Jaebum swore at himself, he had barely drunk any of the alcohol, but he felt that his body was not doing what he wants it do. But he finally pauses as he reaches her door; she stood by the dresser taking out her belongings, tears still falling down her eyes.

“Don’t go.” Jaebum says softly.

Hearing his words made Crescent collapse onto the floor, tearing streaming down her face readily, and making Jaebum rush to her side.

“But where does this leave us Jaebum?” Crescent says as she clutched onto her shirt.

Jaebum holds her close, taking a deep breath, “We can run away from here just you and me.”

“That’s impossible you are the king.”

Jaebum moves away from her to look into her eyes, “What if I am not a king anymore?”

“What in the world are you taking about?”

“I never wanted to be king. I felt trapped as there was no alternative to my future. But I see a future with you and if I royal blood is going to push you away, I don’t want it. I want to stay by your side or else nothing in this world will be worth it.”

Jaebum fell asleep holding onto her tightly, it took a long time but he managed to convince Crescent. It was crazy even to Jaebum, he was trapped in this position as King for so long because of the duty and responsibility he felt to his father and mother, yet the decision to throw it all away took one moment. The two of them made plans to leave before dawn, before Crescent was meant to go into the For