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Chapter 54 He Had A Knife

**Rosalie’s POV

The rain picked back up as Damian and I ran around the exterior of the capital. It was pouring so hard, I could hardly see where we were going, but I kept my eyes on him and forced my feet to keep moving forward.

Faltering at this point wasn’t an option. I had to keep moving for my baby’s sake and for my own.

According to the plan, we would need to get out of Mirage first.

“This way,” Damian said, and I realized he was ushering me through a small door in the ground that reminded me of the cellar we had back home. I wouldn’t have even known it was there if he hadn’t tugged it open.

The door led down a flight of stairs to a narrow tunnel. Damian pulled a flashlight out of his pocket and illuminated the stone surface. At least it wasn’t raining down here.

“Where are we going?” I asked him as we ran along.

“The tunnel ends right before the wall,” he said. “We’ll have to climb over it.”

“And then what?” I asked, my heart pounding in my ears.

“Then… we’ll have to run for a couple of hours through the woods to a cabin. I hope your wolf is fast.”

I almost stopped running. “Wolf?” I said. “I can’t shift, Damian. I’m not twenty-one yet.”

He turned and looked at me, coming to a stop. “Sh*t,” he muttered. Shaking his head, he quickly adjusted his plan based on the news. “It’s fine. I’ll carry you.” Then he turned to face down the tunnel again.

Damian was running again, and I was struggling to keep up. “What about after we get to the cottage?” I asked him.

It took Damian a few moments to respond, as if he wasn’t quite sure what the plan was after that. But he had to know, didn’t he?

“After that,” he said, “we’ll head for the shore. There’s a boat leaving tomorrow morning for Suntra. It leaves from the east port at 10:00, and we’ll be on it.”

as

Suntra. I’d never been there before, but I’d heard it was a lovely place-a place where there were all kinds of people and it was easy to get lost. “Do we have money?” I asked.

Damian nodded. “Yes, I have money,” he replied. “You don’t need to worry about anything, Rosalie. I’ll take care of you.”

and looked at me, slowing his pace

his eyes, and I wanted

was all a ruse, and Madalynn

on my side. If I was sincere and thankful to him, perhaps he’d see how much I wanted to live-how much I wanted my

you, Damian,” I

didn’t say anything, only

reach out for him, to plead my case for

just how much this means to me. You’ve given me a hope I never expected to have. Not only will my baby be assured of a life with a mother that will love him or her no matter

to persuade

brave soul, Damian. And I hope that, one day, I can repay your

moment again before he said,

my wet hair

ran on for a few more minutes before the light from the flashlight landed on another

of thunder. “We’re almost

a few minutes’ head start on the guards. I followed Damian up a flight of stairs and

before me. It was made of uneven stone and should’ve been difficult for anyone to scale, but

net ladder. Damian went first, easily climbed the twenty-foot wall, then waited for

as well. When I was near the top, Damian reached down. “Give me your hand, Rosalie!” he insisted. “I’ve got

the top of the wall. The

job, Rosalie,” Damian said

and we weren’t

the other side. I watched him as he neared the ground, and his hands slipped about halfway down.

fell from

it was because it was so dark, and the rain was coming down in torrents,

object at his feet appeared to be

A sharp one.

me it was better

had it, I couldn’t say, but it made a cold chill pass

walls. If I started crying for help, we would be surrounded by royal guards within seconds. There

once we were far enough away from

come on!” Damian shouted, and I realized I made a perfect target sitting on top of the wall, especially with the

put the knife out of my mind for the moment-after all, it made sense that he might need a knife if we were planning on running