Chapter 64


    Ivy POV


    Abbie and I got changed and showered before she had to leave to speak with King about the


    arrangements made for her to leave. She squeezed me tight before she left and said. “Don’t bete,”


    before pecking my cheek.


    I had been pacing ever since then, even when the servant brought my food up for dinner, I was much too


    nervous to eat it. Going to the cupboard I pulled on some warmer clothes and looked for some t shoes


    I could run easily in. Moving toward the door, I cracked it open before fishing the small key out of my


    pocket. I had no idea how she got it and shook my head at how much trouble she would have got in if


    she had been caught. I dumped my food in the bin as I moved into the kitchen. A few kitchen staff


    lingered cleaning up but paid no attention to me as I moved around the kitchen, all too busy with the end-


    of-day tasks. I quickly retrieved a ss and poured a drink of water which was a terrible mistake


    because the moment I drank it, nerves got worse making me need to pee.


    I wasted more time having to run to the servant’s bathroom to quickly pee before walking back to the


    kitchens. Thankfully though the kitchen staff had left to eat their own dinner and I snuck out the back


    door into theundry room. I rushed past all the shelves and the huge washers and dryers to the back


    door. Key in hand, I ced it in the lock before twisting it. A sigh of relief left me when I pulled the door


    open. The wind had picked up a little and the sky wasn’t too overcast yet with the approaching storm. I


    slipped out carefully closing the door and then darted for cover under the fruit trees. I raced along them


    using them for cover, having to stop a few times until guards turned away before rushing over the hill and


    down through the graveyard to the river that ran along the back of the castle grounds.


    Heading west I started running and keeping low until I was far enough away from the castle. I made sure


    to keep an eye on the time as I jogged along the river heading west as Abbie had said. Finally, I was


    going to be free, free of the castle, free of my mate, and free of the bond. No more of the King silently


    sitting in my room and making the bond y havoc, no more of his scent tormenting me. Excitement had


    me smiling as I thought of the possibilities my future could hold.


    The sun was down by the time I got halfway. ncing at the watch clutched in my hand that Abbie gave


    me, I checked the time once again. She said just run straight and follow the river, yet I saw no bridge or


    any roads up ahead.


    Coming to a stop and clutching my knees, I try to catch my breath. I had been running for almost half an


    hour now and was already worn out. The Chill of the night air made goosebumps rise on my arms as the


    light left be blocked by the darkening clouds.


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    My teeth ached from running and my legs were sore yet I pushed to keep going, determined to find the


    spot her mate told her to tell me. Once the sun disappearedpletely, worry bubbled in my stomach. I


    always hated the dark, and being out here alone and unable to shift set me further on edge and the smell


    of rain approaching didn’t help.


    My head whipped in every direction with every noise or break of twig I heard. Slowing slightly, I squinted


    into the distance and could just make out the bridge he mentioned to her. It was also that very moment


    that howls reached my earsing from the direction of the castle.


    My heart thumped erratically and I took off before hearing one so loud and angry it could not be mistaken


    for anyone other than the King. Panic seized me and I nced ahead knowing that being by the water I


    was far too exposed. With that knowledge, I took off for the treeline, deciding to stay as near to the edge


    of the forest as possible so I didn’t get lost but so I wouldn’t be spotted out in the open of the clear space


    running either side of the river.


    Adrenaline coursed through me as I took off, praying I made it to the bridge. Tears burned my eyes as


    the wind whipped my face making it sting. The sounds of running through the forest sent fear coursing


    through me. What took me half an hour to run took them only minutes to catch up to me. I could hear


    them in the woods and I skidded across the grounding to a halt and falling on my side when a huge


    ck Lycan with imprable eyes shed between the trees in front of me.


    His growl was furious as I scrambled backward trying to get to my feet, leaves, and the damp earth


    making it slippery as I heard the crunch of twigs beneath him as he stalked toward me. He growled at


    me, his teeth sharp gleaming, chilled my bones as he stalked closer heading toward me. His chest rose


    and fell heavily with his burning anger.


    My scream hurt my own ears when he suddenly ran at me, my feet finally getting leverage on the ground


    and I sprinted off only to get about five steps when his weight hit my back shoving me forward in the dirt.


    The air in my lungs left me in a huff as I hit the ground yet his weight nevernded on top of me.