Chapter 44
It was nearing dawn when Charlotte had this dream. She held Aurelius in her arms and watched him close his eyes slowly. The piercing sound of her anguished cries rang in her ears. She watched herself weep with all she had in her.
"Please let me go see him," she said as she struggled in Ella's arms. A hurried knock on the door interrupted their drudgery.
"Reporting to you, my lady. The king… he's nowhere to be found." Ella let go of her, and Charlotte leaped off the bed. She lifted her skirt and walked briskly towards Thorne.
"How did that happen? Tell me how!" She was currently a troubled wife who got a missing report of a husband; her shrill voice and panicked features showed her desperateness.
"There wasn't a chance to fight. An ominous figure appeared and took him away in a blink of an eye. We searched around the area but didn't find him," Thorne briefed, his voice colored in pain, disappointment, and weariness.
