Kapitel 256: No need for permission

Lara had made the decision, but she didn't know how to fulfil her desires. She wanted to become a better person, but she couldn't get out without Nate, Samantha, or a guard.

She didn't want to run away like a brat, either. She had to build her relationship with Nate on trust and actions other than feelings.

Still, she couldn't bring herself to ask him for help.

She would have liked to set herself free from her irrational fears and, as a new person, show him the results. But to do so, she needed to leave the company during an afternoon every week.

«I need some time for myself,» she said soon after lunch. «Alone, far from wolves. I want to take a walk in the city without a guard.»

«That's out of the question,» was the prompt reply, but she was expecting it. She couldn't even be angry at him because she was busy looking for a solution to her issues.