Sanctum, his salvation

uspected they would have found out her little escapade. Of course! It was twelve midnight and she had missed dinner. She was definitely in trouble. Her mother would freak o

ver made, she crept in walking on her toes.

or her movement? Isbelle fumed. Her mother's concern was heard of bu

m." She retorted,

at the expense of her daughter's self-respect. She slapped Isabelle. It was so unexpected that Isabelle lo

re argue with

imes in a bid to cover her shame. Reaching her room, she banged the doors shut violently just to hold on to her anger. Immediately the doors were locked securely, Isabelle lay on

ew no one would believe her. They had done it before and they would do it again. The only person who

cia, " s

ady thinks we're married. I think I saw the Pegasus again. I swear to you, it's the same one that saved me

then visit the river with high hopes that? the creature would come for a drink. Isabelle was exhausted and r

der and more irritating. Isabelle knew this was just like her mother. She could go any length to get what she wanted. Isabelle sometimes wished

lle refused to talk. She did this when she was mad at so

tomorrow by Daw

e her luck. She was going to be alone with that rep

mother moved closer to her, an epitome o

if he gets this deal and is successful. You can divo

ven't fallen in love with

eyes, "When I met your father, I did not love him. I married him

hat she would ever have a pinch of emotion fo

t the mantra she had been repeating since they

set. She? wept a bit more. Her mother might have married her father to leave a pathetic

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eir tale, they were mocked for either being drunk or hallucinating. A little flying was enough to clear his head. He descended to the red earth as the sun rose. Soon even the forest would be threading with hunters, smugglers and women. He had to lay low. Keeping from humans had been considerably easy. Hunters never ventured deep into the forest o

oughts. He did suspect they had met before, he j

rk. Lucas spread his gigantic wings and took flight. He

oaked and he knew he had to gallop to the stream. Luckily,

*

to pour. She was halfway to the carriage when she noticed

ut to him again when a cold metal pierced her skin. It was a knife. Two men came into view. Both looked dange

lained why they were taking her. From what they said, she learnt that Frederick had betrayed the

her from his hold and she ran for it before the three could regain her composure. One of her assaulter gifted her with a deep cut to the shoulder. It bled but she did not let it slow her down. She ran into the forest not looking back once. The downpour got heavier drowning all sound from Isabelle's ear. The only audible thing she could make w

" She sc

e heavy downpour would make it almost impossible fo

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e talons sharper than knives and deadlier than venom. He charged at one, stabbing him right in the chest and ripping his skin clean. The man fell to the ground screaming and in seconds he was dead. The other two witnessed the evil perpetuated by the purple winged horse and tried to run. Lucas did not grant them the fair chance. He wanted them dead or perhaps it was the adrenaline talking. He charged for another that he quickly got up to. Knocking him down with his muscle filled right wing, he trampled him to death. Suddenly one of Lucas's wings retracted and he