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❤️ My Hostage (Part 25) ❤️
Storm felt eyes on them and looked around them but saw nothing when he looked around his room.
"What's wrong?" Kira demanded.
"Nothing." he replied and then sigh, "Juno, stop this," Storm said as he held her hands in his. "You don't want to do this."
"I will be leaving tomorrow, Storm," Kira said with a smile on her face, which surprised Storm a bit. "You still don't want to do it with me?" she asked moving backwards, away from him.
Was she testing him? "No, I don't want to, Juno. You should get some sleep."
"I want to but I can't bear the snoring of my father and I don't want to sleep in any other rooms, that's why I am," Kira said
"And you thought I would chase you away, that was why you offered to sleep with me, right?" Storm asked, rolling his eyes at her which didn't escape her gaze.
"You are smart and since you have figured it out, it's too late to leave this room. I am in here and not leaving until tomorrow."
"Suit yourself," Storm said and turn to open the door and leave but pause. "Where is the necklace, give the half pendant to me."
"Once I return to Kudarma, there is someone who I want to give the pendant."
"Your old man Dean?"
"No, my friend. She has been imprisoned for a long time and she will tell me what the pendants are once I show her. So I can't give you my pendant. It must mean something."
"Suit yourself." he repeated again and made to move but Kira's voice stopped him.
"Do you plan to give the half pendant to Gwen, your lover?"
"She is not my lover." Storm growled out.
"Ah, sorry, I meant to say your bed warmer. I can't believe you had sex with Gwen. It's unbelievable when I think about it,"
"I don't even like her. I told you it was a mistake Juno, a mistake. Should I crave the words out for you?" Storm demanded angrily. "You know what, whatever you think it's none of my business." he added and left the room, slamming the door hard.
Kira smiled to herself once more and ran to the bed, removing her boots and laid on the bed, closing her eyes once her head landed on the comfy bed.
The room door opened once again and Storm stormed in, Kira made no move to open her eyes but she knew who it was. "I am not leaving this room, if anyone wants to leave it should be you and not me."
"I am not leaving either so you'd better carry your handsome self here and cuddle me to sleep or keep standing and watching over me. The choice is yours." she told him with a yawn and made a space for him to occupy in the bed.
Storm could only grit his teeth and lock his door, he removed his boot and clothes and it remained only his underwear when he joined Kira on his bed. No sooner had his body touched the bed when he felt Kira arms on his waist and her body close to him. He was rigid for a moment before he allowed himself to relax. Soon he heard the soft breathing from her which told him she was asleep, he turned around and stare at Kira's face for close to give minutes and then lean forward and kiss her on her forehead which made Kira stirred a little in her sleep, he hoped that didn't wake her up and then closed his eyes, a small smile Grace his lips.
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The mysterious man growled and stared at Storm in anger. Luckily for him Juno was just joking and wasn't serious when she asked Storm to sleep with her, if not, he would have done something bad that would definitely give away his identity. He watched. He wanted to touch her, to kiss her, to be the one who would fulfill her desire. "Soon my bride, soon, everything will fall into place."
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The Next Morning the sun wasn't yet out, it was early dawn.
Kira woke up and quietly put back her boots and left Storm's room and went to her father's room.
Emera wasn't surprised when he saw her.
"Good morning father,I came to refresh up here, I will be gone in a few minutes," Kira said as she leaned forward to peck her father's cheek and then left for the bathroom in the room.
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Gwen congratulated herself when she left Morgan's room without waking him up. Kando had told her he would be leaving today and so didn't want him to leave without her saying goodbye.
She met him, his back facing her, she hurried up to meet him.
"Kando I am really sorry for hurting you. I didn't know you even felt that way towards me," Gwen said as she tried to place her hands on his shoulder but he moved away from her. "I am sorry okay." she added closing the distance between them. "You have to give me time to seek out my feelings. I am really confused myself so don't blame me Kando."
Kando didn't reply to her, he resumed his walk and Gwen followed him. His silence got into her nerves so she blocked his path in anger.
"What else do you want me to say? I said I am-" she paused when she saw the unfamiliar face smirking down on her. It wasn't Kando but had a slight resemblance to him. His body was the same as Kando so who is he? Or is he related to Kando? Before her head could wrap around, she felt his hand grabbing her and was going across his shoulder, soon she saw him leaving the ground. She screamed 'Help. Storm', with all her strength, then tried to kick the newcomer with her legs, which he didn't mind and also tried to scratch his back, which also didn't work. She continued screaming until she saw the cloud.
Kira, who had dressed up, had to leave her father's room and hurried outside where she saw Kando, who was staring at the sky with clenched fists.
"What is it, Kando? Why did Gwen scream?" Kira asked, also staring at the sky.
"It's Cando, he took Gwen away."
"What? Why?"
"I don't know but my guess is that he took her to Kudarma," he said. "What has he done?" he asked no one with gritted teeth. He soon noticed the guards closing up on them and then saw Storm coming out of his room, with quick reflex he grabbed hold of one of Kira hands and his wings sprouted out from his back, making the guards approaching them halts in their movement; they have never seen someone with wings before. Kando took that opportunity and flew away but Storm had somehow known his place because one minute he was holding Kira and the next minute Kira was held back by Storm. There was no escape from her. She tried to fight Storm but the heavy slap which was heard threw Kira to a side and she lifted her head in shock to meet Storm's angry gaze.
And with that anger he turned to look at Kando. Kando flew out of his sight quickly, hiding behind the clouds, he could remember the pain he had gone through the day he had provoked him, Storm gaze then was pity but now he saw madness in them and if he sent out the pain out to him again, Kando knew he wouldn't survive it. So the better way is to hide from his gaze and then fly towards Kudarma to tell his master the new change of event. This time for real, Kira was Storm captive.
Kira's shock couldn't be explained. One, she wasn't expecting Cando to come to Ashland and kidnapped Gwen. It wasn't their plan and with the look on Kando's face you'd know he has no idea his brother could do this. Two, Storm slapped her, it was painful, very painful and a quick check with her tongue showed her teeth was complete. It was an unexpected slap and he was livid, raging, furious and every word can't describe his fuming gaze. He walked towards her like a hunter walking majestically to his wounded prey and Kira didn't know when she started crawling backwards until her back touched the wall of the palace in the compound. She was scared now, really scared, his white iris and pupil had turned completely red like his other red one.
"You try to play? Me, right?"
"No Storm, y-you are mistaken, you got to believe me." Kira trembled in fear. "I didn't know-" she didn't get to complete her sentence when Storm held her on her neck and lifted her up to her feet with ease, tightening his hand around her neck.
"I have been too soft on you Juno. You haven't seen the real side of me," Storm said by now Empress Rose and her two sons were watching. Storm let go of her neck to land her another sleep which made Kira faint. "Tie her up in my room and bring out whatever you use in punishing a criminal in there." he ordered and every guard around quickly went to do as he said and continue staring at the sky.
"What happened to Gwen?" Morgan asked a guard, he was too scared to even ask Storm who had been staring at the sky since. Gwen's shout for help had woken up everyone in the palace.
"The man that we captured with her took Lady Gwen away." the guard answered.
"What?" he exclaimed in shock and didn't know when his feet carried him to Storm side. "He took my bride away from me and you saw him taking Gwen away and didn't do anything to stop him. How could you!!!!"
Storm faces him and then punches him so hard on his face that a crack was heard and Morgan fell down to the ground in pain.
"Why don't you fly to meet them or better still go to Kudarma Kingdom to get her, you have legs don't you," Storm said in anger and turned to leave but Emera grabbed hold of his hands.
"Storm, what happened? I heard Gwen screams and Juno rushed out. What's happening?"
Pulling his arm away from Emera touch. "They took Gwen away and if I didn't get here in time to stop Juno from leaving with that idiot I wouldn't be having this conversation with you." he replied coldly and left for his room. Emera stared after him in shock.
The sun was out now.
"What was that Morgan?" Empress Rose said as watch two guards help her son to his feet. "Why were you asking after that slave, that servant?" she asked.
"Mother Gwen is not a slave."
"Gwenevere is not a slave."
Emera and Morgan said at the same time.
"I don't have time to talk, call in our healer to come immediately, I think Storm broke my jaw."
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Kudarma Kingdom: Dean Palace.
By the time Kando has arrive he couldn't see Cando around the compound, he went inside the palace building, towards Dean's throne room and when he opened it he saw Dean, seated on his throne like a god he was and Cando on one of his knee, with Gwen lying unconscious at his feet. He tried to maintain his anger towards his brother as he approached them. He knelt down beside his brother.
"Where is my bride?" Dean demanded staring at the door behind Kando expecting it to open and Kira running towards him.
"Storm has her, my Emperor." Kando responded.
"I don't get you, who has who?"
"Storm took her away before I could and I had to continue my flying towards here....." he paused. "I a. sorry I failed you."
"I still don't get you Kando, where is Kira?"
"Kira is back in Ashland, I was too late, my Emperor. I will accept my punishment."
"And who is this girl?" he asked, pointing at Gwen who was still unconscious.
"Someone Storm cherishes." Kando quickly replied. He was still surprised that Dean hasn't leashed out to him for failing to bring Kira home.
"Do you know why I am not cutting you into pieces and feeding you to my dragon's?" he asked and did not wait for Kando to reply, he continued. "It's because she is here and since she is someone Storm cherishes, we will use her in exchange for Kira." he added pointing at Gwen again. "Take her out of my sight, I don't care where you put her, just take her out of my sight and as for you Kando, tell me everything that has happened in the past few days."
Cando knew he was no longer needed, so he stood up and carried Gwen in his arms and left the throne room. He knows where to keep her.
"So, should I cut off your tongue before you will talk, uh, slave?"
"Forgive me my Emperor for delaying," Kando apologized and then narrated all that has happened excluding Gwen's part. Dean mustn't know his feelings about Gwen.
"Well, that's quite a story. You couldn't kill any of my brother's children and to top it all, you left my bride back there," Dean said in anger and stood up to his feet. "Alright then, torture her well and then we will send a message to them if we wait after two days and they didn't." he added and started leaving his throne room.
"Yes my Emperor." Kando bowed his head and stayed like that until Dean left before he straightened up his head and left for his own room.
When he was in, he was surprised to see Gwen on his bed and Cando beside her bed which he left to meet him.
"I am so sorry, I didn't know it would happen, if I had known I wouldn't have brought her here." Cando apologize.
"Why?" A single word that has many questions and Kando waited for his brother to give his reasons. If Cando's reasons aren't good, well the next few minutes won't look good on him.
"I saw you with her last night and decided to take her with us today, bring her here. Seriously Kando you deserve her and not that piece of trash." Cando explained his reason why he had done so.
"And what you did had cost Kira, I wonder what she is going through now in the hands of whoever Storm is."
"That Storm can hurt us with a mere gaze Cando, seriously, you shouldn't have meddle things, you could have left it."
"I am so sorry Kando."
"So if you took Gwen because of me, how then did Dean see her?"
"I brought her here and saw Dean who saw her and thought it was his brother's daughter so I had no choice then to bring her to his throne room where we await for you. I had lied, you were the one who gave her to me," Cando said. "I am so sorry." he apologized again.
"It's okay, you can leave me alone," he said to his brother who left his room. At that moment Gwen opened her eyes.
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Ashland Kingdom: Palace:
Empress Rose pointed at a guard.
"Hurry up and call the healer right now. Tell him to drop whatever he is doing and hurry to the palace. It's an order," Empress Rose said and returned her gaze back to Emera. "And as for you just because Storm allowed you to stay here doesn't mean you will talk back to me when I am speaking with my son."
"With all due respect Empress Rose don't call Gwenevere a slave, she is not a slave."
"How dare you?"
"Mother, he is right. Don't call the woman I love a Slave."
Before Empress Rose could say anything a sword ran inside the compound and came to a halt in front of them, on it was a messenger.
"Good morning Empress Rose and Prince Morgan, Prince Fred." the messenger greeted them. They immediately knew where the messenger had come from, Koda. "I came to tell you about the death of your daughter and husband," he began.
"What?" Empress Rose believes her ear has gone deaf.
"Queen Reca and King Elliot are dead. They killed themselves my Empress and their little daughter is nowhere to be found."
