ar

at me, I sighed, despite it being against the rul

ocking me up was okay, my curly brown hair bouncing as I walked behind her in her study, our emerald green eyes met and she

mother sai

the eye "Lorenzo will be with me, and a

bridge of her nose and composing herself and taking a deep breath loo

dead in the eye, she never liked it when I talked back, especially when I looked her in the eye while doing so, for some reason

elled up in tears as I looked at my mother who seemed to be enjoying killing her daughter the way she was, I was an eighteen-year-old girl who has never seen the outside world, the only times I

the

of the towers, the girl's tower, is what it was called, one of the highest in the palace, they would lock me in it for days, not allowing me any contact with anyone, no one would be entering the cell I was locked in unless it was the maid who brought food for me and the guar

ell from my eyes before the guards saw them, and walked toward my chamber with Emily behind me, and Lorenz

ng my struggle in this palace, everyone here was a lot luckier than I was, at least they had

other word, not that there was anything to say anyway, they would just take whatever I said and go tell mother, hence why I rarely spoke to any

on me years ago, I wanted to go, well technically, sneak out to the garden alone, just wanting to feel the breeze against my skin without anyone making me f

their expression, an expression that I've grown used to, but I promised myself that night that I would NEVER give anyone anything to hold against m

treat me so harshly, but I never spoke to her again, I didn't lie to her about what I wanted, not tha

rised her, but I didn't care, I wanted to be left alone, and the only time I was actually left alone was when I was asleep, as I did not like anyone watching me while I slept, despite the disapproval of mother and fathe

g, it was my favorite spot to sit, it, and the couch on the window as it showed me the beautiful view of the city, I was at lea

ling the air, and I nodded at her before walking to the bathroom with her following close behind, she helped me out of my dress and I got inside the tub

hat she was no longer allowed to speak to me, I wouldn't be listening to her if she tried in the fi

and scrub me clean, despite it sometimes being uncomfortable to have someone wash you while being naked in front of the

r her to dry my body, it sickened me how I felt so helpless at times that I was not even allowed to shower myself, but I knew that I also had no oth

standing with my nightgown in her hand, the sun had already set completely, the moon illumina

that a person would be punished for something that they did not commit, maybe I did commit a crime that I was not aware of, but whatever the reason was, shouldn't have time been long enough for that crime to be forgotten, then agai

ked, I shook my head waving her off with my hand, I refus

nces

as already made and all I had to do was remove the blanket from on top of it t

nzo, my personal guard opened the door for them and they walked out not saying a word leaving me alone in m

, if

o

that I would have ever done in my life, but knowing that if I did tha

ould be

o

bove the ground, I was pretty high, but if I could just maneuver my way down to the throne room veranda, it would be easi

d into a pair of pants, I believe they were called jeans? I had gotten them as a gift from my cousin a long time ago, but of course I was never allowed to wear them as my parents thought that it was outrageous to ev

which I tied the laces to in fear that they would en

oo high up as the throne room's ceiling was huge, but I wasn't going to let that stop me as I took a bunch of scarfs and tied them to the bed post, then got one of my biggest and longest bla

dn't want to end up falling and injuring myself, that would not only mean that I had injured m

lding the scarf for dear life, I looked at my bed suddenly worried, but forc

sn't until seconds later that I was in front of the throne room's veranda that I felt every nerve cell in my body

t being free in open air without being chaperoned on, but I still needed to be careful, it was only a matter of

as because I studied every part of the palace ground by map, therefor despite the door being hidden, I knew

or never