Capítulo 611: Chapter 114 : Stronger Together

*Lena*

“We’re going home,” Mom said as she riffled through the dresser in her bedroom at the castle in Winter Forest, her eyes wide, and a distant expression etched into her brow. I turned to the doorway as Maeve ran past in a blur of copper blonde hair, her footsteps retreating down the hallway.

It had been a few hours since we’d received word about what had happened in Breles. I should have felt stunned by the knowledge, but only a feeling of dread had settled in my stomach. I’d known this was coming. We all had. We’d all prepared for the worst, but it hadn’t made the news any easier to swallow.

“Where’s Dad?” I asked, my throat tightening around the words. Mom shook her head, her eyes misting with tears for a moment before she cleared her throat.