Hostages.

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕:

Derik and Eeve came back from the forest after sitting there for a while that day. It's been a week since the witch had visited the castle. Every single being in Realm was tensed. Everyone knew about Helen's true self and her betrayal towards her own kind. Other witches and wizards despised her for being a traitor.

All these thoughts were clouded in Eeve's head and didn't realise the presence behind her. She was pulled out of her trance when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned on her side and saw Derik standing there with mixed emotions on his face. She looked up at him with big doe eyes and hummed in confusion. "I've calling you for 5 minutes. You zoned out. What's on your mind, Belle." Derik asked and sat beside her. Eeve rested her head on his shoulder and held his hand.

"I don't know,bun. Helen seems dangerous what if we can't fight her!? What if she's planning something!?" Eeve sighed softly. Derik was beyond tensed but he will never show that on his face. He needs to be strong for the Realm, For his mate and for himself as well. But circumstances are not in his favor. "Don't worry about her, Belle. Everything will be alright, I promise." Derik said but it seemed like he was reassuring himself more than her, that everything will be alright.

She just hummed and buried her face in his chest taking in his musky scent. Derik stroked her hair and they sat there in silence for a while. "Belle?" Derik asked break the comfortable silence and Eeve just hummed with her eyes still closed. "I have something to do. Can you stay with Izan for a while!? Ethan will be coming with me.And please don't go out of the castle." Derik stated calmly. Eeve rised her head from his chest and nodded at him.

Derik leaned in and captured her lips in his. He pulled her on his lap rested his hands on her hips. Eeve snaked her hands around his neck and kissed back with her eyes closed. The kiss lasted for couple of minutes and they pulled away when things started to heat up. "I really have to go, Belle. I promise, we'll continue this in the evening." Derik whispered under his breathe. He didn't want to leave his mate but he had some errands to run. "Yeah. Okay!" Eeve whispered back with crimson red face. She stood up from his lap and they both walked towards the door.

They stood at Ethan and Izan's chamber door ready to knock but stopped when they heard something. "Ungh~ Y-yes. T-there!!" Derik and Eeve both looked at each other with wide eyes and walked towards the Great Hall. "I guess I will have to wait till they wrap up." Derik laughed and sat on his throne. Eeve laughed and sat on her throne too. "So where are you going, by the way!?" Eeve asked and looked at him. "Huh!? Oh yeah. A few Argents on the earth are hunting our kind. Need to protect them, Belle. Since Ethan and I are Royals, they can't hurt us." Derik answered finally after controlling his laughter.

"Oh okay. Be careful, bun." As she finished her sentence, she saw Izan and Ethan walk-in the Great Hall. "That was fast!" Derik mocked them as soon as he saw them. "Don't tell me you were eavesdropping!" Izan gasped and hid his face in Ethan's chest. "Well, we were about to knock on your door but you were loud enough for us to inform that you guys were busy!" Derik explained and stood up from his throne. He turned towards Eeve and pecked her lips. "I'll be back soon, Belle. Don't stress yourself and Don't go out of the castle, both of you!" Derik said the last sentence a bit sternly to Izan and Eeve. They both nodded their head like obedient puppies.

"Good now we'll be going." Ethan said to his mate and kissed him. Both the brothers walked towards the gates of the castle leaving Izan and Eeve alone in the Great Hall. They both looked at each other not knowing what to talk. So Izan just went up to her and sat on her lap and Eeve giggled at her cute Anchor. "If someone sees you like this, they will definitely think that you were attacked." Eeve said and pointed towards his neck. Izan looked down at his neck and a faint blushed creeped it's way towards his cheeks. There were handprints around his throat and Hickeys all over his neck and chest.

"He said I taste sweet." Izan mumbled softly still hanging his head low. "Of course you do. That's why I bite your cheeks. I've been telling you that since we were kids but you never listened to me. Now your man proved it too." Eeve said bit down on his left cheek. "Eeww! Stop." Izan pushed her slightly still sitting on her lap with a fake disgusted face. He likes it when she bites him like that but would never admit that. "Why is the colour changing!?" Izan asked and looked at the plasma globe that was next to Derik's Throne. It was taking a black shade. Eeve looked at it wide eyes.

"Greetings again, Queen! Well do you wanna see what do I have!? I have your father and your Mate's father. For now they are unconscious but, if you don't reach here with your little anchor on time, they might lose their immortality and die. We don't want that, do we!? I know your mate is not with you, so come as fast as you can. Time is ticking, hon!" The dangerous dark voice of Helen beamed through the plasma globe as it showed Aiden and Igancio all tied up in a dark room. Izan abruptly stood up from her lap and tears started to flow down from his eyes. "No no no! Eeve let's go save father!" He yelled in pain. Eeve stood up and hugged the crying the boy.

She couldn't believe that the witch would play this card against her. She held them as hostages and now blackmailing them to come alone. "We'll save them. No matter what!"