Panic struck through me. Adrenaline surged through my veins.
Seeing Elva hanging from that window took years off my life.
I rushed forward at once, forgetting the Luna now behind me – forgetting all else.
My child was in danger!
As I ran closer, I held out my arms, ready to catch her if she fell.
Nicholas was already in action, climbing up the vine-covered trellis set alongside the palace walls.
“Hold on, Elva!” he called up to her. “I’m almost there.”
“Nick-lass!” Her sharp, frightened cry pierced into my heart. Tears stained her cheeks as she looked down at him.
“Hurry, Nicholas!” I wanted to join him, but I feared too much weight would destroy the trellis. It already creaked under his weight alone.
Suddenly, another figure appeared in the window, trying to grab her. She shuffl
