Safety

"Uhh my lady I was worried about you, I thought you have harmed yourself again "Irene said immediately she sighted Ardis

"It is okay, I am fine" Ardis reassured

" I must say Ardis this palace is very beautiful but I can't hear a single word or have I seen a single soul ever since I got in here " Irene rambled

" But at least it is still better than that other palace don't you think " Ardis asked and Irene nodded in agreement

" You kept on having severe trauma attacks in that place " Irene uttered bitterly

" My lady is there something wrong" Irene said after noticing the unconscious tapping of her princess's feet

" it is okay , it is just, isn't it weird that Hell brought us here all of a sudden without informing us I mean why did he take us to that place first " Ardis lied when in reality she was not a titsy bitsy bothered about that . She was only worried about the situation that occurred earlier ...

"My lady if truly he wants to kill us , he would have done that long ago " Irene said ...

*****

Ardis was woken up by indistinct chattering and music playing... She got down from the bed and walked towards the verandah that overlooked the entrance of the palace and was surprised to see men and women dressed in royal attires... They were all wearing masks and gloves and she immediately jumped to the conclusion that a royal ball was taking place ....

Decorative lights served as a contrast to the white snowy environment as the melodious tunes of slow music echoed round her ears ...

She inhaled the addicting air that was a mixture of the scent of liquor and wine resulting to a grimace on Ardis delicate face

Ardis itched with curiosity to see what was going on , forgetting that curiousity led to end of the cat .....

If not a single soul was to be present in the day , then it means something must have happened for a celebration at this time of the night , Seeing that this was the opportunity to flee since Irene was fast asleep , She immediately wore a coat and hood she found in the already prepared wardrobe and like a thief in the middle of the night she snuck out of the room

Covering her face, she was careful not to make an appearance .... she gasped when she saw how indecently dressed some of the ladies were , some with little clothing on their bossoms or butt area as they swung around dancing with men ...

The hall looked breathtaking as elegant and beautiful men and women graced the dance floor , it was next to impossible to sight an ugly or out of place person

She stood at the corridor that was empty and peeped getting a side view of everything that was happening ... Suddenly her eyes paused at a particular person and her heart skipped a bit

A tall manly man stood at the corner with his dark midnight hair a little bit disheveled , Even though Ardis wasn't close to him , She could still feel the dominating and formidable aura that was oozing out from him . He easily stood out from all the men she had seen , He was hard to go by unnoticed as she could clearly see the eyes of various women taking his clothes off with much intensity and eagerness as they drank , giggled, laugh or smile while some of the men could only stare in stark jealousy and her mind immediately darted back to Hell ... Could he be hell ? she wondered. But he was wearing a black mask so she couldn't tell as she didn't see his face clearly

She squinted her eyes and saw a classy woman beside him and that with a body to die for ... A tight body hugging red gown fitted her body perfectly enhancing her seductive curves and bossoms .. Her brown hair was braided into a bun and a matching red mask laid on top of her face ...

Her heart danced bitterly with the thought that she might be talking to Hell as she was standing way too close to him to be considered normal ... And why would he be with a lady that was better than her in all aspect _ Ardis wondered .. But she shrugged it off as she decided that it was an illusion..

Suddenly she shivered when she felt the presence of someone behind her and she immediately turned to face the person ....

The person was dressed like the rest of them , but the only thing was that he held something in front of her that seemed to put her in a daze

Her heart screamed for her to run but she couldn't as she wasn't in her right senses anymore ... She began following the person

to an unknown path until they finally halted in front of a door

The door swung open before her and like magic realization dawned on her that she had been hypnotized !!! .. She tried to move but she couldn't as she helplessly stared at the unknown men in front of her bearing their weapons and fangs out

" Hell" She faintly muttered as she stared at the daggers that was thrown towards her, her heart beating erratically ... Hell was the only person that came to her mind and she couldn't pinpoint why .....

She watched as the dagger drew nearer and nearer as time became excruciatingly slow Her eyes watered at the realization that she would be dead in just seconds ... She closed her eyes to embrace the pain that was coming for her only for everything to turn dead silent

She gasped as she felt a pair of strong hands grasp her body and pin her against the wall.

The hair on her neck stood up as a very deadly aura overwhelmed her , The musky scent of earth after rain filled her senses and her eyes widened when she realized who was with her ...

" H__e_ll" She stuttered as she embraced him tightly firmly grabbing his upper back for support as hot tears rolled down her cheeks .