Chapter 49 A Sister's Plea

• ‎Alyssa sat anxiously in the living room, her fingers tapping restlessly against the armrest of her chair. Lily and Rosy were sprawled on the couch across from her, both uncharacteristically quiet, absentmindedly eating grapes from a large glass bowl perched between them, cradling their protruding bellies.
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• ‎Their mood was tense, heavy with the unspoken fear that hung in the air. The men, along with a troop of warriors, had left hours ago to search for suspicious rogue activities. The silence that followed their departure had been unsettling.