Book 7: A Prize

Rose

The second that I hear that Tristan is on his way back to the castle with Trisha, I can breathe again.

All four of my babies are safe and will soon be in my arms. I thank the Moon Goddess repeatedly as I make my way through the halls of the castle to the dungeon.

The guards look concerned as I pass them at the top of the stairs, the bottom of the stairs, and right outside of Barbara’s cell door, but they do not speak to me, other than to give me a few words of respect

I nod my head at them, but I am concentrating.

All the way back to Mark’s castle from the train station, I have been rehearsing what I want to say to her, how I will confront her, the woman who arranged for my babies to be taken.

If Retta is captured, I will deal with her separately. My understanding is that Mark is in the process of taking her into custody right now.

Both of these women are going to rot in the dungeon for the rest of their lives. But for