Chapter 547:

Emeriel’s heart grew heavy. Aekeira, as always, was never hesitant or stingy with her hugs and pulled Emeriel back into her arms. “Thank you for coming back to us. For coming back to me.” She leaned closer, her breath soft against Emeriel’s ear. “For so long, I was terrified I’d lost you forever.”

Emeriel’s eyes filled with tears. “I’m so sorry I pushed you away. It’s been so hard, staying all these years with that distance between us, but…” She paused. “I needed to survive.”

“What happened?” Aekeira pulled back just enough to look into her sister’s eyes. Her voice was small, her gaze searching, imploring. “Tell me what happened. You just woke up one day… changed. No more grieving, crying, or moping. I was relieved—at least one of us was brave enough to deal with it. But deep down, I have always felt there was something more. Something you are not telling me.”

Emeriel shook her head slowly. “No, Keira. Let’s not go there.”

“So there is something.” Aekeira suddenly looked determined. “No, I need to know.”

is nothing.” Emeriel stepped back, the warmth fleeing from her. A chill spread through her

fingers tightened on her garment,

was desperate and frustrated. “I’ve thought about it for years. Did the grand king send you a rejection letter in Navia?

to talk about it,” Emeriel’s voice trembled. Her body betrayed her, shaking with

rose, her worry spilling over into anger. “You’re shaking—it’s still affecting

flooding her voice. “Let it go.

me, I need to know!” Aekeira shouted back, her

“I lost my child!”

confession exploded from Emeriel in an agonized scream, a cry that came from the deepest part of her soul. “I was pregnant, and

pain unbearable. As if there

much. I was too weak, and because of that, I lost my pregnancy!” The more she screamed, the sharper

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