The next morning, I made a decision. I couldn't keep hiding in my room, wallowing in self-pity. Whatever happened next, I had to face it head-on. I need to leave this manor, with or without them. So, when Flynn came to check on me, his dark hair tousled as if he'd just rolled out of bed, I asked, "Could I join you all for breakfast?" His face lit up with a grin, transforming his handsome features. "Of course! I'll let the others know. Come down whenever you're ready," An hour later, after I'd bathed and dressed in a simple attire, I found myself sitting at the dining table, surrounded by my three guards. Each of them looking at me as we submerged in a rather awkward silence. Then Flynn, launched into a story about a disastrous hunting trip he'd once been on when he first arrived. Hi