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Chapter 168: Still A Prisoner

**Rosalie’s POV

Without my baby nearby, without being able to communicate to anyone, and without being able to do anything, the world seemed to be slowly slipping away from me.

It didn’t matter that I was a queen now, nor did it matter that I had this magical blood that could cure people. I was beginning to feel completely alone, and hopeless.

Most of the time, I’d sit in my tent and stare at the wall, and I started to question whether everything that happened was real, or was it all just a long nightmare?

Except for occasionally, I’d get the idea that someone was watching me. Whether it was through the two small windows on either side of the tent or some other smaller hole I was unsure of, but I would get goosebumps on my arms, and the hairs on the back of my neck would stand up under the weight of unseen eyes.

That was the only feeling that reminded me that I was alive.

!

It reminded me a lot of how I had felt back on the islands when Ethan had first arrived. I hadn’t known it at the time, but he was standing outside in the garden near the cottage Soren had let me live in, his eyes, watching me through the open window.

Was that what I was experiencing now? Was Ethan watching me?

I shook my head; it really didn’t matter. I longed to see my son, my friends, my pack, or even face my enemies. The only person 1 didn’t want to have any contact with was Ethan.

The battle, killing, and blood were slowly eating away his heart, and he was less and less of the person that I fell in love with a long time ago.

With his soul dissipated, his strength grew. Maybe one day, he would become the true Rogue King. To me, however, it would be the same. I wasn’t going anywhere.

Only in my dreams did I see hope.

I dreamed of my people coming into Ethan’s camp and confronting him so that I could be released to them.

I dreamed of being with Rowan, holding him, kissing him, and rocking him to sleep. He would reach out to me with giggles, showing me how much he’d missed me.

I started to talk myself into sleeping more and more because life was way better while I was asleep than awake. So I laid down again, praying to the Moon Goddess that she’d bless me with dreams that could rescue me from my desperation.

Soon, I drifted off. Then I smiled at the sight of Rowan. We were in a meadow together, and he was a little older. He was picking white wildflowers and making a daisy chain. I walked closer to watch what he was doing, and realized that he was creating a crown for my head.

One that looked exactly the same as the one his father had given me on my birthday!

He gave it to me and ran away laughing, but my heart sank as the crown dropped from my hand and fell on a pool of blood…

My eyes snapped open with my heart thumping and my heartbeat pounding against my eardrum.

“Shh… it’s okay, it’s okay,” I heard a low voice whisper in the dark, and a large hand caressed my face.

I jerked away as soon as I realized who it was and demanded, “Get away from me!”

Why did he have to plague me so? Not only was I a prisoner in his horrible camp, but now, he’d turned my beautiful dream into a nightmare!

Helit a lamp to give me some light. I could see his face. He seemed to be worried and… hurt?

However, he didn’t say anything, and he didn’t move. I couldn’t tell what was going through his mind, and I really didn’t want to know

a sudden. I just

but ask in a quivering voice, “How long are you going to

ask. He never gave me a

Soon, anger replaced whatever little concern or sadness was

question, he added, “And do

already unstable nerves, and I could no longer keep my tears

weakness, so I took a deep breath to calm myself. Now that I was fully awake and alert, I wiped off my tears, pulled myself together and turned my back towards him.

wasn’t done with me. I heard him also working on soothing his own breathing behind

cot and willed me

to level his tone,

that really seems like

to do something for

for what

contact with him. It seems… they want you back and are refusing to listen to reason. They are vowing to start

a moment before I said, “Then give

his head. “I can’t

I corrected him. “Why not,

I thought perhaps he was pondering my response, but then he shook his head again. “I won’t budge on this, Rosalie. You are my mate, and

What?

continued to clarify his request. “I need you to tell them you’re here because you want to be,

at him in disbelief. How could

and I could

to fury. “Are you really just so arrogant that you believe

“Rosalie, I know you’re upset with me right now,

I listen to a monster like

people, not for me. It’s best for everyone, and you’re

eyes widened, and I forced myself to evaluate the situation with

be, and should be, avoided. There were people important to me in both

undermining either of our numbers wouldn’t do either of

on my lip. Unfortunately, Regardless of how much

no choice, do 1?” I asked

I’ll fight with anything or anyone who wants to take you away from

you.

I’ll do it I’ll do it,

deep breath and looked me in the eye. “I will escort you to make sure that you are not harmed and that you can’t get away. Tell them

were clear. If I wanted to avoid unnecessary blood being shed, I’d have to consent to stay here with him and tell my people to stand

told him. “I’ll do it to avoid a war because I don’t want any more blood on my hands, but you have to know, Ethan, I’m not staying here because I want to be with you.

slowly shook his head. “In time, you’ll grow

believe that?” He didn’t answer, but he didn’t have to. It was clear that

a few minutes to prepare so that when I faced my people, I didn’t look

for me to get

a clearing where about two hundred of my officials and elite warriors were waiting,

the representatives of a much

“Your Majesty!”

here. Her Majesty is

the

looks of relief wash over all of their faces when they saw me unharmed. My first instinct was to break away from Ethan’s strong grip on my arm and join them, but I