Semua Bab The Alpha's Forgotten Bride : Bab 141

Isla’s POVI didn’t wait for permission.I brushed past Liam, past the guard, my steps uneven but relentless. The corridor felt longer than it should have, each turn stretching time like it was testing how badly I wanted to reach him. My thoughts refused to settle, tumbling over each other, his voice, his apology, his hands shaking when he held Daphne’s, the way he’d looked at me like I was something he never deserved but was grateful to see anyway.I pushed into the chamber where they’d taken him.He was lying still, too still. Tubes, herbs, things I didn’t recognize surrounded him, attendants moving quietly, urgently, like they were afraid sound alone might finish what fate had started. Calista stood to one side, restrained, her face pale in a way I’d never seen before. For once, there was no smugness in her eyes. I went straight to him.“Father,” I said, the word unfamiliar and heavy on my tongue. I took his hand. It was warm, but weak, like it was already letting go of the str