One step ahead

NATALIE

The ropes that were used to tie my hands were loosened. My hands felt numb for some seconds, and I relaxed them for blood to flow into my veins. Being held captive is traumatic. Thank goodness I found a solution quickly. Who knows if they would have killed us instead?

I rushed to my father who had also been released and hugged him. “I am sorry for all those harsh words I said earlier. It wasn’t intentional, but I had to say something.”

My voice was barely above a whisper. “You only told me what was right. I should have listened from the first day you talked to me about it. Don’t feel bad, my girl.” He hugged me back.

My shoulders fell, and I relaxed. What if we had been killed? Grudges and malice would have remained in my heart. “Did I do the right thing this time, father? I just told them the secret to get Aurora.” I asked.

Telling them was intentional. I said it not only because I wanted to save us from getting killed, I wanted Aurora to be captured. I wanted her to