#Chapter21: A Finally Escape

Cara's POV This is it. Alaric’s wedding day is finally here. My mind is racing with thoughts of my escape plan, the plan that Ruby and I hatched to get me out of Pack DarkWood and away from Alaric. I’m running through my mental checklist, pulling my fiery red hair into a ponytail when my phone starts to ring. I look down at the illuminated screen. It’s Alaric. The very last person I want to talk to right now. My fingers are still, resting on the top of my head. If I just wait…, I could very easily just let it keep ringing… But if I don’t answer, he might know something’s up. He might try to stop me. No, I sigh to myself, I have to keep pretending. Just for a little while longer. I’m almost there. “Hello?” I answer, hoping that my voice sounds cheerful, or at least normal enough. “Cara. Did you remember my cuff—” He starts. “Your cufflinks. Yes, they’re on your dresser table. I had the villa staff put them there. Red box.” I can picture the exact spot in my mi