Chapter 13

Third Person P.O.V

Little girl was waiting for her Father to return to her but after waiting for almost four hours. He didn't come back. She was getting anxious by the time. So she thought of taking matter in her own hands. She opened the carriage door and walked outside. She stopped at the entrance of the forest, wind was wiping her hair on her face. She huffed in annoyance, Then suddenly wind stopped blowing. Everything became silent. She smiled at the peaceful silence. Then she heard a voice, mesmerizing voice calling her in.

"Come to me dear, Come to me" it said

She looked around in confusion that who is calling her but couldn't find the person.

"I am waiting for you, Dear, Come on" She heard the voice again. It was coming from the forest. The voice lulling her in, like a mother lullaby. She closed her eyes and started walking in the forest forgetting the warning her father gave her regarding Baruna Mountains. When she entered in the forest, the voice stopped calling her getting her out of the dream land she was in. When she got her senses back, she gasped in surprise and took a step back to get out of the forest. But when she did take a step back outside it created a jolt of electricity in her body making her cried out in pain. She took the step back inside the forest to stay away from the pain. "This place is enchanted" she muttered in realization. Her Aunt is a witch so she has a little bit knowledge of magic and spells. She walked further into the forest trying to find her father because she knew he came here. All around her were tall trees, bushes and birds were chirping enjoying the weather. This place looked so serene that she almost didn't believe her father but she saw the power this place held at firsthand.

She further walked into the forest not finding anything unusual. The voice that was inviting her can't be hear anymore. She was getting confused by the time because everything looked same to her. "Daddy" she shouted getting panic by the time. After all she was just a little girl. Even if she tried to act tough. She shouted couple of time for his father but there wasn't any reply. She started running to find his father because she can't get out on her own. Panic was evident on her face clearly.

"I shouldn't have come inside" she thought going back to the words her father told her earlier about this place.

"Idiot, Idiot, why did you enter here!" she muttered to herself on the verge of tear.

"Father is a fighter, he can take care of himself" she muttered again. She stopped running and fell on her knees, tears leaking from her green eyes. "Stop crying, you are a warrior" she tried to reassure herself placing her hand on her cheeks and cleaning her tear strained face. "Calm down" she took long breaths to calm herself. Her father taught her that taking long breaths can control the panic. Suddenly she heard a twig break behind her. She stiffened in her position and slowly turned her heard to look whats behind her but to her surprise there was none, just trees. She sighed in relief and turned her head back. A scream pierced through the forest.

"What!" she heaved and back away away from the black smoke which was appearing like a woman. "Child, I have been waiting for you" a sweet voice flowed through the air. Girl was scared shit less from the sudden appearance of the smoke like creature in front of her. "Who are you?" little girl stuttered in small voice. "I am the Queen of this Place, my child" woman said in her silky smooth voice. That was the same voice she heard which was calling to her to this place.

"You called me here" girl stated in confused tone. "Where is my father, where is he?" she shouted to her, her voice breaking at the end . She was afraid of this creature but she worry for her father more. "All in good time" Woman replied, smile can be evident in the smoke, not offended by girl's raised voice.

"Can you help me?" girl asked in small voice feeling afraid of the woman now. Her voice which was serene before now send a chill down her spine. "Yes child, I can help you only if you come with me" Woman replied smoothly extending the smoke which took the shape of hand, waiting for girl response.

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The Guards were closing on him. I have to think fast, I have to safe them. I looked behind me towards Kyle who was still kneeling down, eyes wide with fear. This is it. "Stop it" I shouted getting in between Caleb and Midnight King. Chase looked at me in confusion "Why are you defending him?" his voice held a edge to it. "Because he is important to me" I said looking at him blankly. If he hurt my friend, I will make sure to give him hell. "Do you love him?" he asked, voice hard as stone and eyes narrowed on me. "Of course I love him" I replied without thinking but then I realize my mistake, how that statement must have sound to him. "I mean--" I tried to rectify my mistake but he cut me mid sentence by silencing me with his booming voice "Stop".

"And that person, what he is to you?" he asked instead gesturing behind him. I crank my neck to look where he is pointing and my eyes widened when I saw he was gesturing towards Kyle. "How?" I spluttered unable to form any words. How did he know? "I know where your eyes go Angel, I am not blind, Now answer my Question" his voice rising a little which made a shudder flow down my spine. He is getting angry. "He is a friend" I answered getting annoyed by his behavior. He looked at me, like really looked at me "I see" he muttered after a while.

"Take these both men with us and cleared out the place" he shouted gripping my arm. Guards started marching here and there to comply his command. I can hear screams of people. "You are killing them" I gasped looking at the people who were running for their life. "I don't have any reason not to" he said like its not a big deal for him. Maybe its not. But for me, even a life matters. Guards took Caleb and Kyle somewhere, I don't know where. I forcefully took my arm away from him and took steps back. "You are a Monster and I am not going anywhere with you" I spit the words with so much hatred. I don't even know this man in front of me and I already hate him so much. "Tsk, Tsk, Angel if you don't come with me willingly, I will have to kill your so called lover and your human friend" he said coldly spitting the word 'lover' like he tasted something sour. But I am not in the mood right now to tell him that its just a misunderstanding. "If you kill those people and touch even a hair on my friends's head, I will make sure you suffer" I snapped angrily, mate or not. He smirked looking proud "You will be a great Queen".

I was furious with his laid back behavior. He is not taking me seriously. And I hate when people take me for granted. I can still hear screaming, people running in every direction. A guard was standing beside me with a sword in his hand. I quickly snatched the sword from him and pointed towards Chase, ready to do anything to stop this slaughter. He laughed, not just a chuckled, it was a full blown laugh by dropping his head back type one. "You want to fight me" he chuckled after getting his laugh in control. "If that what it takes" I gritted my teeth to control the anger flowing in my veins. "Aw, sweetheart, its cute how you think that its possible" amusement clearly visible on his face. I know I don't stand a chance against him but what can I do, I don't have any other choice. Then suddenly a thought occur to me, It was a stupid one but in this situation anything will be helpful. My mom once told me that mated couple are very protected of each other. I know we are not mated yet.

I hope that never happen again. It made me puke just thinking about it.

But we are mates, there has to be some connection between us. I did the only thing that I thought was suitable, I pointed that sword to my throat ready to kill myself. which I won't do it. It is just for the show. To scare him. And the reaction I wanted, I got from him. His amused expression changed into enraged "What are you doing?" he shouted taking steps towards me, I put a little pressure on my neck and a coat of blood appeared.

"Stop right where you are or else I will kill myself" I threatened him. He look scared for a second seeing the blood dripping from my neck straining my clothes. It was just a little cut to scare him. He stopped in his track and put his arm in front of him in surrender gesture.

"Now stop this nonsense or I will do what I just said" I said wincing for extra measure. Its not hurting me but I have to act to make it believable. If it didn't work then I don't have any other options. "Okay Okay, I will stop" he said and shouted for his soldiers to stop. They stopped at his one command. "Promise" I said still not taking the sword away. I thought I saw him wincing a little but maybe it can be my imagination. "I promise, nothing will be happen to them, they will live" he said forcefully. I smiled relieved and put down the sword , within a blink he came in front of me and snatch the sword throwing it away. He touched my blooded neck making me wince not with the pain but with the tingles flowing in my body due to his touch. "You are stupid to put a stunt like this" he said anger evident in his voice. I smirked feeling accomplished. "I know" I whispered, my voice coming out hoarse. Maybe I put extra pressure, because I am feeling pain now. He put pressure on my neck to stop the blood that was still flowing.

Wow, I guess I made pretty deep cut.

And then every thing went blank.