~ LAYLA ~
I follow Gaia—sorry Aunt Gaia—as she leads me down a quiet corridor.
The vintage clock I see nestled on the wall by my left shows me that it is already 11pm, so very late into the night.
If I had successfully escaped, what would have been my fate out there?
What would have happened to me?
I shake out the thoughts as I look away from the wall clock. Whether I escaped or not does not matter now.
What matters now is that I have a roof over my head. I have also found my mate, even though he isn’t the sunshine prince I dreamt of.
At least he is here. He is not abandoning me, or killing me like I thought he would. I still don't know what the hell we are going to do about this bond between us.
However, first things first.
I need to survive this place. Just tread one step at a t
