After breakfast service, Cora slipped out. She never felt more suffocated as she did in this moment. Her stomach was still twisting from the Alpha picking her apart, no matter what she did, the feel of his eyes haunted her skin. She needed her peace, and soon enough she made her way down the grassy slope outside of the castle walls. She was thankful for the kitchen side door. It allowed her to slip out unnoticed. She made her way quickly down the stone path that lead to bank of the Lake. She found the iron bench, and breathed a sigh of relief. There it stood just on the edge of the Forrest, beckoning to her like comforting arms. She practically ran to it, propping her legs beneath her as she sat. Running her hands up her arms she stared over the lake, it’s black waves calling to her as th
