Chapter 105

Esmeralda I ducked behind Selene as Jade, Amelia and Madam Dora got closer. My heart almost exploded from my chest from anxiety. Never had I been that nervous. Maybe if they see Selene first, they wouldn't be hard on me. Or maybe not... Anyway, all I knew was that I was a lump of dead meat. Their hasty footsteps made my head begin to pound, causing a throbbing ache. But that was the least of my concern. The cell door was thrown ajar by Madam Dora and she made her way in, still without any expression. I wasn't surprised that she opened the locked cell. She knew her way around the cell and where the keys were kept. But what was she up to? Why was she masking her feelings? She doesn't have to pretend that it doesn't hurt when we both knew how heartbreaking it was to lose a child. "Esmeralda, dear," she sniffed, tossing Selene aside and engulfing me in a warm hug. Confusion washed over me. What was I missing? "I'm so sorry this is happening to you. And I'm also sorry that I showed up late,