Chapter 103 - Surviving the heat ...

Helena

Seeing Bernard in such distress was really painful, and it reminded me of the past and how much pain I was in. There had to be a way to make things easier for both of them, but if nobody had found a way yet, I couldn’t imagine us finding one now.

I looked at Arora, then at her mother and I knew her mother would agree, but I wasn’t so sure about Arora. I also wasn’t sure if my son would be able to hold back. If he went too far, it could ruin Arora’s reputation. No, we couldn’t let him stay.

“I’m sorry, son, but Arora hasn’t accepted you. We can’t let you stay.”

Bernard

The warriors threw me into my room with such force that I nearly lost my balance. So much for being a prince, but then again, I did find a way into the room without them knowing and Noah was probably going to make them pay for that.

I needed to speak to Noah to make sure they didn’t get punished for something I did. I walked over to the window and noted four guards just waiting for me to try and jump again. I wasn