Chapter 225: Pulling the Rug

Moana

I woke up after a night of dreamless sleep to the sound of someone rushing around the room. When I cracked open my eyes, I saw Edrick pacing back and forth. He had a pile of shirts in his hand, and I watched in a state of shock as he walked over to a suitcase and quickly shoved the shirts inside.

“What are you doing?” I asked, sitting up.

Edrick didn’t even look up at me. “We have to go,” was all he said.

My eyes widened. “Go where?”

“We’re going back to the mountain estate for real this time.”

As Edrick spoke, I felt my heart sink. My limbs still felt too heavy from the sleeping meds to move quickly, and as I threw the covers off and swung my limp legs over the edge of the bed, it felt as though I was moving through a thick mud.

“Why?” I asked. “You didn’t mention that we would be leaving before. Was it because of last night?”

answer. I watched with wide eyes as he stuffed more clothes into his suitcase. “Come help me zip this up?” he asked. I nodded slowly and walked over, then pushed down onto the top

it because of last night? I’ll be okay, I

head and scurried over to the bathroom, where he began tossing toiletries into a bag. “It’s not that,” he said. “It’s for your

my heart sink even

it was stern and his eyes were still glowing silver, as though he was on edge. “Just do it, Moana,” he demanded. “Selina already packed your bags.

desperation in Edrick’s voice unsettled me. I felt as though I wasn’t even allowed to argue with him, and it was unfair. But even if I told him how unfair I found it to be, it didn’t seem to matter anyway. Edrick clearly had made up

said as I painfully made my way to my

know. It still

on the bed, and a few toiletries so I could get ready for the day. Other than that, my other necessities were all packed up. Everything except my valuables and sentimental

see her tugging on Selina’s skirt with tears streaming down her cheeks. “I don’t wanna leave!

defeated herself. “But we have to. It

could continue to pack Ella’s bags and Ella, in a childish fit, plopped down on the ground and wailed loudly. Sighing, I rushed into the room

me leave!” Ella wailed, sobbing loudly. “I don’t

just a little bit more; especially because I knew that this was my fault. “Here, love,” I said. I grabbed her stuffed duck off of the

I held back my own tears as I wiped hers away, and then led her to my room with me and let her sit on my bed while I got dressed, so that

forced to leave with no say in the matter. But I, unlike Ella, had a pretty good reason why. It certainly had something to do with my

that, I was a bit

occasion to whine about how she wanted to go home or how she needed to go potty. Edrick just drove with his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, and I could only clench my jaw

felt fresh, the view was beautiful, and the trees calmed me. However, this time it just

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