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.*

arm. Warren stiffened under

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

safe?" Greg asked sharply. He'd been leading

following us,* I

by the fact that I was talking to Warren and being friendly to him

quiet," I

and went back to forging our

to do?* I asked Warren, keeping

shook his

different Warren I was seeing. I'd seen him go from warm and friendly to depressed and hostile. Now he was so... shaky and unconfident. He was going through a complete identity

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

of an escape route," Warren

bringing this up now?" Greg asked, circling

to the right,* Warren explained, holding his arm out in the correct direction. "You'll

frowned. He stood toe to toe with

don't want Ciana involved in this,"

and pushed them both back a few steps. 'Greg, we need Warren’s help to get out of

trust him," Greg

hissed. I

back toward the camp. Greg was getting more and more

all that trouble to save

must have some kind of

get the two of you out of here,' Warren

so loyal to his sister, why is he helping us?" Greg

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 to try and get information out of

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

that a part of him still felt loyalty to Theo too, even if they

out who he was and who he wanted to be on his own. No one could influence that, not

quickened my pace to walk with Warren

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

to a road that led out of the forest. It was a narrow dirt road with lots of heavy footprints

Warren,* I said, touching his

my touch was

have any guards. You can get to safety," he said, slowly

where he wasn't being pressured by

us?" I asked when Warren turned to follow the road

started heading in the opposite direction and he gave me a "look" for holding us up even

Warren whispered

dealing with a lot, but you should figure things out away from all of this,"

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