Chapter 188. Before the Child Is Born

DOVE

As the days went by, the examinations and controls increased, hoping that my son would be born without complications. The delivery was getting closer and closer, and although sometimes I saw it as the light at the end of this long road, I was very afraid of the outcome.

The chaos created by the water had also made my responsibilities grow, and I could not delegate them to anyone. There were only a few I trusted blindly, and they already had too much to do.

I did not realize that the delivery was so close after the water poisoning. This made me forget almost everything, thinking day after day about solutions, possible plans, and strategies to prolong the peace.

As Jacob said, sooner or later things would explode, and sometimes I could see in his eyes that he would prefer to leave the castle and never set foot in it again. If the river water remained poisoned, food and drink would become scarce in a fateful moment and survival with the blessing would not b