Ava's POV

 

"I will be leaving soon, you can see the ship is set to sail," William said, his eyes filled with a yearning that I had never seen before. "I can't go alone. Please, come with me."

 

I hesitated. "I don't know, William, I've never even been outside the walls of my clan's territory. I can't just leave everything I have ever known behind, not like this."

 

I said in my head, “I love you William. I love the way you make me feel but I can't leave my family. I just can't.”

 

"But you've always been so curious about the outside world," William argued, the look in his...