Chapter 70

Third Pov

As soon as the court session was over and Delaney was returned to her cell.Has she sat in her dimly lit cell, her heart heavy with frustration, disappointment, and anger. It wasn't just for anyone, but for herself. How had she allowed herself to become caught up in this dire condition? She gazed at the cold, bare walls, their silence echoing the turmoil within her.

Her mine kept going to the proclamation the king had made earlier that day, Tomorrow, shadow was to be executed, and there was nothing she could do to prevent it. The weight of helplessness pressed upon her, threatening to drown her in a sea of despair. But her own impending death loomed even closer, as she realized that as soon as she gave birth, her life might be snuffed out as well.

Her trembling hands tenderly caressed her pregnant stomach, seeking solace in the life growing within her. What would become of this little one? Would he or she survive in this harsh world without their mother and father? The thought