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AGAINST THE CLOCK NARRATOR Aldo never thought he'd live to witness something so extraordinary.
The massive wall of ice and rock, which had blocked his and Toméss escape, was no obstacle for a Lycan.
He looked up, watching as Elliot climbed with sheer brute strength.
His clawed feet dug deep into the ice, carving out grips as he propelled himself upward Strapped to his back,
secured in a makeshift sack fashioned from the bloodied, tattered clothes of the corpses left behind in the
previous battle, was the unconscious girlthe housekeepers precious daughter.
She hadnt been able to withstand the agonizing adjustments the laborer had inflicted on her to ensure she
wouldnt betray them.
Aldo watched as Elliot reached the top, then leaped into the void, clearing a deadly stretch in a single bound,
disappearing from sight.
So much power.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe could only hope the Duke would save his matebecause if that powerful creature lost his companion in a
violent way, he would unleash chaos upon this realm.
---- see KATHERINE "FASTER!" | shouted at the rider steering the horse.
| clung to his waist, struggling not to fall during this dizzying ride back home.
My mind was in a frantic haze after hearing the butlers confession.
True or not, | had to return to the castle immediately my daughter, my Lavinia, was in danger.
His exhausted words, his body barely clinging to life, had shakento my core: «" trusted her.
| told her about everyday thingsnot political secrets, but the danger was in the details.
For example, | complained to her about you, about how you knew the hiding places in the silos, how you
suspected the southern administrators were stealing.
She asked subtle questions, encouraged my frustrations, and like a fool, | told her everything she wanted to
know.
Thats how she learned about your inspection with the Duke.
She understood you were a threat to their plansmaybe thats why they attacked you.
The carriage...
| should have seen it coming.
| supervised everything except the final delivery day.
---- | suddenly felt sick, feverish, dizzy, and she kindly said she would handle finding someone trustworthy to
retrieve itprobably her son.
That day, they must have installed the trapdoor under my orders.
Inever verified with the carpenter.
| trusted her completely | fell right into her trap.
| was the perfect scapegoat.
Mrs.
Prescott, the housekeeper, is the real traitor.» OUT OF THE WAY, MOVE, MOVE! HYA, HYA!" The escort shouted at
the pedestrians in the streets, forcing them to leap aside to avoid being trampled.
"We're almost there, Duchess! Stay calm, were nearly there!" They tried to reassure me, but all | could hear was
the relentless pounding of hooves against the pavement, hammering in syne with my racing heart.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmlifted my head and saw the towering castle against the mountains, growing closeryet it still felt like a world away.
A dreadful premonition clutched my chest.
Dark clouds loomed in the sky.
ad NARRATOR "Where's my mama? Why are you takingto this weird place?" Lavinia asked, puzzled.
Despite being a child, she sensed something off about the housekeepers anxious behavior, practically dragging
her along.
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