SILVER-HEART
Chapter 178: Let Me Suffer With You

Chapter 178: Let Me Suffer With You

"It seems like Estel is already causing a nuisance between us. Oh I know, I can feel it because the more she grows the more our connection weakens, Which is why I have taken precautions"

"What do you mean?"

"Your tea"

I gasped, leveling my eyes to it, he said he would never poison me, then why do I get the feeling he has done something greater than that?

"Let’s see if sweet Estel will grow when you never sleep again"

I instantly push the teapot away from the table, the loud smash sound echoing around the garden. But the deed was already done, I have already taken the tea. My nerves spiked and my breathing unstable as I rose to my feet and stared daggers at him.

He just sat there like he hadn’t done the cruelest thing any being would do, but then again, it was Aldon and I let my guard down.

I’m foolish!

"Don’t worry Aveline, I took the tea too... so we both won’t ever sleep. I told you I won’t make you suffer, let me suffer with you" he said giving me one of his brightest smiles and I just wanted to gag.

"You’re mad!" I seethed as my eyes turned glassy.

"Aveline" He began in a soothing tone, as he rose to his feet but I didn’t let him, I let my piled-up rage take over me. I told myself I won’t use my powers because I was using my energy to keep Estel breathing... but I lost it.

I roared at him as he was pushed by the force of my sound, the water wave from the pond clashing to his body, and the wave forced him into a mile away. I let the water freeze until I was certain he was covered in nothing but ice.

I felt a cold liquid down my nose which I knew was no doubt blood but I ignored it as I turned my heels with raspy breathing in an attempt to run. I will run as fast as I can as long as I get away from this monster.

But suddenly my body lost gravity as I was launched backward with force back into Aldon’s arms.

He gripped my hair so tightly that I was certain it might be ripped off its roots.

"I have been patient with you, Aveline," he said to my ear in an icy tone that caused my bones to shake. "Why do you keep betraying me?"

"Let me go!"

He growled and fling me to the ground and I struggled to stand but his boot connected with my bump and I screamed in excruciating pain shielding it with my hand as he gave repeated kicks.

"STOP!" I screamed and begged.

He paused, inhaling sharply and I coughed, the pain wouldn’t stop and I didn’t have to look down to see I was bleeding badly.

"Why do you make me do this, Aveline? Why?!" he called to me in a hurtful tone before kneeling before me and holding me in his arms. I was too weak to move.

He was crying. "I don’t like this Aveline" he broke, feeling my bump, as blood gushed from it. "I’m sorry"

My vision blurred and I couldn’t move, the strength leaving my body, but I told myself to stay awake but I couldn’t, I have used my powers and Aldon has hurt me, I don’t have much strength left.

So I let the darkness consume me.

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It was only darkness, nothing else... my soul can’t travel because of that tea. I can’t connect with William.

I felt lost and in pain, the pain... It was just too much. I knew I would heal soon enough but I was more concerned about the growing life inside me.

"The baby is still alive"

I heard a voice.

And I tried to force my eyes open until I finally did and met with Alruna, the elder elf, feeling my pulse.

"I can still hear its heartbeat,"

Was she talking about Estel? If so, an amount of relief found me.

"What do you mean there is still a heartbeat? She should have had a miscarriage, the blood was everywhere" It was Aldon this time and I can’t explain the rage that found my body. I wanted to scream but I remained on the bed, too weak to even move a hand or speak.

"I sense something"

"What?!"

"A dark aura around her womb like a protection spell"

A protection spell? But I never cast any... so how. And then it struck me. William! When I told him I was with child he must have done something!

"Leave" Aldon growled and I watched as Alruna rose to her feet and walked out of the room leaving just Aldon and I.

He smiled when he saw I was awake. "You’re awake, how do you feel?"

I said nothing, turning my head to the side.

"Estel is still breathing you must be happy" he chuckled but the mere amusement died down in his throat, I didn’t even need to look at him to know how pissed he must be and it gives me no greater satisfaction, I wanted him to eat himself up knowing he can’t do anything to hurt Estel any longer.

William was protecting her even though he can’t connect to me, even though I wasn’t actually there physically, even as I vanished before his eyes, he still took precautions by placing a protection spell on me. If it wasn’t him Estel would be dead.

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I couldn’t sleep anymore, and I was tired, so tired, even though there was a protection spell on me it didn’t stop the tea from working. I still can’t sleep and I was worried it would affect Estel.

"Your Highness," Adina said, looking over at me with worried eyes, and then at the food on the table I had barely touched.

She looked around for a brief second as if she was cautious of something before taking a seat beside me, I gave her a skeptical look at what she was on to now.

"I-I can help" she whispered.

I blinked, saying nothing.

"I’m sorry your Highness, I’m sorry I didn’t agree at first, I know nothing I say will not make you forgive me but after what he did to you" she shook her head as tears streamed down her cheeks. "I was there at a distance and I was in so much shook when I saw the prince kick you repeatedly, I couldn’t believe my eyes"

"It wasn’t your fault"

"No no! I should do something to help you but yet I was blinded, I don’t know why but sometimes there is this pause and hollow feeling... I feel like I’m lost and that I can’t feel the air properly, I feel so empty" she inhaled.

"Do you want to know why?"

She nods eagerly. And then I told her everything, about Aethel being destroyed and she was just a ghost brought by Aldon.

She broke more into silent tears as she heard everything herself, I thought she still wouldn’t believe me but judging from her expression she did. She covered her mouth with one hand, sniffed, and shuddered in tears. With sad eyes, I took her hand in mine and covered it with both of mine.

"I’m sorry," I said. "It was all my fault, all of you have to go through this. You all should be resting in peace and yet even your souls are disturbed to this extent, it’s not fair. You’re all experiencing my torment"

"I remember now" she broke, shaking uncontrollably. "I was with my mother and father. Mother and I were both singing and then suddenly everything was on fire, burning. I-I can still feel the hotness of it against my skin, burning through my flesh and bones, the screams, there were so many screams, children, elders, everyone burned alive"

I hugged her before she could say more and she broke more, holding me tightly as she cried her heart out. I patted her back gently telling her it was okay. But was it? She just remembered being burned alive and I have never felt so much guilt before, it was eating me up inside knowing this was all my fault.

All because of me.

She broke the hug, sobbing and wiping her tears with the back of her hand. "The barrier, others can go out but you can’t"

"I know"

"I will help but I don’t know how, Aldon is too powerful" her hazel trembling in fear.

"I have found a way, but it will take me months to achieve"

"But it will work right?"

I nodded stiffly. Knowing William has put a protection spell on me I now know it was safe to mix my aura with Estel, enough to pass through the barrier and find a portal out of here.

I felt my bump... just 6 months to go and I will find a safe place to give birth to Estel and keep her away from Aldon as much as I can.