Runaway Princess - Kalea Mosswoode

Princess Kalea's once platinum blonde hair whipped wildly around her face as she darted through the dense, foreboding forest. Leaves, twigs, and mud clung to the tangled strands, a stark contrast to its previously pristine state. Her elegant, floor-length gown, now caked in dirt and soaked through from the relentless downpour of rain, clung to her shivering frame.

Kalea's heart pounded in her chest as she ran, the adrenaline coursing through her veins. "I have to keep moving," she gasped between ragged breaths, her voice laced with desperation. "They can't find me. I can't let them catch me too."

The princess had barely escaped the horrific massacre of her family at the hands of a rival kingdom, the memory of her parents' lifeless bodies and the agonized screams of her brother still haunting her.

Dodging between the towering, gnarled trees, Kalea suddenly collided with an unsuspecting figure, sending them both tumbling to the damp, leaf-strewn forest floor.