"It's not what you are thinking" Ezra said as if guessing Evelyn's thoughts.
"We had no idea that you were being kidnapped by him" the man said
"Are you saying all of this is just a coincidence?" She asked. She couldn't believe that it was just a coincidence.
"You can say coincidence or fate or whatever it is. But we don't have any hands on your kidnapping" Ezra said in a genuine voice
"What they are saying is true. I don't think they were part of it" Ryan said
"They have been helping us to find you all this time" Aaron said.
Evelyn would understand that what they were saying is true. Her gut kept on saying that they were genuine and can be trusted. But her brain was screaming to her that maybe she was being fooled.
Even when she was kidnapped, they haven't even touched her. She was being afraid that they mentally, physically or sexually abuse her. But they didn't even do anything. All they did was give her food and shelter.
The incident with the beast was only her fault. She was the one who escaped first, and ended up in front of the beast. Still he came to rescue her and took her back. They had only kept her safe.
Even Though what they did at first was sickening, they never tried anything on her. All they did was come up with an agreement to help each other.
"Did they both do any harm to you?" Ezra asked
"No they didn't" she said gazing to Dylan who was already looking at her with an unknown emotion.
"You can tell the truth," the man said.
"No they didn't do anything, they have only helped me" she said.
Silence followed the room as they all kept looking at each other.
Evelyn's eyes found Dylan who looked relaxed unlike the times he was with her, he was way too stiff around her. He was leaning back on the table with his arms crossed on his chest and his blue eyes on her.
She would feel the intensity of his gaze. His eyes had the power to make her forget everything. There was something about his eyes that was different from others or was it just him.
"Did you eat something" Aaron asked as he placed his hands on hers as Dylan's eyes became darker.
"No" she replied as she broke the daze between them.
Haven't they given you anything" she heard Ezra's voice.
"No" she said.
"Dylan"
"Xavier" she shouted towards them.
Within five minutes the table was filled with foods. Three of them started to dig in and were joined by Ezra and the man.
Dylan and Xavier were sitting at the next table and staring outside. She wanted to ask why they were not joining them, but she thought rather not to ask.
"Ethan, pass the bowl," Ezra said to the man.
So the man's name was Ethan. She looked at the man as he passed the bowl to Ezra. His eyes always softened when they met hers. The love in his eyes was evident.
"So we will move" Aaron said. They have been living with the couples for a week. He knew it had been difficult for them, but they never complained.
"Where will you go" Ethan asked.
"We will figure it out," Ryan said.
"Stay with Dylan and Xavier," Ezra said.
"They were the one who messed up everything so they should fix it and Xavier had also mentioned that Dylan would protect you so you can stay with him" Ethan said as he looked at Dylan knowing smile.
"Yes Dylan would do anything to protect them, don't worry" Xavier said as he chuckled.
"We will arrange an apartment for them," Dylan said.
"No, I think it best that they stay with you. As it is the safest place in this world." Ezra said
"He has the latest security technology, so his house is the most safest place on this planet," Ethan said as a matter of fact.
After having their food, Aaron and Ryan went and took his belongings from the house along with Ethan as Ezra and Evelyn chatted with each other.
"So Ethan is a prince" Evelyn asked as Ezra nodded.
"Does he have another sibling other than Dylan" she asked. She was curious about Dylan.
"Yes, they are four of them in total, an older brother and sister and the twins"
"Ethan is three minutes older than Dylan making him the youngest"
"Xavier?" She wanted to know who was he
Xavier is his childhood friend and also bodyguard, his fathers was the king bodyguard that is his father, so the son also took his place as Dylan bodyguard" Ezra said as he looked at Xavier who was sitting silently with Dylan.
But Dylan had never seen him as his bodyguard. Xavier will always be his brother more than a friend he had always been with him in his ups and downs"
She could understand the friendship between them. Aaron was just like that. He had always been with her in her life roller-coaster.
"Talk about you Evelyn? Why did you become part of the mission" Ezra asked as she was curious about her.
Excitement. The unknown feeling of what would happen. She wanted to feel it. She wanted to feel something other than the numbness she always feels. The mission was the best one. She wouldn't knew when she will die or came out being alive
"I don't know" she said as she chose to not say the real reason. She felt Dylan's eyes on her.
She stared up to meet his eyes who was sitting at the far most table. They were judging her as if he had heard the lie. She felt like he would see through her. He would see the truth in her eyes.
She shifted her gaze as she couldn't stand it. Her eyes always held no emotions. She had heard others saying that they were lifeless just like hers. But now she felt like he had drilled her and saw the true emotions.
"What about your parents? Did they agree?" Ezra asked
"They are dead" she said without a change in her voice.
She saw Ezra's eyes widening and softening a second.
Oh god. She hated it. People sympathizing her.
"I am alright," she said.
Before Ezra would reply they saw Aaron and Ryan coming back with their belongings. They had her things with them.
She went and took her belongings and said bye to both of them. Dylan and Xavier teleported all of them to their new place.
What she didn't know, the heart that she protected by having a heavy thick wall around them was going to be scattered soon.