Chapter 37

Alessia's POV

I WILL die...

I feel weak because of that word that is drowning in my mind. What if the moment I touch the stone, I die? What's the point of me struggling to live if in the end it's just wasted? I am in a difficult situation where I have to shop. Can I risk my life to escape? I'll still have the desire to get out of here if I'm going to die too?

"Is...there any other way for me to get out of here?" I can't stop asking. I'm afraid to bet. I know I sound cowardly, but it's hard to gamble on something you don't know what's going to happen and there's no certainty.

That's the only way and choice you have, daughter of eve.

My will weakens and fear consumes me. But if I don't do anything, I will be imprisoned in this place for life. I didn't even bother him calling me the daughter of eve. That's the very least of my concern.

How will you know if you're going to succeed if you don't try?

It was like the sound of a bell ringing in my ears. That's what Erigor told me in my dream.