CHAPTER 430. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. Jhoooonnnn!

The world was a dark, dark, cold place, but it was about to get worse. John Hopkins had never trembled in his life, but at that moment, it felt like all his strength was disintegrating, because his instincts told him he was on the edge of the greatest pain of his life.

Yet, he couldn't even imagine that Chiara was waking up at that very moment to face her own.

Chiara tried to open her eyes slowly, still dazed by the effects of the anesthesia, but something inside her urged her on. She looked around, trying to remember why she was there, and then she saw Viktor. The man's face showed deep sadness, and she felt her heart stop, not believing him for a second.

"My daughter..." she mumbled, first removing the mask, and as she spoke her voice grew stronger, "My daughter! Where's my daughter, Viktor?" she screamed, desperate. "Tell me my daughter is fine. Where is she? Give her to me!"

Viktor approached her, and Chiara swore she could see the de