Chapter 28- Myra

I ran.

Now, it wasn't the best idea I've had, I will admit. But sometimes the best way to avoid potential problems is not to face them head-on, but to run and hide like the coward you know you are deep down inside.

So... that's what I did.

It's not that I don't like him, obviously, I do. But there are certain things that I have to figure out before I could make any decisions. The whole emotion-filled speech that I gave to my mother during a period of vulnerability is testimony to my impulsiveness.

But I won't ever turn my back on these people, my mother's people. If this is something I have to do then I'll do it. My only hesitation will be Raver.

The king of another realm that's two rifts away. We can't be together if my duty is here and his is over there.

Returning his feelings means I can't follow in my mother's footsteps, but rejecting them means I'll be putting an entire kingdom before myself.

This is probably what most royalty goes through at some point, having to choose between