Chapter 285 The Calm Before War

• Lottie’s POV
• I wished with all my heart that things could simply go back to normal. No schemes, no betrayals, no secret bargains with goddesses or hidden agendas lurking in every corner. Yet there I was, standing in my makeshift bedroom—pregnant, exhausted, and surrounded by people who loved me but had continually acted without my input.
• "Hypocrite much," Sage taunted, making me smile because she was right. I had done the same months ago, but it didn’t take the frustration away now.