Making My own Decision

~CODY~

"I won't read this!" I exclaimed angrily at the piece of paper my father handed me for the press conference he had arranged. I couldn't bring myself to say the words written on it. It was just too much.

"You will do it!" my father insisted, thrusting the paper into my hand. "This is your duty as the crown prince of Salvador, and you will do exactly as I've told you."

I shook my head firmly. "I can't deny that I was the one in the audio, letting Rain take the fall for it. I can't do it," I refused, tossing the paper to the ground. "I'm going to come clean to everyone and, if possible, leave the realm. I could go to Uncle Marcus in the human realm and live there."

My father scoffed and angrily grabbed my shoulder. "Are you even listening to yourself?" he yelled. "Do you know what the world would write about you? Have you checked the news to see what everyone is saying about you and Rain? I'm trying everything to ensure that both of you won't have to suffer from the aftermath of a