Four months: Four months, and we haven't heard anything from my husband and Eloise. I was getting nervous, and the only thing that was keeping me safe was knowing he was alive and well. Halsey had a spy in the Dragon Empire. However, he couldn't get close to my husband or Eloise. The battle was raging on their side.

I yearn for a single call from him, a whisper in his voice. Does he not miss me? I caress my growing baby bump, tears welling in my eyes. I will bring our child into this world in two weeks; he won't be here.

I've been staying with Halsey these past...