CAMILLE'S POV.It didn’t take long for the guards to realize that I had escaped. They came after Lysander and me in great numbers, far more than I expected. It seemed my father was truly determined to force me into marrying Giron. The thought made my blood boil. How could he even place me under house arrest, as if I were nothing more than a possession?Well, I wasn’t going to look back now. I was getting out of this cursed place no matter what it took.We reached the woods just as the shadow monsters attacked, leaping out of the darkness without warning.“Watch out, Your Highness!” Lysander shouted.But I was already moving.In a single, fluid motion, I drew my sword and slashed through the disgusting creature. It tore apart with a shrill screech, dissolving back into the shadows. There was no time to rest. More of them emerged, crawling and lunging toward us from every direction.Lysander and I fought back with everything we had, blades flashing, bodies moving on pure instinct. But n
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