Chapter 39: Far Away
Monica wasn’t supposed to leave the estate.
Not this late.
Not without informing anyone.
But after everything that happened—
after the confusion, the pressure, the distance—
she felt like she couldn’t breathe inside the palace anymore.
And Kian knew it.
“Come with me tonight.”
Those words stayed in her head long after his message arrived.
No explanations.
No long speech.
Just:
Come with me.
And somehow—
Monica did.
Hours later, the city lights disappeared behind them as Kian drove farther away from the palace.
Farther from expectations.
Farther from Alexander.
Farther from the version of herself that
constantly felt trapped.
Monica sat quietly in the passenger seat while ocean waves slowly became louder in the distance.
When they finally arrived,
