"Do you wanna run away with me, Princess?" Gideon asked her with a solemn tone, his intense gaze lingered on her face. He extended his right hand before her, waiting for her response.
Meanwhile, Eve was dumbfounded for a moment. She was tempted to accept Gideon's offer. This was her chance to get her freedom away from the palace's torment… a golden opportunity to escape from the Queen's controlling hands.
Eve fell silent, contemplating whether to hold his hand or not. Then Alaric's face flashed in her mind.
'If I leave now, Alaric will rejoice, getting what he wants– marrying Thalia. I will be branded as a runaway princess… the unfaithful wife of the hero. I will remain a loser in their eyes.'
She was also reminded of the maltreatment, humiliation, and abuses she experienced under the queen and her royal siblings. She subconsciously balled her fingers into fists.
