Where is my beast?

"How did he do that?" Emma asked, laughing and running at the same time with us. Thomas asked the guard to open the door and he did. To those who haven't been to Reasel town, it really is a big deal.

"That's my magic, darling. I can show you more, if you wish." He said with a smirk and she laughed.

I frowned at his reply. How dare he talk to her like that; in front of me? I dragged her away from him and placed myself in between them while running. Thomas laughed, throwing his head back while running. Why is he laughing? He is trying to flirt with her.

"Oh my God Austin. What was that for?" Emma is also laughing.

"WHAT??!"

She kept on laughing and I couldn't help but laugh with them. They are the most important people in my life. I will trade my life for them. They both are special. I am alive and happy because of them.

I will be forever grateful for what they did. I wish to be with them till the very end of my life. I will protect them till I can. If anyone ever lies hand on them that will be after my death. I will do my best to repay you both my whole life. I promise_

My train of thoughts drowned away when Emma fell to the ground with a thud. I knew this very well: the body binding spell. I watched as Emma groaned and tried to break free. I bend down to help her. I turned to see a guard shooting spells. Thomas began to shoot spells at the guard. More of them are coming this way. He can't stand long.

The sight of my beast is enough for them to run back home. I focused on my beast and found a large cupboard near us. There is my beast. Game is over. I let out a deep sigh and tried to make it walk to us, showing it its prey.

But nothing happened?

I tried again and again. But my beast didn't come. I felt betrayed. Why not? This is what I always do. What is different this time? What is happening? I looked at Emma with a frown in my face. She is also confused, trying to stand up. The spell on her wore off. She can move now. How_?

Theo and Mabel emerged from somewhere and they are fighting with guards now. Theo saved her from the spell. I saw Emma standing up and shooting spells at them. I am feeling so useless. I just sat on the ground focusing on my beast, confused as ever. My beast is not listening to me. It is disobeying me. What did I do?

"Ace, call your beast!" Theo screamed at me. I just sat there, staring at them all. I can't!

I tried again and my eyes began to fill with tears. Why can't I? I have an empty feeling growing inside me. I watched them all getting defeated by the guards slowly. If my beast had come, we couldn't be defeated. If it came…

Now we all are in the binding curse and I know Theo can easily break free from this. But what is the point? I am not at all interested in escaping, right? I just wants everybody to get caught.

"Theo, I am sorry. I couldn't call!"

Theo just glared at me. He is angry. He lost faith in me. Not only him, but everyone. None of them are looking at me. I just sat here and watched them all getting defeated by them, isn't that so? They trusted my beast, but I just proved them wrong. Never trust me. I scoffed. My powers are useless. I can't trust them.

"What? Call who?" Emma frowned at all of us. How will I tell her that I have a beast in me, but couldn't call when I needed it to come? Then what was the point in having it? I must be locked up. I am not meant to be born.

"She is that curse, right?" I heard the guard tell another.

"Yeah." They are talking about Emma.

"She should be locked up." I will make sure to kill you first when my beast comes. I swear.

"Yeah." Don't you dare to touch her.

"I will take her." Stop. Annoying. Me.

"Yeah." Shut up already.

"Aren't you going to stop me?" What?

"No one is going to come for her anyways." So brave of you to believe so.

"You are agreeing with me then?" Stop this, right now!

"Yeah. Take her before the minister comes. She is not even with them." What did it get to do with my dad? When did she begin to bother him? Why does he care?

"You are the best, darling." No. No no no.

My eyes widened. I know very well what they are talking about. I struggled to break free but couldn't. I saw him walking to her and she trying her best to move away. I watched her being dragged away by him. She is sobbing and begging. He has a smirk on his face. She flashed her pleading eyes to me, asking for help. She is scared. I don't want her to be scared whenever she is with me. But I am useless here. She is getting humiliated in front of me, again…

I swore to save her. I will save her.

Anger bubbled inside me. I began to breathe faster, my heart pounding in my chest. No one is allowed to touch her. No one. No one can humiliate her in my watch. I am going to make it clear for all of them. She is mine. I am the only one who can save her from this now. Me and my beast only. My eyes reddened and everything became blurry. I was blinded by my anger and everything went black.