Chapter 146. Abducted

Athena

Cora’s eyes widened with fear, her hands trembling slightly. As for me, I had no idea how I was supposed to react. Yes, fear gripped me, and the sensation of the blade’s tip pressing ever so slightly against my throat sent shivers down my spine, even though I had faced death countless times before. But this time was different; now, with every breath I took, I knew my child’s life hung in the balance, vulnerable to the ultimate death.

What scared me, even more, was that the person holding the dagger was someone I had considered a friend.

“Aa-Aaron, what are you doing?” My voice quivered as my hands instinctively moved to shield my belly, as if I had already discerned Aaron’s intentions. Was he truly here to harm me?

“I am doing what I should have done earlier,” he hissed, tightening his chokehold on me and pressing the dagger closer to my neck, the tip bruising my skin. I gasped in pain, but he remained unyielding, “I have tried everything, Athen