Chapter 34

I rushed into the room and knelt down beside the cold body of my mother. I placed my index abd middle finger on her neck, trying to see if there was a pulse but came up with none. I sniffle, my eyes blurry with unshard tears but as I blinked they fell running down my cheeks and falling on my mothers hair. Gently, I removed her head from my lap and lay it on the floor. I searched the room in case my son was hiding somewhere but came up with nothing. My heart beat excitedly with the thoughts that they might have escaped through the portal but when I faced the dark mirror, I put my hand on the glass and gasped when it went through it. They never escaped, if they did the portal would have closed back and a that would be left will be a solid glass. Glancing at mom on last time I left the room in search of my son. Elijah was right. If I had know I would not have left them alone. I try not to dwell on that and focus on the mission at hand. It seems like everyone in the palace w