The Prince's Games

Prologue

I ran as fast as I could through the trees looking over my shoulder to make sure no one was following me. There was no one in my range of sight but I could hear them yelling from a distance for me to come back. There was no way i was going back not after what happened to Sarah at last years games.

I must of stopped paying attention because someone grabbed me from behind, put a hand over my mouth so I couldn't scream.

"Shuuuush" came a female voice from behind me.

She dragged me backwards until we reached a wall. She pulled me around to look at her, her hand still over my mouth. She didn't look much older than me a year or two maybe.

"If I take my hand away you must promise not the scream, they will hear you and not only will the get you but me as well." She said sharply.

I nodded quickly and she removed her hand.

"Who are you?" I whispered, trying not to be heard.

"My name is Evangeline. I ran away like you are now. Unlike you, I have my wolf back. Follow me if you ever want to reach her." She said quickly, before turning and walking towards the wall.

I hadn't heard my wolf in nearly a year now and it was heartbreaking the moment I realised she wasn't there any more. 

My eyes widened at her remark and quickly followed her not caring about anything else but getting my wolf back.

She placed her hand on a few stones of the wall before a doorway opened out of nowhere and we walked inside. I was shocked the minute I walked through the wall, there was girls and women ranging from my age (20) all the way up to 50+ years of age. I must of looked like a goldfish gaping for air with the way I was looking around.

I didn't understand how this place could even exist I had grown up in these woods my whole life and had not once noticed the wall before today.

"How do you manage to hide here? I don't understand." I half whispered to Evangeline.

"We hide in plain sight. People ignore the wall because it has been here for so long no one remembers what's behind it." She stated, starting to walk down towards the centre of the little town they had created here.

I followed after her. Women everywhere were cooking, making clothes, sharpening knives or doing general maintenance on the town. A group of about 10 to 15 women of different ages stood in the middle of the town just inside of a fairly large tent around a table. We were heading straight for them.

"I've found another one making a break for it whilst out patrolling." Evangeline announced the moment we stepped though the entry of the tent.

"We can see that, Eva. Did you remember to take out her tracker before brining her through the wall?" The older woman asked, slightly raising one eye brow.

"Ah Crap." Evangeline replied. 

She quickly walked over to me and took a small knife to my ankle where a year before I had been given my  implant to stop my nightmares that had come on once I turned 19.

"What are you doing? That helps me with my nightmares!" I cried trying to swat her away.

Before I could stop her she took the implant out and quickly threw it in the fire. I gaped at her for a moment before everything went black.

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Hi All,

This came to me today, I really hope you like it. Any feedback is welcome. 

Thanks,

Charlie xx