LILYS POV

Why did this place have to be so big? I had no idea what was going on outside, but I knew it when Dimitri got hurt. My leg started to burn fiercely, but I knew it was his pain. I'd almost turned back, but I wasn't leaving my mom here.

"Mom! Mom, where are you?" I shouted. Nothing. Okay, next floor.

I raced up the stairway, throwing open the door at the top. A loud grunt left my lips when I collided with someone on the other side.

"Mom!"

"Not quite."

Shit! I should have counted on Bastian leaving someone to guard the castle. Instinct took over, and...