Chapter 51

Rosalie’s POV The rain picked back up as Damian and I ran around the exterior of the capital. It was pouring so hard I could hardly see where we were going, but I kept my eyes on him and forced my feet to keep moving forward. Faltering at this point wasn’t an option. I had to keep going—for my baby’s sake, and for my own. According to the plan, we needed to get out of Mirage first. “This way,” Damian said, ushering me toward a small door in the ground. It reminded me of the cellar we had back home. I wouldn’t have even known it was there if he hadn’t tugged it open. The door led down a flight of stairs into a narrow tunnel. Damian pulled a flashlight out of his pocket and illuminated the stone floor. At least it wasn’t raining down here. “Where are we going?” I asked as we ran. “The tunnel ends just before the wall,” he said. “We’ll have to climb over it.” “And then what?” I asked, my heart pounding in my ears. “Then… we’ll have to run for a couple of hours through the woods to a cabin