Can't Escape Novels & Stories

"Can you not? Mia's just a friend. What's so wrong about me helping her? I already promised to marry you—what more do you want?" I stood there, listening as he scolded me. Then—another click. Breathing hurt. The weight of strangers' stares pressed in on me, suffocating. I somehow made it back to our apartment. The empty space felt unbearable. And finally, I broke. I collapsed onto the floor, sobbing. For the first time, I truly got it—tomorrow or an accident, you never know which will come first. But maybe... dying wouldn't be so bad. At least then, Carl wouldn't have to deal with me anymore.

Ash burst across the marble floor like a cloud of smoke. My mother's ashes. I froze. Then dropped to my knees, frantically trying to gather them with trembling hands. But I couldn't. No matter how I tried, I couldn't hold her. Then—coffee splashed across the floor. Shelly laughed. "Oops!" Others followed. Cups tilted. Brown liquid seeped into white dust, turning it into something sticky and foul. Something unrecognizable. "AHHH!" Something inside me broke. My wolf shattered the shackles of reason.

"What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I crying all over again? Why do I have to look like this person? I am not this weak. No, I can't do this anymore. Maybe escaping was a bad idea for me. I should never have thought of escaping. If I had not tried to escape, I wouldn't have sprained my ankle, nor would I have bruised my elbow. Also, because in the process of coming down from this building, I had actually bruised my elbow. Now I just made it all worse by spraining my ankle. How would I run out? Or better said, how would I walk?" I thought to myself as something deep within encouraged me again. "I have to keep going. I have come this far. I can't give up now. If any of those three brothers

She cooked it into his meals three times a day for years. Over time, he lost his ability to have children, and she never got pregnant again. Mom once told me, “No matter how hard it is, you must survive. Find a way to escape from here.” She spent her whole life trying to leave this place. On her tenth attempt, she tried to escape with Eve. They were so close, just one step away… That was when Mike accidentally alerted the villagers and surrounded them. Without hesitation, Mom shielded Eve, taking the blows meant for her. The villagers attacked her with sticks and fists, and the blows rained down on Mom.

Narrowing my eyes, I ground my teeth, flexing and unflexing my hands behind me, with one word and one word only reverberating through my mind. Escape.

Fast. “Listen,” Alaya looked at me with sorrow in her eyes. “You remind me so much of Sariya. I wouldn’t wish her fate on you, but escaping from here is truly impossible. Between the roaming lone werewolves and the wild beasts, our valley is surrounded by mountains. There’s only one road out through the gorge, and it’s guarded. And even if you hide somewhere inside the valley, sooner or later the king’s guards will find you.” “Can you read minds?” I asked in surprise—because honestly, at this point, anything seemed possible.

Once they had their say, I ripped my hand away from Cecelia's grasp hard and said sternly, "Cecelia." Cecilia froze as she didn't expect that reaction. Lillian and Isabel quickly sensed something was wrong and exchanged glances. "Maddie, what's wrong?" Cecelia whimpered, squeezing a few drops of crocodile tears. "We will end up homeless if you insist on moving out," she cried. "I still have a huge number of installments in my Apple Pay Later and Klarna accounts to settle." I took out my phone, opened my WhatsApp, and tapped on the "Free Riders Club" group chat.

However, Larry just found it laughable. "The Northern Trade Center had just had a terrorist attack yesterday, and the healing center is full of injured and wounded pack members. And yet, you still had time to think about decorum?" Erina's expression finally turned cold. "I was also traumatized. The scratches caused by the silver dust don't feel great. And besides, the pack has its own funds. You should not need to use your own money to fill in the gaps."

Chapter 3 Sweet Escape I run my fingers to the pieces of equipment inside the room. It's dusty and old but hell yeah this is what I am looking for. I walked inside the room and scanned the big mirror placed on the wall. It's clean because Lola Nini cleans it for sure. I looked at myself and by looking you can say I am okay. I sat on the mat to open the cellphone. Fifteen unread messages and five missed calls shook me and shook me more when it rings loudly. It's Miggy, I smiled a bit. I answered his call right away because this person might get angry again if I took too long to answer.

As they were inside, they went directly to the gondola shelf, searching for supplies. Eurus then sees rows of canned goods on the gondola shelf, he tried to pick some of them, yet his hands slipped right through it. He tried it once again, yet the result was the same. Everything he touches seems intangible. "How the fu-" he told himself, with a low-pitched voice. "How the fuck are we supposed to gather supplies?" His words continued as he asked Luke. "I told you, it's not that easy," he answered. He was behind Eurus doing the same thing as him. "You can only touch those if those exist in 7:00 p.m time."