[ELARA] I’ll run away. Ruelle’s words echo in my mind long after she’s gone. There can’t be any seriousness to them, but I saw the determination in her eyes. Where will she go if she truly runs away? And how far can she go before she’s caught? Eldric won’t let her off so easily, and perhaps after discovering her attempt to escape, he will claim her a traitor and punish her. Anything in his capacity to humiliate and hurt Magnus. And Magnus? How will he take this? There’s no way Magnus will know of Ruelle’s plan and actually let it be successful. He wouldn’t pick this over letting her marry Zander. And there are far more dangerous things out there for a princess on the run… ‘Don’t tell Magnus,’ Lila voices her advice, making me gasp. This isn’t something I can keep from him. Can

