Chapter 124: We’ll Meet Again

Warren held my arm firmly and beckoned to Greg. He ducked down behind some bushes and pulled me with him as we waited for Greg to join us.

"Prince Warren? What are you doing here?* Greg growled.

“Saving you two."

“Shh!" I hushed them as guards raced by our hiding place.

Greg and Warren glared at each other. Of course, Theo would have told Greg about Warren running off, and possibly even about attacking me. He would be wary of Warren.

However, as soon as I saw Warren, I knew I could trust him, although I was still upset with him.

"Come on, we can slip out of the camp this way," Warren motioned to us, tugging on my arm and pulling me away from where the guards had run.

I stayed low and quiet between Warren and Greg until we were well outside of the camp. When I couldn't hear the guards anymore, I stood up and pulled my arm from Warren's grasp.

"Warren, fancy seeing you here!" I hissed, still speaking in a low voice.

"First, I want to apologize for attacking you, Ciana. It wasn't my intention to hurt you... I had just learned something about myself and it was confusing. I'm not saying that's an excuse... It just is what it is," he said sincerely. His eyes deepened and I could see the complicated emotions flickering on his face.

"I'm fine." I softened my tone. “You didn't hurt me or anything."

I wasn't sure if I was ready to fully forgive Warren, but he was making an effort to apologize. "Can you... can you tell me what was going on?"

Warren sighed and nodded.

"We have to keep moving," Greg warned. *We‘re too easy to find this close to the camp."

The three of us started walking through the woods again, careful not to step on sticks and draw attention to ourselves.

"I can't abandon my sister," Warren said. 'She's my only family. I'm sure you know that by now."

It wasn't an answer to my question, but it explained his current thought process. I could relate to his desire to be loyal to his family.

He looked away from me. When he turned back, his lips curved into a bitter smile.

"All my life feels like a big joke, and I’m the punchline. What I thought my life was, who I thought I was, none of it was ever really mine."

I could hear the pain and confusion in Warren’s voice.

"I don't even know who I am anymore. I don't know who to believe or trust and I don't know who or what I am supposed to be," Warren sighed and shook his head. "The only thing I know about myself now is that I'm not a prince. Theo isn't my brother, either. All my past discontent and jealousy... they mean nothing. It was all a joke.*

Warren stiffened under my touch,

hear that, Warren, but I'm sure you'll figure

asked sharply. He'd been leading the way through the woods, further

one is following us,*

a feeling he was more unsettled by the fact that I was talking to Warren and being friendly to him than by our dangerous

I

to forging our

to do?* I asked Warren, keeping my

shook his head

friendly to depressed and hostile. Now he

sighed. This was the second time within a month that his life had fallen apart. First, when he thought Maggie was dead, and now when he found out he'd been lied to his whole life. If I'd had that big of a bombshell dropped on me,

this way, I know of an escape route,"

this up now?" Greg asked,

right,* Warren explained, holding his arm out in the correct direction. "You'll be able to get far away from the camp and

frowned. He stood toe to toe

Ciana involved in this,"

them and pushed them both back a few steps. 'Greg, we need Warren’s

him," Greg

let's go," I hissed. I motioned to Warren to lead the

the camp. Greg was getting more and more agitated,

he go through all that trouble to save us and then bring us back to Maggie?" I

know. But he must have some kind of plan,* Greg

to get the two of you out of here,' Warren grumbled

he's so

figure out right from wrong." He wouldn't have opened up and confided in me if he was trying to play games. He would have used that time

and sneaky. I could tell that he was struggling with his decision to help us escape from Maggie. He was loyal to

part of him still felt loyalty to Theo too, even if they weren't

to figure out who he was and who he wanted to be on his own. No one could

pace to walk

me, Ciana, but I do want to help you. Think of it as my apology

few more steps, we made it to a road that led out of the forest. It was a narrow dirt road with lots of heavy footprints imprinted in the soft soil but I didn't

you, Warren,* I said, touching his arm

was somehow painful

can get to safety," he said, slowly backing away

could get him to a place where

asked when Warren turned to follow the road back to

had already started heading in the opposite direction and he gave me a "look" for

whispered my

with a lot, but you should figure things out away from all

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