Hoping that Alexander didn't return to the apartment, I rush there to collect the small amount of belongings I have. So many thoughts run through my mind that I can't even begin to process them.
Anger, confusion, fear, panic, pain. How did this happen? How could Alexander even think I was cheating on him? How did we let it get to this point?
Tears threaten to fall as I stand outside of the apartment door and listen for any movement inside. When I don't hear anything, I race inside and into the bedroom. Going into my closet, I find the clothes I came to the palace in. Not wasting a moment, I strip from my dress and replace it with the casual clothing. I may not be the girl I came here as, but it feels fitting to leave in these clothes.
The last thing I grab before making my escape is the flag from Nathan's casket, sitting on a shelf on the wall. Checking one last time to make sure I have everything I need, I make my way towards the front door.
However, I stop in my steps when I see Alexander standing in the living room. He's glaring at me with a look that could kill and the tears finally fall.
"Please, Alexander, let me explain," I beg, my voice cracking as the tears come down hard and fast. His face stays set in stone, not showing an inch of remorse of regret. The Alexander I know is gone.
"Everyone was right. I never should have opened my home or my heart to a crossbreed," he growls, his eyes turning red. I try my best not to whimper in fear. I will not break.
"This was all a mistake!" I cry out, desperation clear in my voice.
"I don't want to hear another word from you. I've never been more disgusted to know you're my soulmate," he spits, breaking my heart as he does.
"I didn't cheat on you! I swear on my sister's life!" I plead with him one last time, hoping to break through. My body floods with relief as he steps forward, but it's quickly replaced with fear when his hands close around my throat and he pins me against the wall.
I hold the flag close to my chest, keeping Nathan with me in what could be my last moments. I guess forever doesn't last as long as I thought it would.
"I told you if I ever saw you again I would kill you. Don't make me tell you again," he growls, releasing me. In a split second, I'm out of the apartment, racing across the palace.
I always knew Alexander was a monster, and part of me thought I could change it. Make him into someone who was kind hearted and warm. But now I know he'll always be the man who ordered my roommate to be killed without reason. Oh how the universe could joke. Of course he's my soulmate.
Reaching the front door of the palace, I debate going back for Emery. However, if I have any hope of proving my innocence, I can't run away with the man Alexander thinks I cheated with.
Leaving alone, I turn back to the palace for a silent goodbye. It gave me the people I thought were family. And for the second time in my life, I'm leaving my family behind for an uncertain future.
When I reach the front gate of the palace I realize I won't get anywhere without a car. I'd be walking for hours before I would get out of these woods. Hoping the guards haven't been notified of my 'betrayal' yet, I find one patrolling the palace walls.
"Excuse me, could you have a car brought to me? I'm going into the city on a request from the king," I tell him, keeping my voice proud and formal. Hopefully my tears have dried enough to make it convincing.
He looks at me in question for a moment, eyeing the flag in my arms, before nodding and telling another guard my request. We wait in silence until he speaks.
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Black Crown
Vampire"Why me?" "I've been asking myself the same thing since the day I saw you." *** Hope Lancaster had always lived a relatively normal life. School, work, and family. She always knew what was going to happen and where her life would lead her. When a st...
