Ariana’s POVMy heart rang as I stood on the windowsill, the ground looked far away, too far but staying inside that room felt worse.I took one deep breath.“For my baby,” I whispered.Then I climbed down carefully, holding the vines that covered the stone wall and my hands burned.My feet slipped twice but I bit my lip and kept going.Finally, my feet touched the ground and I looked up.Nobody shouted, nobody stopped me and a smile almost appeared on my face.“I did it.”I pulled my robe tighter around me and ran, I did not know the palace well, I only knew one thing.I had to get out and I passed beautiful gardens, large fountains, tall statues.Everything looked rich, everything reminded me that I did not belong here. I just kept running.Every step brought hope back into my heart.Damien…Please let me find my way home. I reached another path and two guards stood nearby.I quickly hid behind a tree and one of them yawned.The other looked toward the sky and when they turned away,
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