Chapter 200

Aria's POV “Fifteen minutes,” Mama Felz said grimly. “Maybe ten. We need to move.” I could feel the weight of those words on my chest. Ten minutes. That was all we had before Knox broke free and tore through everyone here. My hands trembled as I clenched my fists tighter. The baby kicked hard against my ribs, and I winced. “Not now,” I whispered, rubbing the spot. “Please, not now.” Jade’s voice was unusually quiet in my head. ‘He can sense your fear. Try to calm down.’ “How the hell am I supposed to calm down?” I shot back. ‘I don’t know. But panicking won’t help anyone,’ she replied. My heart was racing. I pulled out my phone and quickly typed a message to my contact. “URGENT. We need help here NOW. Starting spell in 5 minutes.” I hit send and looked up at Mama Felz. “I’ve sent them an urgent message.” She nodded. “Good. Now let’s get into position.” We hurried back to the ritual space. Mama Felz started giving rapid instructions. “Hazel, you take the north point. I’ll take the south