Chapter 22

RUBY.

After I heard the sound of his car moving out of the compound, I sprang up on the bed, my hands propped on my waist.

I needed to leave now that I had the chance. With both the Alpha King and Kiara out, this was the perfect time to go.

But I didn’t know where to go. I hadn’t come up with a plan yet. Yet, somehow, I thought it was time I took action because I might not have time to escape like I did now. Who knew what would happen if I decided to wait until I had a plan?

Even though Clinton had kissed me twice, it didn’t mean he liked me. He might just be using me for all I knew, and it wasn’t as though I wanted him for keeps. Those urges to kiss him were just because I was vulnerable. That’s all.

So I walked up to my closet and, luckily, found a small bag that I could use to take some things along with me. I looked for comfortable clothes and immediately changed from the long trousers I was wearing to a black knicker and a yellow top with a picture of a cute kitten on it.

Then I