et's

until I reached the fi

tupid. I was over exhausted and sleep-depr

the ground as I trudged tow

was warm and filled with lots of people but

Where did the smell

tricks on me? N

d turned to leave when

ked on green ones. It was the

ould use a drink. Co

for who she was talking

to you, Blondie.

ntion but my feet hurt and I was tired and hungry. Here was a lovely lady offering me a free

he farthest corner of the c

sed me a bowl of freshly made soup and a pie

ood and added a mug to the side

en I was done, I asked for seconds and the lady gave them to me. I was ha

" She said, as thou

said with

ss of beer. Wasn't exactly my first time taking

closer. "You've come a

rough my mind and I shook my head. I reached out to anothe

s whi

my first time meeting runaways. You're welcome to stay

was but for her to spell it out

runaway!"

iskey!" A cust

me another glass and went

e glass of whiskey in my hand

comfortably to give him a sign to st

aring at me. This time w

h to speak but h

ou've been throu

ke you belong in

ed. "Fair

ny woman would drool over. One thing was certain: he was a lady's man. I could tell from the accessories he ha

here had I seen tha

hroat. "Checking

ed. "Yo

ll say." He smiled and

some and I didn't want

I should've

lf to leave

didn't

ing crashing down on me but when his fingers brushed against min

, drew me closer and murmured behi

chest. This was stupid.

eyes, I told myself for once in my life I

take me somewhere away

*

morning" when he was advising Mira. Like her, I thought he wasn't makin

e transparent window, brunin

nded and my

inced as

ved, I felt it, a fam

nd I feared they wo

, bare skin, a man lying behind m

rged thr

y s

heck ha

of the bed as if

ot, grabbing my clothes

nam

ng second

the heck ou

fa

ced my steps b

uiet when I slipped

the stairs. My feet had barely touched the s

if it isn't the lit

mach f

as M

d she

ound!" S

happened last time I did that - she had

he was standing behind me with

giggling with their hands over their mouths as

f last night? And.." She swept her gaze over

a neutral look on my face. Responding to

a wrinkled her nose. "Ew..

." One of her f

me. "Do you roll in the

whisper. "Were you out there

en she mentioned my p

irritated look from me. "Keep up.with thi

hrough the air,

before the packhouse suddenly came alive. Footst

as hap

by the blow of a loud horn. "His Ma

an and Queen M

e this was the beginn