"I will be safe," I nodded with a smile. "But I need you to promise to return to ..." To our kids. I wanted to add but didn’t. Instead, I placed both hands on the sides of his face, and kissed him, pouring out the unsaid words, and making sure he knew just how much I felt.
He placed his head on my forehead, to regain his breath after the kiss, sending out a calming dose of his pheromones to soothe . I closed my eyes, inhaling the sweet orange sll as I tried not to cry. It feels like I felt when I left Storm at Dark Moon.
"And no matter what you do, never agree to whatever my mother might wish to talk you into." He kissed my forehead, "I will return to you, Brys. Please wait for ."
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I stood on the outskirts of the town with all the mbers of the royal family — I was shocked to see Theo in attendance — as we watched Storm enter the forest. The darkness lood behind the tall trees, making the forest look ominous.
Storm waved at and with a wink, he turned and entered into the forest until he gradually got swallowed by the trees. Only then did the queen break out in uncontrollable tears, watching her son go on a quest he might or might not return from.
I watched the place he got in through, feeling a bit odd as I stared at the trees. I felt nothing but a numbing cold as I watched the forest, knowing that this might be the last ti I saw him.
"Co on, it’s ti to go," Ray nudged , bringing back to the present.
I blinked.
I don’t know how long I stood watching the forest, but when he startled with his words, I noticed that we were the only ones standing on that spot. The others had returned to the Palace, while Ray stood next to , keeping to the promise he made to Storm—to keep safe.
"He wouldn’t want you to be out here when you should be in," he continued to say, trying to get to follow him when he noticed that I wasn’t budging from my spot.
"Tell again, Ray. What will happen should I follow him?" I asked, not looking at the person I was asking, but at the forest in front of , trying to know whether I should follow him or not.
Ray sucked in a breath before he placed both hands on either side of my shoulders, causing to look up at him.
"You need to listen to , Brys. Going in there is like a suicide mission. You will never return because the forest won’t let you take more than ten steps in," he said in a grave tone.
"Has anyone tried it before?"
If not, how did they get to know that no one aside from those with Alpha blood can go in through the forest?
"Nurous people to count. Only a few were able to return but scarred for the rest of their life. You’ve got to listen to , Brys. The forest is not for you."
I didn’t say a word to that as I stared hard at the forest before I turned and headed down the paved way, back to the palace that held no attraction to .
Deep down, I already know what to do.
May t the mont I entered the palace. His emotionless face brightened when his eyes landed on .
"Brys!" He closed the distance between us with a smile. "Oh my God, Brys. I have good news for you!"
Ray, who was behind , snickered but didn’t say a word. A glance back was enough to catch him rolling his eyes at May.
"And what’s the good news about?"
Though not in the mood to entertain him, I had to ask, knowing he wishes for to do that.
"The latest Blood Massacre comic is out! I got the limited edition! Do you wish to see it?" He asked, looking eager for to nod.
However, before I could reply to his question, Ray stepped in front of , blocking his view of .
"I’m afraid, he won’t follow you, my prince. Forgive for this, but I’m strictly on orders from your brother, Prince Storm," he said, sounding not too sorry at all. There is no denying the trace of anger in his tone.
"Oh, is that true?" May tried to sidestep him, but Ray blocked his path. "Get out of my way, you low life!" He growled at Ray, who only froze for a mont.
"We need to leave, my prince," he turned to face as he took my hand in his and started leading out, looking like he didn’t wish to spend any ti with May. I can tell from the way he ground his teeth sharply that he’s barely restraining himself from harming the prince.
"Brys, will you be chanced tomorrow? We will see..."
"No, he won’t!" Ray answered before I could reply, dragging down the hall and towards Storm’s room.
"Let’s et the day after tomorrow!" He called after .
"Don’t dream about it."
Ray didn’t stop until he reached Storm’s door, past the statue-like guards, who didn’t so much as bat an eye when we passed.
"If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask the guards to —"
"Are you leaving?"
"No, I’m not," he sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "If only you will let finish," he gave a look.
"Okay, what do you want to tell ?"
"If you want sothing, you can ask any of the guards to relay it to . I will —"
"Why don’t you stay here with ?" I opened the door and stepped in, but he stood, frozen on the spot.
He gulped, running his fingers through his hair as he gaped at as if I said sothing wrong.
"What’s wrong with you? Why are you standing there? Co in," I gestured for him to co in, but he shook his head.
"Storm will kill if I do that."
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