The Great Escape 2 Novels & Stories

My mother dragged me out of my biological father's brutality, and I thought we had finally escaped. Then she married the Don of the Falcone family. The woman who once fought to protect me completely changed. To secure my stepfather's approval and coddle his beloved Sofia, she stood by and let them turn me into a servant in the house I was supposed to call home. Every time I pushed back, they pushed harder. Every time I begged to be seen, I was met with contempt. My biological father's fists left scars on my body. This family's marks went deeper—into my bones. So I stopped. If they never wanted me there, I would stop breaking myself for their hollow approval. I would take my own life back. In

Zeeve expressed gratitude. The boy nodded and turned his back to us, continuing to perform what he had been doing a short while before. "Did you happen to hear what he had to say? After exiting the department store, take the first left; it was take you to the front entrance, the restroom was near there.” Zeeve repeated himself while Zeiara was paying attention to what he was saying. "All right, got it, brother! I guess you'll have to wait for me here,” she said as she flashed her trademark mischievous grin.

He just wanted to escape. *********************************

I hit replay on the monitor and watched the great escape, as it should henceforth be known. I watched as Cady as usual made the first move. She made a few attempts to climb up the sides and fell flat on her ass, but once she got the hang of it, she threw herself over the top and climbed onto the damn dog's back. He looked like he'd been waiting there for just that purpose.

I gripped my boarding pass, my knuckles turning white. Goodbye, Lord of Shadows. Goodbye, that foolish Aurora. I stepped into the boarding tunnel, not looking back. Outside the glass window behind me, the massive silver bird was waiting to carry me to freedom, to the man who had been waiting for me in Los Angeles—Lucian Ashford. Whether it's hell or heaven, as long as Kieran isn't there, anywhere is fine.

Not only that, they forced me to stay in a dingy, windowless basement apartment and saddled me with massive debt, leaving me to be beaten by loan sharks on a daily basis. Now, the comments were telling me that the person the three women loved most was me. All I could do was find that funny. Ignoring the comments, I stuck my head through the noose and kicked the stool away, allowing an overwhelming sense of suffocation to wash over me. Before my eyes appeared Mom and Dad's loving smiles. How nice. I was finally going home. "Don't worry, everyone! Elena is on her way! She might have a sharp tongue, but she'll save Daniel in the end."

His eyes turned red with rage as he stepped forward and tore the dress from her himself. “Five minutes,” he growled. “Put everything back where it came from. Everything that ever belonged to Clara.” He sent Gwen to supervise, while he rushed downstairs to check the surveillance. The guards opened up the logs. And there it was— Clara, running barefoot in the snow. Footprints of her wolf staining the ground red with blood. Shawn inhaled sharply. Then he saw it—Lucius’s car. Twice. Both times, it had been Lucius who picked her up.

The scars of battle mark our bodies, but they also serve as reminders of our unwavering spirit. With the Alpha captured, we turn our attention to freeing the other captives held captive by the Krypts. One by one, we unlock the cages, witnessing the spark of hope reignite within their eyes. The bond of our pack grows stronger, forged in the crucible of suffering and survival.

They knew that their only hope was to stay strong and fight back against the darkness that threatened to consume them. Fortunately, it was their unbreakable bond that saved them. Together, they managed to escape Mark's clutches and bring him to justice. As they stood side by side, battered but unbroken, they knew that they had faced the worst and come out stronger for it. With Mark finally out of their lives, Lily and Ethan were free to focus on their future together. They knew that the road ahead wouldn't always be easy, but they were ready to face whatever challenges life had in store for them.

“Wait! Do not go! Leana!" ***