Chapter 6

Father's face paled. "What have you done?" he roared at me. In an instant, his hand shot out like a snake, gripping my collar and lifting me off the ground. I gasped for air, my vision swimming as the pressure on my throat increased. Every instinct in my body screamed to fight back, but I was trapped.​ Grandma's voice cut through the chaos. "We drank the soup too, and we're fine! It's the baby, stirring within!" Father released his grip, and I crashed to the floor, the impact knocking the wind out of me. Before I could catch my breath, a searing pain shot through my abdomen as his boot connected with my stomach. "Get up, you useless mutt! Fetch Healer!" But Grandma shook her head. "No! That old crone tried to steal our grandson yesterday. She's up to no good. We can't trust her."​ "Then what do we do?"​ "Wizard gave us the Goddess Fertility Goddess statue. She'll know what to do," Without hesitation, Father scooped Mother into his arms. They sped off into the di