Chapter 183 Raid
BECKY
When I arrived at the clinic, Erika appeared to be a bit exhausted. Her eyes were slightly vacant and were underlined with deep circles. Her skin–normally a nice, creamy shade of tan, was pale, and her hair was in a slight bit of disarray.
“Erika,” I greeted her, my tone laced with concern. “What’s happened? Are you okay?”
The maid released a heavy sigh and pinched the bridge of her nose before responding. “I’m alright, Becky. It’s just been a busy morning and Ca*sandra hasn’t returned. She left at dawn to take care of some business, but she hasn’t come back. Normally, she isn’t gone this long.”
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I frowned as her words set in. “That is strange. Do you know where she went?”
Erika shook her head. “She didn’t say. She just asked me if I could keep an eye on Finnick and get him ready for the day. And then she mentioned that she wanted to get everything done early today because the Alpha King is going to return to Anemond this afternoon.
I knew at once that Ca*sandra was likely visiting the dungeon and checking with Spike, the sorcerer working on the cure to the mysterious illness.
“Maybe there was something important they discovered and she’s been delayed,” I suggested.
Erika nodded thoughtfully and then gave me a small, meek smile. “I’m sure you’re right. You know me, Becky. I’m just prone to worry, especially when Ca*sandra is involved.”
Just as I opened my mouth to respond, the clinic door flew open, and a group of heavily armed guards rushed into the lobby. They were not guards from the palace, as I could tell from their uniforms and the badges on their shoulders. The symbol was foreign to me, and their expressions were far too fearsome for normal guards.
“Where is the son of Healer Ca*sandra?” one of them demanded in a deep voice. His tone was extremely impolite and his lips were curled into a snarl. “She wishes to see him, so we must take him with us.”
I quickly exchanged a glance with Erika, who seemed equally concerned by the guard’s strange tone and request. Something wasn’t right here.
“And where is Healer Ca*sandra?” Erika spoke up boldly, and she raised her chin slightly to show she wasn’t scared or intimidated by the guard’s demand.
Unfortunately, the guard didn’t seem phased by her reply, and he didn’t offer one in response. Instead, his pitch–black eyes searched around the room, and then at the stairway.
My heart nearly stopped in my chest as I spotted Finnick on the landing. The boy’s gray eyes stared down at us curiously, and his head tilted to the side slightly
Chapter 183 Raid
As he opened his mouth to speak, I shook my head in his direction and then inclined my head upward. I tried to mouth the words “Go upstairs silent“, but the guard followed my gaze and spotted the boy before! could finish.
The guard sprang into action, and when we tried to step in front of him, he shoved us aside. I managed to steady Erika before she slipped on the cold marble floor
Above us, on the stairs, Finnick widened his round eyes and called out to us.
“Erika!” he cried as he rushed down, and once he was in the lobby, he ran right in front of Erika and faced the guard with a fearsome glare. “Don’t push Aunt Erika or Becky!”
Erika squatted down and swept Finnick into a hug. She held him tightly and gave the guard a similar look of anger as she protected him.
“Healer Ca*sandra asked us to bring her son to her” the guard repeated as if his words held stronger weight the second time.
“That’s a lie,” I blurted out, and I narrowed my eyes in the guards‘ direction. “Ca*sandra would never do that. She would come here herself to grab Finnick. So, what do you really want with him.”
The guard didn’t reply to my question and instead made a declaration of his own.
My stomach twisted into knots and I felt a shiver travel down my spine
The lead guard frowned and didn’t bother to answer my question either, Instead, he turned to the other guards behind him and waved his hand. “Take the child away!”
“If you want to take this child, you’ll have to take me too,” she announced bravely.
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I've been invested to an extent. Here on page 115 the mistakes have gotten so bad though. Chunks of the story is off or missed completely. I'm not sure if there was any editing when the story was posted from where it was obtained. It's cringe to read atp....