𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍, 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐬

twelve.

Come to the shooting range. Code red.

      Mae read again Simon's text but didn't hesitate a second. She grabbed her jacket and ran out of her dorm. She crossed path with Sara and Felice who were going in the same direction.

      "Wilhelm texted me." Felice told her.

      "Simon did." Mae nodded.

      The three of them walked towards the shooting range only to see Wilhelm pointing a gun at August.

      "Wille! What are you doing?" Felice explaimed.

      "August is about to confess." the prince replied. "On your knees. Get down on your knees."

      "Lower the gun now." his cousin told him.

      He put the gun against his head. "On your knees!"

      "Wilhelm, what the hell?" Mae exclaimed while August was obeying.

      She hated August after what he did to Simon and Wilhelm, she really did, but that was going too far. Wilhelm couldn't just shoot him, right?

      "Who tipped you off? Tell me who the fuck it was."

      August didn't reply but Felice and Mae noticed the look he was giving Sara. They both turned to their friend in shock. That couldn't be what they were thinking.

      "Take it easy—" August said.

      "Tell me! Who was it? Who was it?!" Wilhelm yelled.

      He raised the gun and fired a shot into the sky, making everyone jump. Mae moved closer to Simon who grabbed her hand, as much to reassure her as to comfort himself.

      "Who was it? Tell me who the fuck it was!" Wilhelm yelled again.

      "It was me! It was me." Sara said. "I told him Simon was going to the police. I thought that if I gave him a chance, he would choose to turn himself in. He was about to come clean this winter."

      "This winter?" Simon exclaimed. "What the fuck? Why?"

      "I was in love with him."

      "Oh, God." Mae grabbed her hair.

      Simon was staring at her in disbelief. "You know what he did to me, but—"

      "I know. I thought the damage was done since the video was already out there."

      "The damage was done?" Mae repeated. "Do you realize in what position he put Simon and Wilhelm? This video won't just disappear!"

      "I know, but, he told me he felt like crap and wanted to come clean. And I believed him." Sara declared, looking down. "I'm sorry, Simon. I'm sorry."

      "It wasn't enough ruining my family? You had to ruin one more, is that it? You couldn't get enough! Is that it?" Wilhelm exclaimed.

      August looked at him. "Wilhelm, you don't want to do this, I know you don't want to do it. You don't even want to be prince."

      Simon turned around and walked away. Sara called out for him but he didn't turn back. Wilhelm put down the gun and went after him. Mae sided with Felice as they faced Sara.

      "You're despicable, do you know that?" Felice said before running away.

      "I can't believe you did this to your own brother." Mae told Sara.