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Escape Attempt (1)
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Clara gained consciousness and the events that occurred came blasting like a hurtling rock. She opened her eyes wide.“What is going on?” she yelled in panic, cupping her throat with both hands.The last thing she remembered was lying cold on the floor. How did she end up on the bed?Someone knocked on the door, pulling Clara out of her rambling thoughts. It opened to reveal an older woman who looked to be in her forties.“Good morning, princess. Would you like to have breakfast in bed?” The woman was wearing a black maid’s uniform. Clara only gaped at her, for she didn’t know what to do or say. She was being offered breakfast, but the answer was kept at the back of her throat. Indeed, she was feeling hungry.“Princess, are you alright? Shall I call the Healer for you? The king and queen are in the courtroom, but they will be here at any moment.”Clara didn’t grant her a response. In a flash of seconds, she brushed past her and ran outside, away from that room. She could hear the maid’
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Silence tailored her thoughts with silken threads. It used to be comforting and warm. But now, silence didn’t help with the whirlwind of thoughts bombarding her mind. It was like a spark that triggered the fire in Clara’s head, and the failed escape attempt had thrown her into a pitfall.Clara examined her hands as if staring at them could bring back her powers. Without it, there was no space in her heart with nothing but helplessness.After Prince Alexander and Maxwell had brought her back inside the room, more guards were stationed just outside the door. And Clara knew she couldn’t pull off what she did earlier again. It was one lucky chance, yet she blew it off.Any moment from now, the parents of the girl whose body she occupied would barge through the door. And they wouldn’t know that a different girl was living in Ariah.There was just one big question that Clara had been dying to know the answer to: How did she end up in another’s body?‘Think, Clara,’ she told herself. ‘What is
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“Rovenshire. Arcelia City’s central town,” Jayden sang in his loud voice, garnering attention from passersby. “It’s been a long while since I last stepped foot here.” Wearing black robes to conceal their identity, Clara and Jayden emerged in a bustling street that thrived under the shadow of the floating rock island of Zephyrus’ castle.It looked like the entire world had come to gather. People bustled left and right, hopping from shop to shop. Carts of scrumptious foods lined the sidewalks. The air was filled with such a mixture of smells all jumbled up, making it hard to identify one from the other. Performance artists sat at random corners doing a strange number of tricks. One man created random shapes of small animals out of air as children chased them relentlessly. Another woman had several instruments floating around her, all playing at the same time until someone told her off for making unnecessary noises.Clara was about to cross the cobblestone street when Jayden pulled her b
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Clara would rather feel secure than be surrounded by mysteries. And Jayden Lavelle had become one of them.His presence was now gone without a trace. Not a single eye or soul turned their heads to him. It was like he was a ghost, a specter no one had noticed.“This will be the last time you’ll have the opportunity to escape again,” the prince said, his face hard with displeasure. “I hope your little escapade satisfied your wanderlust, at least for a little while.”“Wanderlust?”“The way you keep on leaving the castle? What’s wrong with you? You’ve been acting strange. You should’ve been resting, focusing on your recovery.” Alex’s voice held a lot more coldness than it had the first time she met him. “You have to stop doing that when I’m not around to look after you.”“Excuse me, Prince Alexander,” Clara said, her tone rising in irritation. She yanked her arm off his grip. He attempted to wrap his fingers around her wrist once more, but she shook him off. His eyes were wide and dark, an
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