Nina POV
After I heard Layla and how she felt about wanting to be a family with Max after the child was born, I couldn't help but want to make that happen, and it couldn't happen if I weren't there. I knew how much it would hurt to leave him, and I could hear Aurora yelling at me to rid myself of the thought, but it still must be done. I wanted to cry, but I was tired of crying, so I decided that I was finally going to give myself some happiness before I decided to leave. Before I had mind-linked Max, I reached out to Layla to ask for a favor to help me escape. I explained that I overheard her and wanted Max to have a family just as much as she did, so I was willing to leave, and she was all too helpful.
She secretly packed my bags with some essentials and prepared my route. She told
