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❤️ My Hostage (Part 19) ❤️

"I don't get you."

"You are still not getting it right?" at Gwen nod, he continued. "It means someone else had murdered him before we arrived and when we went back to Kudarma I told Dean that Ariadne is dead and he just concluded I and my brother were the ones that killed him."

"And now you are telling me, why?" Gwen asked, she was going to inform Storm tomorrow when she sees him. "You do know I will tell Storm what you just told me." she told him hoping to see his fearful reaction but Kando just shrug.

"It doesn't matter."

"Yes it will because he will kill you."

"Then you have to make sure he doesn't kill me," Kando said with a grin.

"You haven't answered my first question, why did you tell me?"

"I don't know maybe so that you can trust me," Kando said with a smile before he became serious. "Look to be sincere, I don't really know but when you tell Storm and if he wants to kill me, try to speak in my favor." he added with a brief grin.

"Yeah remind me to tell him that," Gwen said with a grin. "So who are you exactly, I mean if you can be able to access this palace without being noticed, then you are stronger than you portray yourself to be, right?"

"You are smart, I like that. Well to your question, Dean saved my brother and I life and that is why we are indebted to him because he owes us."

"What did he save your life from?" Gwen asked.

"Well to be sincere, I don't really know, I can't really remember, my memories are fogged, I can't really place it but when I woke up Dean saved us, and for us to repay him back he became our master."

"So let me get this straight, you woke up and you don't really remember your past-"

Interrupting her softly.

"Most of them."

"-And Dean told you he saved you and your brother and never elaborated on how he had saved you guys and now you all do whatever he commands you to do?" Gwen continued as if she wasn't Interrupted at all.

"Yeah if you put it that way."

"So if you do what he asked you to do in Ashland, you will be on your way back to Kudarma Kingdom, right?"

"Yes with Kira."

"You should speak for yourself, I don't think Storm will allow that."

"But if it is what Kira wants?"

"That is a tough question Kando that has no answer but if Juno really wants to go back to Kudarma Storm will let her go," Gwen said. "So you never told me how you and your brother entered Ashland unnoticed."

All these while they were whispering to themselves.

Kando laughed out a bit then gently leaned close to her ear. "I flew, uh, we flew."

Seeing Gwen's doubtful eyes, Kando grinned widely as she opened her mouth to say something but got Interrupted by a clearing throat. Both turn to look down at their uninvited guest and see a glaring Morgan beneath them.

"If you are done whispering to her, my love can you come down or should I come and get you myself?" Morgan asked, directing his glare at a smirking Kando. "You promised to sleep over in my room and I must say the night will soon be over to begin with."

"I was just telling her something hilarious," Kando said and before Gwen would know what's happening, she saw herself in Kando arms and the next thing he was making her stand close to Morgan, "She is all yours Prince Morgan." he added with a smile.

"Who let you out of your cell?" Morgan asked with clenched teeth and finger in fist.

"That question should be directed to the Emperor and you and I both know who." Kando replied not caring at the posture Morgan was displaying. In fact he was smiling.

Morgan opened his mouth to clap back at Kando but Gwen beat him to it.

"Ignore him, let's go to our room," Gwen said, kissing Morgan and leading a furious Morgan away heading towards his room. She turned to smile at Kando then faced her front.

Kando's smile faded away as he watched them. It took all his guts not to create a scene that night as he watched Gwen following Morgan to his room. He was angry, not mad at that kiss Gwen had given Morgan. It's just a matter of time. If Kira doesn't leave like Gwen said then he will be forced to carry her and Gwen back to Kudarma or better still inform Dean but he hopes none of his thoughts come to pass.

He jumped and landed gently on the rooftop, laying on it and slowly sleep came.

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Morgan Room:

"I thought you said you'd come to my room tonight," Morgan said once they were in his room. The candle which lit his room was embedded in a wall. "If I hadn't come, you would still be up there with him sitting so close to you. You know if I didn't look well, I would have thought both of you were kissing."

"And we weren't," Gwen said silently thanking Kando for not bringing their kiss up. "We were only discussing." She added with a shrug.

"What kind of discussion would warrant both of you to sit so close to each other?" Morgan asked, crossing his arms across his chest and staring into Gwen's eyes, waiting for her response.

"A private one Morgan that's all and no, I am not telling you."

"Don't ever be close to him again, I feel mad whenever I see you next to him."

"I won't," Gwen said, knowing fully well that she was lying. She and Kando had some unfinished business before they got Interrupted.

Morgan smiled and pulled Gwen towards his chest for a hug. "Back then you kissed me I wasn't in my right frame of mind Gwen," he said over her head in a whisper, "Can you do that again."

"No," Gwen heard herself say.

"What?" Morgan asked, holding Gwen on both of her arms and pushing her a little but backwards to stare at her face once again. "What?" he repeated again. Maybe his ear was deceiving him.

"I mean yes but briefly, I need to sleep," Gwen said and took the first move. She kissed Morgan and her lips left him before he could kiss her back. Yawing out loudly. "Like I said I need to sleep." She added and walked over to the bed, removing her boots and then lying down on the bed and tried not to think of Kando and his kiss. She hoped by tomorrow the thoughts of the kiss they shared would be erased.

"Gwen that kiss was short and-"

Cutting him short. "I told you that I am tired, isn't it Morgan?" There is still tomorrow. Good night."

Morgan stared at her for a moment then proceeded to remove his clothes and left his underwear short and climbed the bed, moving closer to her and wrapping his arms around her. He was glad when Gwen allowed him to pull her to his chest, being spooned, they slept.

***

Early the next morning, Storm woke up and didn't see Kira, alarmed he jumped out of his bed and quickly opened his door.

"Did you see Juno?" he asked the male servant he saw along the passage. "The one with the blue hair."

"Oh, she is with her father, my Emperor." The servant replied.

"And how did you know that?"

"I am just coming out of the room."

Storm calmed down a bit and nodded his head and without saying a word, he turned and returned to his room to refresh before going to Emera room.

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Kudarma Kingdom:

The sun was out and shining brightly and no sight of Dean, Cando left what he was doing, flying around in the Palace with nothing much to do besides he had served Adaoh food very early in the morning. Cando knocked on Dean's door but got no response. He knocked again and again but still yet no response. He kicked the door wide open, making it fly across the room, and was surprised to see Dean on the floor, not moving. Rushing to his side, he placed one of his fingers under Dean's nose and was relieved to feel warm breath on his finger.

"Emperor Dean." he tapped the body a little. "Emperor Dean!" he said louder but got only a low groan from the man on the floor and nothing else. Carrying him with care and placing him on his bed, he covered him and sat on the floor close to the bed, waiting for Dean to wake up.

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Ashland Kingdom: (Palace)

Soon he was done and was heading towards the room Emera stayed in. He could hear laughter coming out behind the door and when he opened it, the laughter ceased as four pairs of eyes turned to look at him.

"I was wondering when you will show up," Emera said with a smile. "But all the same I am enjoying my daughter's company too." he added, his smile not wavering. Emera was out of his bed and he and his daughter were standing at the only window in the room.

"I hope you slept well Uncle Emera?" Storm asked.

"Yeah I did," Emera said, still smiling. "Thank you for releasing my daughter like you promised." he added and tapped Kira on one of her shoulders lightly. "Have you thanked him Juno?" he asked his daughter.

Smiling at her father, "I did father. I have thanked him already," Kira said and left her father's side, walking towards the door to leave the room when Storm's hands caught her left wrist. "What is it?" she asked without turning to look at him.

"I woke up this morning and couldn't find you in-"

Cutting him short. "I left before you could wake up and don't worry this is where I will be spending my night from now henceforth," Kira said to him. "If that is it, you can let go."

"What the hell is wrong with you Juno?" Storm asked angrily, trying not to raise his voice at her. He didn't make any move to let go of her wrist either.

"Point of correction, it's Kira to you and not Juno. I don't remember you so it should be Kira," Kira said and stared at Storm with a glare.

Thank you. Storm silently said to himself when Juno finally looked at him, even if it was a glare he was much okay with it as long as she was looking at him and not elsewhere. But nevertheless he returned her glare with his own. "I know you as Juno." his teeth gritted together when he spoke those words.

"But your name is Juno," Emera said before Juno said anything else.

Kira turns slightly to face her father. "It's what my husband has been calling me since and I love it," she said before returning her glare once more to Storm. "And only those who I don't remember should call me by that name." she added.

"You are married?" Emera couldn't hide his surprise in his voice.

"Not yet but I will soon be, once I clock 23 years. I could have gotten married to Dean since but he is waiting when I reach twenty three before I will become his bride," Kira said with a smile as her eyes met with her father. "You are going to like him, father." she added.

"Dean?" Emera asked with his eyes wide open in shock. "As in Ariadne brother?" he asked to be sure he heard right.

"Yes father that Dean, and I have been living with him since," Kira said. Well since Storm left for the Garden of Edenis. She thought.

"You do realize Dean is a very dangerous man and you want to marry him?" Emera asked again.

"When you get to know him you will see he is not that dangerous like you all portray him to." Kira defended Dean hoping it will piss off someone.

"And how would you know that?" Storm asked, tugging her wrist so that she would face or glare at him. She has been staring at her father for too long and he finds himself not liking it.

"Because for the past twelve years I have been living and sleeping with him on his bed. He trained me and due to all his kind and lovely gestures towards me, I fell in love with him," Kira said as she finally faced him, making Storm smile inwardly in satisfaction.

At the last six words, Storm's hold on her wrist was gone. Storm brain was running widely now. Juno was in love with Dean? His father's brother who he hasn't seen before? No, this isn't right. It doesn't matter because Dean won't be setting his eyes on Juno ever again. He doesn't know what is wrong with him all of a sudden and why he feels like killing Dean whenever they meet. How dare him touch Juno?

"You are in love with Dean?" Emera asked this time around.