EPISODE 28 — LOVE’S PRICE

(POV: Princess Majory) It's over. I'm exhausted. So drained I can barely stay upright. I lean against the wall before my legs give out. "Majory!" My head snaps up. Asher. He's here. Right in front of me. With him, two boys… an orc—no, maybe a troll?—and three winged creatures hovering nearby. If he's here… then it worked. This is it. The moment. I have to— My breath catches. My heart stumbles, missing a beat. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to do. I see him running toward me. To hell with the prophecy. I just want to hold him. I run too. But— what the— Just before we can touch, something slams into us. Hard. I'm thrown violently against the wall. Pain explodes in my chest. I can't breathe. The world spins. Asher… where— I turn my head. He's been thrown back as well, crashing…