NovelUSAChapter 710
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SAVING MY DAUGHTER KATHERINE Ilay on the ground for a second, catching my breath, staring at the distant
treetops, filling my lungs with fresh oxygen.
T coughed softly and sat up.
Besidestood the stone well | had just climbed out of.
In the distance, the silhouette of the castle faintly outlined itself against the evening sky, the last orange rays of
the sun casting a glow.
This had to be ssecret exit from the Dukes residence.
| got to my feetthere was no tto lose.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEvery second counted.
Quickly wiping the dirt from my palms, | checked the red seal, concentrating.
The signal hadnt faded, and it was pointingina direction through this tangled woodland.
With a furious tug, | tore the skirts of my dress, ripping away several layers.
| needed more agilitythey had nearly trippedseveral times, and the weight was unbearable.
Now with my boots free, | took off running toward the path traced by the red line.
Jobb Crouching behind the bushes, | pressed a hand to my chest, trying to steady my breathing.
---- | peered through the thick white mist rising around me, darkness quickly swallowing this old forest.
A wooden cabin stood in the clearing rustic, isolated.
My eyes narrowed, trying to make out the figures moving behind the dirty windowpanes.
A dim light flickered inside.
Two people.
That had to be him and his treacherous mother.
What do | do now? Goddess, light my way, please.
| scanned the area, searching for a weapon, and spotted a thick branch fallen from a cypress tree.
Crawling, staying low, | moved to grab it.
| couldnt see much, and that worried methis area was dangerous.
| had heard there were swamps.
Iwas preparing to move closer, silently creeping toward the cabin, when a commotion caught my attention.
My heart nearly leaped out of my chest as the door burst open and a small figure dashed out.
Lavinia! | sprang to my feet, ready to run to her, to call her namebut she disappeared into the forest before | had
the chance.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe was fast, and with the shouting and cursing coming from inside the cabin, she wouldnt hear me.
You useless fool! | told you not to untie her!" ---- Run! She cant have gotten far!" They were arguing, but I didnt
waste another second.
| sprinted through the trees like a madwoman.
My plan was to cut Lavinia off before she got lostor worse.
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