#Chapter 131: You Need To Follow The Rules

Beside me, Elva yawned. “I’m tired, Mommy.” I immediately crouched down beside her. I touched my hand to her forehead, but I didn’t feel a fever. Still, my nerves were frayed and I couldn’t help but worry. “Do you feel hot?” “No. Just sleepy.” She rubbed at one eye. I hated to leave early. We really needed this victory to stay in the competition. The stakes were so much higher now that I knew the underground organization had their sights on me and Elva. The minute we stepped foot off the palace grounds, we’d likely be snatched up. But I couldn’t chance Elva’s health. She’d been doing so well since she started receiving regular treatments. I wouldn’t dare risk taking her heath any steps in the wrong direction. “Honey, do you want to go –” “There you are, Piper.” A shiver rattled my bones. I knew that voice. I dreaded that voice. I looked up and Terry was beside us, standing too close, peering down with the eyes of a viper. “A pleasant picture, seeing you on your knees,” Terry s