Chapter 164

Aria’s POV

“Fifteen minutes,” Mama Felz said grimly. “Maybe ten. We need to move.”

I could feel the weight of those words on my chest. Ten minutes. That was all we had before Knox broke free and tore through everyone here. My hands trembled as I clenched my fists tighter.

The baby kicked hard against my ribs, and I winced. “Not now,” I whispered, rubbing the spot. “Please, not now.”

Jade’s voice was unusually quiet in my head. ‘He can sense your fear. Try to calm down.’

“How the hell am I supposed to calm down?” I shot back.

‘I don’t know. But panicking won’t help anyone,’ she replied.

My heart was racing. I pulled out my phone and quickly typed a message to my contact. “URGENT. We need help here NOW. Starting spell in 5