounds of laughter and singing carried through the forest.

I furrowed my brow, leaning in. A village... Luke and I had encountered one before we were taken by Mila. Could it be?

Suddenly, another cramp overtook me. This time, I really did fall to my knees before Enzo could catch me. A yelp of pain escaped my lips no matter how hard I tried to quell it, and both Daphne and Enzo cursed.

I felt strong arms loop around me, and then weightlessness as Enzo scooped me up.

"That's it," he said, marching through the ferns. "I'm taking her to that village. We can't keep going on, not with her like this."

"But Enzo-"Daphne cried out, only to be silenced by him once more.

But I'm not traipsing my pregnant wife through the forest when she's sick, exhausted, and

be your

that, Daphne fluttered up into the branches in a flurry of red feathers. Out of sight, but always watching. The last thing I saw before another intense cramp stole my consciousness from me was a single red feather floating down to

"Show me the girl."

hands on my belly. When I cracked my eyes open, I could just barely make out three faces in the flickering candlelight: Daphne,

"You!"

man who sat in front of me. But no sooner was I up than I was back down, pressed into the soft

he said. "Let

writhed beneath his grip, a growl escaping my lips. Off to the side, Daphne stood biting her nails while Enzo curled his

this

Mila and

never left my belly. I suddenly became acutely aware of a strange taste on my tongue; something sweet yet bitter at the same time. Some sort of medicine,

of silence. "But I did what had to

us to the

glared at me. "Why should I protect two strangers?" he snarled. "It was

up. I glanced over at Enzo, who seemed

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