Escape Royal Novels & Stories

If she interrupted her party only to find out that it was a false alarm, her debut in Sentius City would be considered a failure. Her name would leave a bad taste in the upper society. Alicia wanted to gain fame and find her place in Sentius City. Conrad firmly asserted, "There are no what ifs. Unless you promise to shoulder the responsibility when things go south." After speaking, Conrad quickly went to the control room. He wanted to turn on the light and stop the costume party from happening. Alicia held him back with a pleading expression. She didn't want her meticulously planned segment to be cut short within moments of starting. "Don't go yet. Give me five minutes.

His words were a plea, a confession, and a chain all at once. I tried to move, but his arms held fast, desperate, trembling. At some point, the fight went out of me. I simply stood there, his heartbeat drumming against my ribs. A long breath slipped from my lips. "Aaron," I said quietly, "I'm not someone worth losing yourself over. I'm ordinary. Forget me." He shook his head, eyes shut tight as if denying gravity itself. "I can't. I don't know how to be without you." Aaron had risen to power at a young age, mastering control over everyone and everything around him.

We would not throw away our last ounce of dignity for a sliver of pity disguised as guilt. I rushed into the forest and found the herbs that contained the antidote before feeding them to Noah. Fortunately, the dose was quite small. The medicine worked quickly, and Noah regained his strength. Silas had signed my application to leave the pack, and Alexander signed the agreement terminating our mate bond. There was nothing left to hold us back. I shifted into my wolf and let Noah climb onto my back. Then, I bolted away like a streak of silver lightning and raced out of the Red Falls Pack's territory.