Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Claim Me 605

Chapter Two Hundred and Sixten

Chapter Two Hundred and Sixteen.

"It's not much, but it should do," Ash said, referring to the worn-out dark red car. I didn't care what vehicle we used, as long as it got us out of the city.

I opened the door and slid into the shotgun seat. Ash walked around the car and took the driver's seat. The car was big enough to comfortably fit five people.

Ash reversed and then drove through the busy city streets. I couldn't help but worry what if the spell had worn off?

By the time we reached the city gates, I was beside myself with anxiety.

"Aliyah, the only reason we'd get caught is if you make it look too suspicious," he warned, and I tried to calm him.

We stopped in front of the soldiers. There hadn't been this many the last time Daemon and I left this place.. Perhaps security had been tightened since then-it made sense, but as of now, it wasn't exactly working in our favor.

A single soldier stepped forward and peered into the car. I kept my hair down, hoping it helped with the disguise. "I'm on an errand for the Empress," Ash said, and I couldn't help but wonder why he had to use that excuse. He could've just said we were travelers or something simpler, something that wouldn't draw as much attention to us. The soldiers gave him another glance before nodding, their expression passive, as though they had done this with him before.

"Who is the girl?" the soldier questioned, and my heart thudded in my chest. I managed to steady myself. If he was asking who I was, then the spell was still very much active.

"I'm Tasha," I said, the first name that came to my mind. I couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt for using the name of the girl who had died because of me.

"She your girl?" the soldier asked, smirking. Ash returned the smirk easily. The soldier patted the roof of the old car before stepping back, allowing us to pass through.

that was weird, but still, we got out, and that's all

can't believe

smiled. "For a moment there, I

I'm

disappeared from Ash's

aren't going back

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You have to take me back to

you even listening to yourself? I got you out of there, and I'm not planning on

was a

by 'you got me out

expect her to brag about it, but

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them he was on an errand for the Empress, and

Julia where I was and how

worse. I had thought I'd finally found a friend-Ash, my wolf friend-but now, it seemed

"Stop the car."

"No."

"Stop the car!".

"I can't."

do you intend to