Chapter 6
I hope it's not what I think it is though. My mind told me that it might be Jude but I doubt it. How could it be Jude when I am supposed to marry him in ten days
It couldn't be him, right?
I followed this weird butler who showed me around the palace and then led me back to my room
"If you need anything, just ring the bell"
The butler said before leaving. I don't know why but something wasn't just right with that butler.
I felt like he was something beyond what I could see, because how did he know that I was outside? How did he know that I was about to open that door? Where did he come out from?
Okay now I'm overthinking...
I cleared my head and climbed up the bed to get some sleep.
**
DARK DITCH
"Where is this cursed soul?" Ashlyn wandered around, looking for Benjen. She wanted to inform him about the juicy information she just heard about his mate who had traveled to stay with her groom.
The old witch surely liked to gossip a lot.
"El Mazikeen?... Where have you gone?" She floated mid air, searching for him with so much excitement.
"Can you be quiet?" Benjen came out from where he was, his demeanor was low as always, having a very low spirit and sad features.
"You see that has been your problem, being quiet!"
"What do you mean?"
"While you're here being quiet, your salvation has traveled to a certain prince's palace and in ten days, they will be married"
"That's impossible" Benjen shot up to his feet in surprise.
"Well well, think again, Mazikeen, I guess you do not really want your freedom"
"Of course I do"
"Then what is the delay? I thought by now you should have told her the assignment"
"The communication link is not strong enough, she isn't fully awakened"
"Hmm, she doesn't really know what she is, why haven't her parents told her who she is?, she cannot help you without her powers"
"I cannot even communicate properly with her"
"Well, that is not a problem, you just had to ask for help. Oh Benji, you still think you can do things on your own when you have zero powers "
"Alright, will you help me?"
"Why not? Now go! Hurry before she falls asleep! Go and talk to her, and be gentle, she's a sweet girl" Ashlyn smiled dreamily.
**
Laying on the huge bed, I tossed and turned multiple times yet I could not sleep. My eyes kept wandering around the room like they were looking for something or perhaps expecting someone to show up.
Of course, my mystery man. I had not seen him in a while and I just wondered if he had gotten the help he needed.
He probably had gotten the help, but why did I feel sad because I wasn't the one who helped him? I really wanted to be the one to help but if he had gotten help then that's okay.
I exhaled and looked out the window, the moon was out and shining brightly. A shadow caught my attention outside the balcony and my heart jumped a bit.
It was the shadow of a man, Mystery man! I hurried towards the balcony and quietly shifted the curtain, there he was with his dry face and body which didn't really frighten me anymore.
I opened the glass door and allowed him to come in, somehow I was excited to see him after a long while.
"You came" I said and when he said nothing, I then remembered that we could not communicate.
"Where you expecting me?" I heard him ask and oh my gawd, his voice was very clean and calm, just like the one in my dream. I didn't know when I let out a smile.
"Have a seat" I offered the sofa and he gently sat down, his eyes solely fixed on mine and it made me a bit nervous and confused as to why he was staring at me like that.
"Um... Would you like something to drink?" I asked
"What are you doing here?" He suddenly asked me like I was in a place where I wasn't supposed to be. I then remembered that he didn't know I had traveled.
"Oh... I would be getting married soon and this is my new home" I explained cheerfully but he didn't seem the least excited, if not a look of disdain and disapproval which was smeared on his face.
"You should not be getting married" I heard him say and this got me by surprise
"Excuse me?"
"I need your help" he suddenly changed the topic to a better one.
"I told you sometime ago"
"Yes, you did, in a dream. And I saw your face, was that how you use to look?"
I asked and saw him nod his head.
"Then what happened? Are you under a spell?"
"A curse"
"Oh my goodness. A curse... Why? What did you do?"
"I used the power of Acheradon to give life to the dead. "
"The power of Acheradon? " I knew Acheradon. I had read about it and its laws. Not just anyone could use the powers except very great and powerful supernatural beings.
"What are you?" I asked.
"I am El Mazikeen Benjen Luwin"
Could this night get even better? Because I had also read about El Mazikeen, god of the Shirlandans. Shirlandans were a section of the supernatural beings who were very powerful. They had powers which were akin to witches but their own powers had no limit.
"Who did you resurrect?"
"My sister, I could not loose her"
(The way he answered all my questions, it felt so good truthfully speaking.)
"But the law..."
"I knew about it, but there was nothing I could do. I had to save her"
"Oh ... how brave" I stared at him, sadness slowly washing over me, how brave of him to use powers despite knowing the consequences.
"You will help me break the curse" he said.
"Me? How?"
"You have the powers, do you not know what you are?"
"What am I?" I asked in confusion. Was I not a normal human? Or was there an information that I was missing out?
"You do not know what you are?"
"I am a human"
"You are not"
**
It was morning already, everyone sat around the dining table and we had breakfast silently. How awkward as I looked around and saw unfamiliar faces, Jude was on the opposite seat, giving me charming smiles and stares.
"How was your night?" He asked in a low voice and the memories of last night came flooding in.
El Mazikeen Benjen Luwin, never thought I would meet him one day.
He said I had to help him break his curse, he also said something about me not being a human.
I had to talk to my parents to ask them what I truly was, it seems there's a piece of information which I don't know about.
And why did he say that I should not get married? What did he mean by that? I smiled a little.
"It seems you had a good night" I heard Jude's voice which brought me back to the present.
"Oh, yes I did" I said smiling but when I remembered the moans coming from that door, the smile faded.
"What about you? Did you have a good night " I asked and he let out a smile, taking my hand and placing a kiss on the back of my palm
"It would have been better if you were with me" he said and I felt my cheeks heat up with a blush and a little bit of embarrassment
"Why don't we spend tonight together, just you and me under the sheets "
okay... Jude was a pervert! with a lewd mouth. How could he say such in the presence of everyone?. I looked around but noticed that no one even cared.
"Oh wow... " I guess it was a normal thing for them, so they knew him to be a pervert? How come I had no idea?
This got me concluding on the fact that he was the one behind that door from which I heard moans last night.
I quickly withdrew my hand from his...
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TO BE CONTINUED...