Chapter 18

"Did you succeed?" A voice asked

"Yes, boss. I've taken her captive already." A man replied to the crystal ball.

"Good. Bring her to the cottage. I'll arrive there in an hour."

'Finally....I can kill her now.'

A woman from the sidelines thought and grinned evilly.

*****

"I clearly told you to bring her alive."

"She's not dead. She's just unconscious."

"I'm sure the boss will be happy to see this."

"Hey, don't forget I get half of your shares alright?"

'Hmm.'

I woke up hearing strange mumblings

'Where am I?'

I can't see anything. From the looks of it, it seems like I was blindfolded.

'Ouch.'

I felt my hands and feet began to hurt. It looks like they were tied tightly. My mouth was tied up with cloth and I was in an uncomfortable positon.

I moved a little in order to feel a bit comfortable.

"Look, she's awake." A man said.

Suddenly, I heard the door slammed open and a man shouted.

"Hey! The boss has arrived!"

"Boss." They said in unison.

I only heard few steps coming towards me until....

Slap!

A burning sensation landed on my cheeks.

"Leave us alone." The person said.

'It's a woman. Her voice tells me it's a woman.'

When I heard many steps went outside, there was a moment of silence.

"Mmph!"

She grabbed my hair from the roots and started laughing.

'That hurts! Is this what the heroine experienced?'

"Puhahahaha! I never thought a day like this would come. What are your thoughts? Do you have anything to ask me?" She said.

"Right, let's take this off first."

She untied the cloth from my mouth and I gasped for air. "Haghh..*cough *cough. Heuk-"

"Now...any last words?" She asked.

'Her voice...it sounds different but I know I've heard it somewhere.'

Asking things like 'who are you' and 'why are you doing this' doesn't change anything. After all, what kind of kidnapper answers their victim truthfully?

"You're a noble." I said.

"Oh, so that's your last words? What a pity."

I bit my lip.

"I'll see you in the afterlife....Moriana." She whispered.

"Boss! There's a man who's massacring everyone outside! Please prioritize your safety first! Follow me!" A man shouted in a panicked manner.

"Tch. Fine. Let's go for now." She said

"We'll meet again Moriana."

I heard her call my name until everything was finally silent.

Baam!

I heard the door opened.

"Anna!" A voice shouted.

'This voice...'

He untied my blindfold and my vision was blurry.

'Crown prince?'

He untied the ropes and hugged me tight after.

"You're alright now." He comforted me.

I suddenly had the urge to cry but my head was feeling heavy and I fell unconscious.

"Anna?"

*****

-Third POV-

Earlier....

The entire auditorium was filled with fog and the people were beginning to panic.

"My lady!"

"Anna!"

Justin and Leo simultaneously shouted.

After few minutes being surrounded by vagueness, the fog was finally starting to disappear.

"We apologize for the intrusion. One of our staffs mistakenly dropped a fog bomb and resulted into this." One of the staffs apologize.

Setting that aside, Leo already noticed that Moriana was gone.

"Where is Anna?" He asked Justin.

The two of them suddenly had the same thoughts.

'Damn it!' Leo thought.

"How dare they. I'll kill whoever touches my lady even a strand of her hair." Justin produced a chilly aura.

"Calm down for a bit." Leo said even though he wasn't calm himself.

Truth be told, he was also nervous thinking about what will happen to Moriana.

He didn't understand this feeling but his heart was beating like crazy.

"I'll go look for her." Leo left the auction area leaving Justin behind.

Leo was looking for ways to track Moriana down using magic and Justin was collecting information.

While the two were on their separate ways, Justin obtained an information regarding Moriana.

He went directly to Leo and at the same time, Leo already tracked her down.

The two fastened their pace and arrived at the area quickly.

When they arrived, they overheard many men  talking and insulting Moriana.

Hearing this, Leo had the urge to kill all these guys but Justin went ahead of him.

He massacred them one by one. Ruthlessly.

While Justin was on fire, Leo noticed hooded people exiting at the other side of the cottage.

'Anna!'

He went inside the cottage only to behold something that crushed his heart.

She was tied up, hurt, and disheveled.

His killing aura was all over the place but considered taking care of her first.

He untied her blindfold only to see a teary eyed amethyst.

He untied the ropes and hugged her tight.

"You're alright now." He consoled her.

'I'll kill whoever did this to her.' He internally thought.

He noticed that Moriana didn't move.

"Anna?"

He figured that all of it was too much for her to handle.

He carried her in a princess carry and went outside.

When he was outside, he encountered the foul stench of blood.

Bodies and heads were separated and blood flowed from their flesh like water.

"My lady!" Justin ran to him.

"She fell asleep." Leo said.

"I'll take the lady." Justin offered.

"You're full of blood. You will only dirty her. I'll take care of her and you take care of yourself."

"I'll go with you." Justin insisted.

"Fine. Let's get going."