Princess Sophia''s POV
Iy down with my eyes shut for a while, yet, I was unable to sleep. I couldn''t exin why I was so uneasy. It was as if something was going to happen. Good or bad, I couldn''t tell, but I knew something was about to happen. At least, that was how I felt.
I sat up and listened to the crickets who sang aloud with reckless abandon, caring less about who was craving for sleep, and the hand they had in preventing that.
I did love their crooked voices. They reminded me that things were never how they seemed. The nights were always presumed to be silent since most people would have already slept. Yet, it wasn''t. It was just as noisy as the day all thanks to the crickets. We just felt it was quiet because we usually fell asleep before they''d begin to sing their songs and the dream maker held every one of us bound in the sleeping world so we wouldn''t get to wake up.
I turned to look at the cell door when I heard a sound, but there was no one there. The sound was a very faint one so I wondered if it was real or if it was just in my head.
I stayed still for a while, trying to see if I could hear any sound again but I didn''t. "What''s with my thoughts?" I asked myself, wondering why my thoughts always seemed so real to me.
I decided toy back down to see if I could finally get some sleep but just as my back touched the ground, I heard another sound and quickly sprang up.
I felt my body begin to quiver as I wondered what was going on. I felt deep down
that perhaps, my end was near. Maybe, a few guards had been sent by my parents to stealthily get rid of me so they wouldn''t have to make the
pronouncement while staring me in the eyes. I always knew they were out to get rid of me.
I began to mutter a few words within myself, not knowing what else to do. I thought about screaming but I imagined it was going to be of no use since they had the permission of the Alpha King and Queen of the Pack. So I just resigned to my fate.
A few minutes passed, yet there was no sign of anyone and the fear in me only increased more. I felt sweat drop from my face onto the floor as I waited anxiously for something I wasn''t even sure of.
Suddenly the door of the cell slowly opened and it dawned on me that I wasn''t out of my mind. I was right all along. People were trying to get into my cell and they had somehow managed to open the door despite all the other guards that should have ensured that it never happened.
It was no visiting time. From the way that everywhere looked, I could swear it was midnight. So I knew that anyone who was in there came for something more than just a courtesy visit. I had to look to see who it was.
A hefty man stepped in first, and then two other men walked in behind me, as they walked straight to where I was. I noticed another person walking into the cell too and it looked like he was the one who opened the door for them.
As they got closer, I had a clearer view of who they were. The frontman was Danny, the spy who Dn had sent to talk to me about the n to break me out and the man who opened the door for them was Ivan.
Dn was serious about his ims. They were there to rescue me. I had some hope that they were going to arrive but I never imagined that it was going to be that soon. But I was delighted; very delighted.
"How were you able to get in here undetected by the other guards?" I asked Dn with a very soft tone.
"We had a maid cook their food with a sleeping potion that I gave to her and so they''re all asleep for now. We have to leave here as soon as possible, Princess," he answered, still in a very low tone.
I was very ted, though I struggled to express it because we needed to be as discreet as possible to avoid getting detected. If we were caught, it was likely to be the end for all of us and despite my father''s ims to love me, he was likely to have no choice but to get me executed alongside the others and I didn''t want to die. I was far too young for that.
"Give me your hands," Ivan said as he began to unlock the chains one after the other until I waspletely free of them. It felt so good to be free once again.
I stood to my feet and felt the urge to just jump up and scream but I wasn''t stupid.
I just smiled to show my appreciation without saying a word.
"Follow us," Danny said, as they led me out of the cell.
I saw the guards lying on the floor and snoring and I knew that whatever portion was used, was a very strong one.
I saw Ivan move in a different direction than I knew and I held his hands to find out what was going on. "We have to go through the back," he whispered. We can''t follow the gate as we''ll risk being caught and no one wants that. There''s a carriage waiting for us behind the dungeon. You just have to follow us."
I nodded and we proceeded. The men walked in front and I just followed behind very cautiously. I thought in my heart that if there was a sign of danger, I was going to divert to my right or left and make my way out of the Pack myself. I hoped it wasn''t going to get to that.
In a few minutes, we were already at the back of the dungeon and true to Ivan''s words, there was a carriage waiting for us. I quickly walked past the men and headed straight to the carriage so I could make my way out very quickly but I was held back.
I turned around and as expected, it was Ivan, looking very sad. He pulled me in
and we shared a hug. I heard him sob and it made me feel a bit bad.
"I love you so much, my Princess," he dered, still in tears. "I wish you well and I
hope that after everything, we''ll be reunited someday."
"I hope so too," I said to him, just so he''d be a bit happy.
He leaned in for a kiss and I let it happen. It was ourst day together so he
deserved it for all the goodness that he showed me. I ced my palm on his cheek and kissed him more passionately and from the way he moaned, I was sure that he loved it.
"We don''t have much time, we need to leave now," one of the guards said as we finally broke the kiss and said our goodbyes.
I got into the rickety carriage and sighed in relief. As it began to move, I couldn''t help but wonder how easy the escape n was.