Chapter 33 ( Jordan )

Third-person POV

Conrad sat on the chair like a boss and watch as his men dragged the manager of the inn, forcing him to kneel before Conrad

" Please, it was a mistake, give me a second chance" the manager pleased

" I don't give second chances, am not stupid" Conrad was not a man that gives second chances, the moment you go against him, he gets rid of you, even if you made a small mistake that can be corrected he will never give you a chance to fix it, he does not take such risk

" Please, I will pay someone else to do the job, " the manager said

" The job is done" his words got the manager confused

" it's done? then what angers you, sir "

" the prince knows and is on to us all because of the poor choice you made, I can't walk with a person like you " he explained

" No, no, sir please I promise to fix it " the begged

" get rid of him " he looked at the man on his side, J, who is what they call him. Conrad trusted worker, he has helped Conrad with his dirty work since the beginning and he has always done a great job " something simple " Conrad said with an evil smile

Conrad made his way to his room, a special room at the bottom of the inn, a room no one was allowed to enter. it was a very clean room with little furniture. Conrad walks up to a shelf and moves the books and the wall was revealed, he pushed a brick and steps back watching the shelf perform its magic. both the shelf and the wall opened like a door, revealing a dark staircase. Conrad lit a candle and made his way down the stairs. it was a long walk down the stairs, then he walked through the long hallway, at the end of the hall was another turn and he could see light coming from it. Conrad took a deep breath, it has been a while since he came down here. he took his final turn, walking into the massive room, no it was not a room, it was an underground cave, it was very bright due to the river of fire that flowed, it was a fire fall to be exact making the place very hot, a man stood by the River watching it like a beautiful piece of at, not minding the heat, that was the man, his master, the man he feared the most, 'Jordan'

" it's been a while, Jordan," he said

" indeed" the man replied still focused on the fire " I hope you have good news for me "

Conrad to a step forward with a smile " I do, the king is down "

" Dead?" Jordan asked

" not yet, but he won't live for long, the poison has no antidote "

" Good" Jordan praised him for his work

" And the prince?" he asked

" things didn't go as planned, he was supposed to leave for France before the king falls but I got on lucky, now he suspects his enemy is in Bengland and has cancelled the war "

" How is that possible" Jordan sounded calm that was something Conrad did not expect

" I don't know but I believe that Natalia has something to do with it"

" Natalia?" Jordan was confused, he has never had that name before

" yes, Natalia, Princess of Aldovia " Conrad explained " the two seem close and she is an intelligent one "

" I thought the prince trusted no one but his servant Eric "

" yes he did, but somehow Natalia has won his trust and his heart " Jordan nodded in understanding

" I see "

" just a little more time sir, I will get Rid of the both of them, " Conrad said assuring him

" they will not be a problem " the excitement in Jordan's tone got Conrad confused

" Forgive me sir but you got me confused "

" We are going back to our old plan " Conrad was shocked

" you mean the power stones, I thought that the that one of them has been destroyed, with that we can't find the others "

" It appears not, the Golden stone was put in a child and sent to a place beyond reach and now the child was returned" Jordan explained

"how do you know this " Conrad was curious

" each stone can feel the presence of the other when it is near " slowly Jordan turned around, revealing a man in his late forty, with ocean blue eyes and dark hair, he had a scar on his forehead and a serious look, he carried a smile that tells nothing but evil. he waved his hands in the air and suddenly a red stone appeared, floating in the air, the stone was glowing " the child is near " Conrad smiled know exactly what was next, he didn't have to think about getting rid of Rowan anymore because with all five stones they will the power to do anything. now all they have to do is get the other four

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Natalia's POV

Ella just finished preparing me for the night when we heard a knock on the door " who is it " I asked

" Rowan " his name made my heart skip a beat

" Come in " the door opened and he entered

" I will leave you two," Ella said, with that, she left Rowan and me alone, staring at each other with a long silence between us, Rowan smiled making me wonder why he was smiling

" what?" I broke the silence

he took a few steps closer to me covering the big gap between us then he stopped

" your eyes " he began " are strangely brighter than they use to, still beautiful"

" wow, you know I usually do the fluttering but now you've taken over " he shrugged

" glad to know that I beat you at it," he said proudly and I rolled my eyes

" I didn't say you beat me, I said that you don't usually do it " he gave a small laugh

" you will never agree"

" what brings you here," changing the subject

" I heard that you are awake I wanted to see how you are doing" he explained and knowing that he cared so much filled me with joy and I could not stop myself from smiling

" you care so much about me," I said

" is that something you just notice " he looked disappointed

" maybe " I replied and his next move took me by surprise. Covering the little space between us, he used his hand to move my hair from my face and his hand rested on my cheek I felt the heat on my cheek, I was blushing, shit, wrong timing. his hand was warm against my skin and I felt comfort

" I care a lot," he said " you look so cute when you blush " immediately I pushed his hand and turn around, fuck, he noticed

" I am not blushing and don't call me cute," I said with a confident tone

" dame you are so cute " I rolled my eyes and then turn to face him again so he will see how serious I was but he seemed not to care and just smiled

" I head the king is awake " the moment those words came out his smile faded " will he get better?" I said with worries in my tone

" I hope " he replied. he made his way to the chair and sat down, looking at the ground, he said in a low tone " I hope he gets better, I am not ready yet " he was sad, very sad I could feel it in his words and it pains me to know that he was sad " Bengland needs him "

walking up to him, I stood in front of him

" Rowan " I called " look at me " he slowly raised his head to look at me and my heart broke, in his beautiful eyes, I saw sadness and worries. the thought of his father leaving him was bringing him down " You will be alright " just then Rowan pulled me closer, hugging my waist and I froze " Ro...Rowan" I managed I call his name

" Please, let me be like this for a while," he said with a calm tone and I relaxed

We remained like that for a very long time, at a point I thought he was sleeping, this only made me worried" Rowan I called "

" hmmm," his was reply enough to tell me he was awake. I began to play with his hair, running my fingers through it, it was soft and beautiful, I smiled to myself, enjoying the moment, if only I could do this forever but it was getting late, Rowan had to return to his room

" Rowan, it's getting late " he didn't respond

" Rowan..."

" Natalia " cutting me off " Why do you have to ruin this moment" I laughed and watched him raise his head to look at me, he wasn't looking too sad anymore

" Forgive me but it's getting late, " I said and he rolled his eyes

" give me one minute," he said closing his eyes and just staring down at him. then I remembered something

" what about the war, " I asked

" I cancelled it " I was overwhelmed with joy

" Really? that is great news"

" you are excited why?" he asked still with his eyes closed

" well, now France will not be enemy with Bengland." he opened his eyes with an eyebrow raised

" that's why you are so excited?" he was not convinced

" yes, and also Bengland won the war and this angered France resulting in the king's death now that the war is cancelled none of that has to happen, maybe this way the king lives " that moment I realized all I have said " oh boy "

" pardon" I saw the confusion in his tone " we haven't even fought the war yet what are you saying" I bit my lower lips

" oh, forget I just said that "

" you just talked about my father dying then you said cancelled the war none of that has to happen?" he said letting me go " Explain" I took a step backwards and he stood up

" that came out wrong," I said " it's almost midnight the day is fast " trying to change the subject. fuck I am an idiot

" no that didn't come out wrong," he said " you meant it "

" Rowan.." thinking of what lies to give him

" look I am just saying, Bengland is strong and will surely win the war and this may anger the French and they will send an assassin to kill the king " twisting my words

" that is not how you put it, you said it like it already happened," he said and at this point I became scared

" Sorry, I made a mistake earlier" looking him in the eyes as I spoke trying to fake confidence. There was a long silence as we stared at each other

" Natalia" he called "I trust you and I don't want you to lie to me, I can tell when someone is lying and I hate lies especially if it comes from you " I took a deep breath knowing it was best if I say the truth, why the fuck do I talk too much

" fine, I meant it, Bengland won the war, France got angry and sent an assassin to kill the king, and France and Bengland became enemies till the end," I said

" how do you know," he asked and I knew that I was not ready to tell him yet even if Luna says I should I could not bring myself to tell him, what if he hate me or takes me as some Alien

" that is part of the things I am not ready to tell you," I said and saw the hurt in his eyes