Chapter Forty-nine

"What exactly do you mean by that Adrian? Why in the world would I be stoned to death? Lord Fritz did mention that I might have to kill someone but he didn't mention that I'll be stoned to death," Amelia said, wondering what exactly any of this even meant. 

 First, she was told that she would have to kill someone in order to complete the ritual and now she was being told that she is probably going to get stoned to death if she participates in the ritual and after hearing all of this, she still did not quite understand why in the world both options were even an option in the first place. 

"I understand what's going through your head Amelia but let me be much more clear. Lord Fritz wasn't wrong when he said you might have to kill someone but that rarely ever happens. Remember that I mentioned that children born on the da