CHAPTER 41: Escape

Nala’s Point of View

“Please wait for me, baby. I’ll come back for you… I promise.”

That was the phrase that kept running through my mind as the hours passed and I was alone in the room. I didn’t know why I was so nervous. Hugo didn’t want to leave me alone earlier, but I insisted he leave because it would be dangerous if my father found him here.

I found out that he had pretended to be a guard outside my room, which is how he got in. He was wearing a mask like the other guards, so he wasn't noticed. He didn't really plan to hide in the bathroom until my father came in. He didn’t mean to overhear our conversation.

He also knew that Damian wasn’t really a traitor three days after I was brought here, but he didn’t know that Damian was on Sir Leonardo’s side, so he was also surprised by what he learned.

I tightened my grip on the phone he left me earlier. Only his number was there. He said he would call when everything was ready. The plan we would follow was the plan Sir Leonardo told me