NaokoMayumi

Chapter 7: Second Chances are Hard to Come By Erica bit her lip, seeing his dark eyes narrowed in such a harsh way scared her. Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks and she looked down. She ran past him with her eyes closed tightly, her tears streaming uncontrollably. She couldn’t get them to stop even if she tried. Gary sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose walking opposite the direction Erica had ran. If she hadn’t done what she had done, he wouldn’t have gotten upset, but she did and she ended up getting punished for it. As soon as Erica got home, she ran up to her room closing the door behind her. She threw her backp

Part 1: The Plan It was a broiling summer day in the Royal Palace. This was one of the only days where the secret oasis didn't appear for the common folk and servants to partake in. Sadly you, a mere slave, were in the palace with your [hl/hc] hair was plastered to your face from the sweat and the heat. The palace, apart from the oasis, was where water was in such abundance, but you couldn't even have a single drop due to the decree that all water in the kingdom must go to the prince without argument. Despite the people's disappointment, they never moved to not follow the decree and relinquished all their water to the prince. He, in your eye