Chapter fifty

CORA’s POV…

I placed my hand on my chest, and I could feel it racing. What would I do? How would I get out now? Tears streamed down my cheeks as I recalled what I heard Kayla and Leonardo doing earlier, and that was even more reason for me to want to leave.

I would never accept the rejection he had thrown my way, not ever, but that didn’t mean I would eat sand for him. Because I had refused to be rejected by a man who didn’t like me because of my class, it didn’t mean that he could do whatever he wanted and I would stand there.

I had to protect my wolf; even if I didn’t really have anyone in my life, I had her. She had been there with me since I could recall, and now I had to protect her with everything I had in me. I closed my eyes, and just then, when I noticed a guard wasn’t looking my way, I rushed out of the main building.

I reached the garden, and just then, I noticed a guard moving around with a torch. I swallowed as I immediately hid behind a pillar, my heart racing like it wa