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Chapter 216 Chapter 216 LYRIC Jace didn't stop driving until the sun was out . After long tiring hours , we finally arrived at the location he wanted . It was a house in the outskirts of a town , surrounded more with bushes than people . " This used to be my grandmother's , " he explained as we approached the house . " I used to enjoy coming here for the holidays . " Doesn't look like anyone's been here in a long time - I wanted to tell him , but my tongue was too heavy to let any words out . I didn't know how to make basic communications anymore .

We didn't have any bags with us as we had left in a hurry . The only thing Jace had on was his phone and wallet. We entered the house which was quite spacious but very dusty . It looked like it'd been abandoned for years . I coughed from some of the dust . " Yup . We have a lot of work to do . Got to make it liveable . " Not minding the dirt , I sat on one of the couches . I was so tired and lost . " You hungry , right ? " Jace asked a while later . " I'll um ... just head out and get something for us to eat . " He started toward the door . " How long will this go on , Jace ?

" My words halted him at the door . " I'm sure they're probably looking for me by now . What if they notice you're also missing and start looking for the both of us ? Who will run our errands for us , then ? " " We'll be fine , Lyric . Just trust me , okay ? For now , let's focus on settling in . " He left before I could ask him any more questions . But we both knew there was an elephant in the room . Being on the run in our world wasn't easy ; not when we had too many resources . It was even worse since I was running away from the Capital Pack . How far will Jaris go to find me ?

***** JARIS " How can she possibly go missing last night of all nights ? " Cole grumped for the umpteenth time as we all stood in the passage . " Today was the day you were meant to pass your judgment . It was the day she was supposed to be handed to us . How did she manage to escape ? " " The guards are still looking for her ," one of the Elders said . " She must've been far gone from here , otherwise , they'd have found her already , " Cole snapped . " You know , this is the reason I insisted on guarding her cell last night . I knew there was a high chance of something like this happening .

But the King wouldn't let me . " Now he directed his anger at me , even if he kept it subtle . I'd been quiet the whole time because I knew talking would only make everything worse . How unfortunate that Cole was trying to flush my efforts down the drain . " Well , Executioner , I hope you don't mind me not wanting someone like you near her cell where you could easily kill her and blame it on an accident . " " I'd have never done that , My King .

I only wanted to ensure- 1/3 07.30 MON , SU Jun 96 % Chapter 216 " Well , she's gone now , and the only thing we can do is find her , " I cut him off , already feeling irritated . " Someone must've helped her , " Elder Lucas said . " The guards said their meal was spiked . Obviously , someone helped her with them , and also helped her with an extra key to her cell . " I noticed Cole looking at Kael behind me . " Where is your boyfriend? " There was a brief silence before Kael calmly replied . " What does he have to do with this ? " " Well , he's her best friend .

From what I saw , he's crazy over her and will do anything to protect her . I won't be surprised if he's behind this . " " Well , you're wrong . He doesn't know nothing about this . " " Why don't you leave that for us to decide , then ? Where is he ? " " I don't know . If you want to see him , you go find him yourself . " " Enough of the accusations , " I cut in . " Our target here is Lyric . I'll assign more people to look for her . For now , I need this meeting to come to an end . " I walked away , returning to my room where I could be alone . I needed to find her .

Not because I wanted to hand her to the Executioners , but because I just wanted to see her . How did she escape ? How could she go away from me ? I know I was an ass to her . I should've gone to see her . But shouldn't she understand how hard it was for me ? My mother was dead ! I didn't know how to face her without hating her . And gods , the last thing I wanted was hating Lyric . How could I ever hate her when she meant the world to me ? But how could I forget the fact that my mother was dead because of her ?

And now I have people mourning her loss and looking up to me to do the right thing ? PENELOPE Penelope was deep asleep when she heard banging sounds on the door . It sounded like someone was trying to break into the house . Her sister wasn't home , and Penelope knew there was no way she'd be trying to break into the house when she had her key . She sprang from the bed and got her claws out , ready to defend herself . But even she knew she looked like a joke . If there were a lot of people out there , Penelope knew she wouldn't stand a chance .

The sound of the door finally breaking open made her shudder . Could there be thieves ? Or the people who tried to kill her ? She heard them run into the house . Realizing there were more than one , she decided it was best to escape . She knew it wouldn't take long for them to find her in her room . She dragged her phone from under the pillow and was about running out when she heard her sister's voice . " Hey ! Who are you guys ? What're you doing here ?! " Penelope's heart stopped in her chest . She leaned toward her door and listened . " Where is she ? " A man asked . " Where is who ?

" " Your sister . You know what we talking about . " " No I don't . I don't know nothing about my sister . Now get out of my house . " 2/3 07:30 Mon , 30 Jun Chapter 216 The next sound that followed was a gunshot . Penelope screamed before she could stop herself . No. No. No. " I heard someone's voice . Check the room , " she heard one of the men order . 96 % Despite her distraught state , she knew she needed to start moving . She ran out of the room , headed to the library room where there was a door leading outside .

The men heard her running and followed the sound , but before they reached the laundry room , she was already out of the house . They ran after her . Penelope ran as fast as she could . Her sister's house was quite deserted , so there was no chance of seeing a cab around . She ran into the woods , figuring it was easier to hide from the men . She ran until she was panting heavily and feared she'd pass out . She ran until the whole scenario looked too familiar . Until she remembered being chased by some men before now . She remembered why they were chasing her .

It definitely had to do with the kids she had given to Marta . Yes . The kids she gave to Marta belonged to Lyric . She had to stop running for a moment to catch her breath as she held onto a tree . She was breathing so heavily like someone that had fallen off a high tree . Her memories were back . The kids she had taken from Lyric were with Marta . This was the reason they were out to kill her . A