la'

gnant status, I decided to go to the near

ke they were closing in on me as I got bac

they stared at me from across the huge hall as I wal

s, my step brother's voice called out to me at

have y

e the three of them, getting ready for

aw the crumpled piece of paper I was holding in my hand.

up to me, snatched the paper

their eyes devouring the contents of that pape

d grin as she raised her gaze to meet min

ping around with different men and pretending to be innocent? I knew i

closer to me dragging m

led, I bent my head, my eyes on my wor

kled in delight. Their loud laughter bounced off the walls. Heari

el very uncomfortable and worthless. Then s

I will quickly tell the pack members about this. And I'll for sure tel

in the air. Telling the Lycan King about my condit

was the father of my unborn child? I had to get

he King. I'll leave the castle grounds, you'll never

And what fun would that be? No, I think the Ki

rds felt like a heavy weight

I noticed the Lycan King himself striding towa

his rest. I knew facing him in this state, with the

and fled to my chamber, te

epfamily would come question me, but the night passed in sorrowful solitude as I

night, moonlight filtering through my wi

, grant me your gui

ly got up, picked my meager belongings I had deemed useful and ran down the

supposed to be

otsteps resonated through the corri

n my tracks, straining my ears to

f the pack. They looked tired, and seemed like they were retreati

praying to the moon goddess that

catch me? But all those fears dissolved in the air w

self a moment, my legs trembled from t

o return to normal, trying to ste

ous step forward, peering around t

s when I confirmed that I was sa

ays and stairs, but eventually I burst through a side d

antically looked around for a

g the outer castle walls. If I could c

wards the tree line, silently praying I

re what the cause was. but I did not let tha

every muscle straining with the effort. I couldn't let myself

ep moving..."I whisper

straddle a high branch, level

e on the other side, the promise of esc

shattered my focu

s there?" The v