I’m about to jump off of the balcony when I hear his voice. "Now where do you think you’re going?"

I freeze and slowly turn around. Alric’s leaning against the French door frame, his arms crossed and still in the same green suit he was in at the ball.

"Back home."

"I don’t think that’s a very good idea."

"What you going to do? Kill me? Scary."

He throws a fireball right past me. If it was to be any closer, it would have left a giant burn scar on my right cheek.

"I’m shaking in my boots."

He smirks. "Let me guess, Tinka let you go?"

"Luckily for me, not all royals are cold blooded and heartless like you."

"And you didn’t think to take her with you? Like your original plan was?"

"It still is my plan."

"So why is she still in that bedroom?"

I stay silent.

His smirk widens. "She didn’t want to leave with you, did she?"

I narrow my eyes at him. "You must have brainwashed her. What sane girl would stay with the prince who kidnapped her and kills her kind of people?"

His smile slowly drops. "She knows she doesn’t have a choice but to stay. She leaves, she’s dead."

"What? You’re going to kill the 12 year old girl?"

"Not me. My father."

Not him. He’s really trying to humanise himself to me, isn’t he? Well it’s not working. He’s a monster and I know it.

"I’m surprised you monsters haven’t killed her yet."

He swallows and looks away for just a moment. "I made a promise to someone to keep her safe. And that’s what I will do. I won’t have you or your little rebel group make me break that promise."

A promise? "To who?"

"Get out of here before I change my mind about sparing you."

I shoot one more glare and jump off the balcony. I land on my feet and run off into the moonlight knowing I failed my mission to save the girl.

(Based off of my WOF series)