17 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Evelyn sit end of the corner. Her finger touch her bruises lips, she felt lifeless for a while. Her eyes up on Imhotep whom sit opposite her. Felt disgust as he smirking at her.

Finally, he have her. Gritting her teeth, she cursed him. Growled like she about to pounce on top of him and punch his face so hard. Oh, she hated him so badly!

"Are you alright?" Imhotep ask her.

"CURSED you!" She scream on top of her lungs. "You eat my lips! You _ you _ are _ cursed!"

"I ask you if you alright seems your not. I take that. Your lips are beautiful that I couldn't resist it. For 3,000 years I longing to kiss you and never let it go".

Gritting. "Your bloody hand all over my skin!"

"Wasn't that bad. You will like it if I touch you more. I'm the bloodiest Pharaoh loyal adviser, no women ever resist me, considered my revenge on the Pharaoh still my revenge. Because he took everything from me".

"I'm not bloody Pharaoh princess!"

"You're not. I know. You just her reincarnated but still _ she lived inside you". Smirking. "If you trying to escape or resist me, I'll make you sure you won't see a light again".

"I rather heard your gibberish word than english. That so annoying to hear and you threatening me".

Imhotep laugh, said. "It's a gift from your fellow friends. American I think. I stole his tongue, his everything until the day he died".

"I'm not afraid of you!"

"You won't". Imhotep hear Evelyn growling belly, she must be hungry since last night he had force her to him.

He'd touch her, feel inside her. He need to find a food for her. "I don't have money to give you a food, but I can steal it from the market".

"Who told you to steal the food without pay?"

"That child. Babu".

"I rather died".

Imhotep growled, grab her arm tightly. Her eyes widen, he hurt her again. Gently he letting go her arm.

Rosing up, he walk out the building finding food for her. Her eyes watch him left, no sight of his, she trying to escape but some forced Imhotep shield the building making her thrown herself back to the ground.

He trapped her inside the building.

"Bloody wicked!" Her hips hurt. "How can I get out from here?"

Carnahan's house. Jonathan back to the house without Evelyn on his side. The house look empty as usual. Look dust. Evelyn hated dust.

He throw his luggage on the sofa. "Same old, same old thing. So you ask your people look after this house after we left?"

"Because I know both of you will return. Now here you are and Evelyn with the creature. Sorry for the dust. They're not a housekeeper. Not responsible for taking care of a building's general cleanliness to provide tidy and sanitary amenities to guests and residents. Their duties is to protect the place not include cleaning floors, making beds and dusting surfaces throughout a home or other building".

"Right. Maybe I pay them to clean _"

"NO! Don't ever think about it. We're not maid".

Jonathan watch the warriors carried an heavy box which it contain an heavy weapon inside it. Typically a traditional fighter, Ardeth was quick to rely on his swordsmanship skills in combat but when firearms were required he seemed to prefer automatic weapons.

"Open it". Ardeth ask the warriors open the box. Jonathan eyes wide. "Familiar with this weapon? Thompson submachine gun have you heard?".

"I don't like weapon".

"Suit yourself. You might need one".

Other warriors entering the house. Letting Ardeth know about Imhotep position. No harm. "The creature in the market, she nowhere to be seen".

"He shield her. Hide her from us, so non of us could find her where she been at. Good news he's alone. I know Evelyn won't giving up her life to the creature. They're not far from the market, he keep her in the building where the child use to lived with him".

Ardeth stare on his warriors. "We move now". He load the weapon. "It is time".

Back at the building. Imhotep coming back with bunch of fruit in his arm, that he could find for her. He laid it on her laps, watching her roughly snatch the fruits and eat without sharing. Imhotep smile and gladly to see her smile again.

Yes. Food is everything.

Feeling guilty for his action towards her. He doesn't want to hurt her like that, because she trying to fight him that's why.

"This is so good and fresh". She talk when her mouth full. "It's sweet".

"You enjoyed it?"

Evelyn look up at him. "Because I'm hungry, of course I enjoyed it. Would be enjoyable if your not in here".

"You want me turn around not looking at you while you eating?" He ask. Evelyn rolled her eyes.

Which part he doesn't understand?

"I'm asking?"

"Yes. Turn around". Imhotep not move as she ask for, he keep staring on her. "Whatever!" Evelyn eat until fruits on her laps are finish, wiped her mouth, she burping and smile. "Oh my God. This is so heaven".

"I don't believe of God. He never there while the Pharaoh sentence me to death". He'd look up. "I pray for protection and nothing God will do. I died".

Evelyn leaned back on the wall. She know how Imhotep died. His eyes in tears.

"You know how hurt, suffer. I was alive when they executed me, becoming the only known person to be cursed with the Hom-Dai. No one, no one does, just me".

"Your death doesn't had to do with me. This _". She point around. "This is so wrong. You must understand, I'm not the one who you thought. I'm not the Pharaoh daughter, nor the princess. Taking your revenge on them, and I'm your victim. This is not fair for me, I want my life back. I don't care if I awake you, doesn't mean you have to".

Imhotep rose up. His eyes look around the room for no reason, he scent something around him. He walk toward the window, his eyes searching perhaps someone he knew near the building. His heart beating fast, something it about to happen.

"We must go now".

"What? Wha _I don't understand. Someone here to safe me? Ardeth!" Her eyes lit up. "How wonderful. See, what did I told you, they will look for me. I belong to them not you".

Evelyn up from where she sit with smile. Her smile show how sweet, beautiful her dimple are. "Jonathan!" She start screaming. Imhotep grab her arm again.

"You belong to ME! No one here couldn't safe you from me!" He grit, "We leave now!"

"You hurting my arm! STOP it!"

Imhotep and Evelyn rushing running downstairs, then running toward the crowd. Busy market in Cairo where no one couldn't see the couple running between it. Imhotep let go her arm, his arm wrapped around her waist. She won't slipped if he'll do that.

"Get you dirty hand away from me!"

Imhotep ignore her. He feel someone are watching, his thought were right. He stop, when Ardeth suddenly show up from nowhere. His eyes wide, Evelyn smile lit up again.

"Ardeth!"

"Let her go. She had nothing to do with you. She with us, she don't belong to you not even the real princess belong to you. You nothing to belong with". said Ardeth in old Egypt.

Imhotep understand him. "Your are death!"

"You don't know what capable I can do to you?" Imhotep answer him back. "I should destroy you and all of you. I'll crush you! She belong to me!"

His voice echoes. "Out of my way, forget about her. She's MINE!"

"I'm afraid I won't let you". Ardeth challenge the creature.

"Then you get what you wish for".

Jonathan show up. "Let go of my sister you bloody bastard! She MINE! Kidnap someone else to be your partner life, not hers!"

"Jonathan. How I proud of you". Evelyn laugh. "Shoot him!"

Ardeth load his weapon. Imhotep notice, he smirking. "You think with that could kill me? Nothing could kill me".

"What he'd saying I don't understand". ask Jonathan to Ardeth. "Let go off her!"

"She can send you back into the underworld a place where you belong, Imhotep".

For the first he said Imhotep name. He felt disgust saying his name, he almost throwing up. Clearing his throat. His eyes on Evelyn.

"She's is the weapon".

Imhotep turn to Evelyn. She must be understand what Ardeth said earlier. How possible. "You can't kill me".

"I'm trying". Smirking.

She jumped bumped her forehead to his hardly. Imhotep let go of her, grunting, drop his knee on the ground. Ardeth ready in position to fire as Evelyn running towards them, his eyes on Imhotep.

"Shoot him! Ignore me running just shoot HIM!"

"Don't listen to her. You could kill my sister!"

"I'm trying not". said Ardeth. Imhotep rose up. "EVELYN!"

With supernatural powers Evelyn back in Imhotep arm. Shocking to see him smirking at her.

"Wha _ let go of ME!" Imhotep carried her on his shoulder. Ardeth and Jonathan began to chase them from behind. "Put me down! I'd said put me DOWN!"

"Stop fighting ME!" Imhotep slapped her hips. "You're lucky I don't kill them yet". Evelyn began to scream on top of her lungs, no one trying to stop Imhotep who abducted her. He slapped her hips again.

"Don't you dare touch me there! Jonathan help ME!"

The men chasing. "Don't touch my sister hips even I know it's bigger than you thought". Jonathan scream at Imhotep. "Put her down you BASTARD!" Ardeth rolled his eyes. "EVIE!"

"Jonathan!"

"Hanging on there! We're coming!" Imhotep speeding up. "He's speeding up!"

"You think the creature care for you. All he care is your sister, Jonathan. Keep up". They're running.

Once again. Evelyn fisted Imhotep back. She don't know where she had gone with him. All she know her eyes hadn't see Jonathan and Ardeth figure running behind her. She couldn't see them with her eyes, what is wrong with her eyes?

Jonathan ....

Both men stop chasing and panting. Ardeth turn to Jonathan. "Where that bastard taking my sister?"

"The creature brought her back to Hamunaptra. Be brave brother. Our next stop will be his last stop. It's where it begin".

Later that. Jonathan and Ardeth back to house. Ardeth and the warriors planning for next trips. Planning to fight the creature. Every weapon is loaded. Jonathan reach one of the weapon out from the box, Ardeth smile.

"Any chance to use it, this is your opportunity I'm offered".

"Three times Fox and Hound's grand champion. I have you know now".

"Carnival game? You play with fake bullet". Ardeth show Jonathan the bullet. "This is real bullet. That the different. You shoot people died from this".

Jonathan notice around Ardeth waist, he pulled out the echanted knife from Ardeth wrist belt then he pointed it right in front of Ardeth face.

He'd said. "Any good with this shining".

"You'll know soon enough".

In a flash, the enchanted knife is in his hand and the blade rests against Jonathan's neck. Jonathan gulped eyes on him.

"Because the only way to kill him is by taking off its head".

"We can do that?" ask Jonathan. Sweating dripped down side both of his sideburn. "I'll will remember that".

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