"Hey pretty." Diamond heard someone say in her sleep, and thinking it was still in her dream, she gave no attention to it.
"Wake up sleepyhead." She heard the same unfamiliar voice again, and opening her eyes, she saw a huge tall guy hovering over her
"What the..." Diamond looked around and saw the whole place covered with trees, "What is this place, and what am I doing here, and who are you?" The questions were much, and she didn't know who she wanted to provide the answers, but she just needed answers.
"How can I sleep in an hotel and wake up in the.... woods? Xander!" She thought with great fear in her heart.
"Where is Xander?" She asked
"Your mate?" The guy asked.
"What are you talking about?" Diamond questioned.
"You are acting as though you are lost. Aren't you from this pack? What pack are you from?"
"What do you mean by park?" She asked getting more confused.
On hearing this, the guy became suspicious of Diamond. He sniffed her and immediately a huge frown appeared on his face as he moved backwards.
"What's with this guy. Why did he sniff me and frown? This is exactly what Xander did the other time.... Or, do I smell? Of course not." Diamond thought in confusion.
She wanted to get off the wood, but stopped when the guy brought out a dagger from his back pocket and pointed it towards her.
"What are you doing? Please don't kill me."
"Sorry, but we don't spare people like you."
"What do you mean people like me? I've done nothing wro..." The rest words got stucked in her mouth when the guy pushed the dagger into her stomach, making blood drip out of her mouth and nostrils.
"Are you out of your mind? Do you want to kill her?" Diamond heard a female voice speak.
"Yes, because she's human, and there is every possibility that she might be a werewolf hunter. She is a huge threat to us." She heard the guy say, and soon their voices turned into a hush before she finally lost consciousness.
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"He is not still here?" Zavier ask worriedly.
"He is suppose to be here by now. I told him to come immediately." Yandel said, also in a worried tone.
"You shouldn't have left him behind." Zavier query.
"He asked me to."
"Well... You should have insiste.d"
"He was with a girl." Yandel blunted out.
"A girl? What girl?" Zavier ask, curiosity taking over him.
"A human girl."
"A human?" A disgustful frown appeared on Zavier's face. "Impossible! Prince Xander hates humans and won't even spare them for five seconds. I am sure he just decided to lay low since he was in their world."
"I don't think that is the case. Prince Xander I know can take down a whole army of werewolves, not to talk of weak humans. I think he likes her." Yandel said and Zavier scoff.
"That can't be the case either. You know what? Just forget about all that and send some of his guards to go search for him. His head guard, Rowan should lead them."
"Alright my prince." Yandel said and walk out of Zavier's private sitting room.
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Diamond felt pains all over her body. Her head ache so much. She wish all of it was a dream, she really did wish. She found it quite difficult to open her eyelids as they felt very heavy, but as heavy as they felt, she did her very best to force them open. She couldn't see clearly at first, not because she had gone blind, but because she was in a dark room.
She just couldn't get it all. "How is it possible that I am being transferred from one place to another each time I sleep?" She thought.
"Hello!" She tried calling out to someone, anyone, but she got no response.
Fear grip her immediately. "Have I being kidnapped? If so, by who? Xander! Where is he? Did he leave me and ran away. No, he said he loved me. Or was he lying? Was it really true what Eloise had said about him being a kidnapper? Was he the one that brought me here while I was asleep? It can only be him because we were in the room together, but where is he now?"
"Xander!" She scream, hoping he will hear her and come out from his hiding spot at least, but not even the slightest sound was heard.
"Oh God!" She mutter under her breath in fear.
She tried getting up from the small foam she was lying on, but a sharp pain stroke her in her stomach, making her lay back.
"Ahhh!" She wince in pain holding her stomach.
"Easy." She heard a calm feminine voice say and just then a young girl about her age, or a bit older than her walked to her from behind before placing a bowl beside her.
"You've being here the whole time and you didn't say a word?" Diamond ask, but she kept silent.
"How can you be so quiet?" Diamond ask staring at her.
"And how can you be so loud?" She ask and Diamond arch a brow at her.
"Drink this Diamond, it will help your wound heal faster and reduce the pains a little."
"How did you know my name?" Diamond said wide-eyed.
"Because I am a witch." She blunted out.
"That's an expensive joke."
"I know. Just drink it." She said and walked over to the table in front of Diamond.
"You are not going to kill me too, are you?" Diamond ask and she chuckle.
"Please can I have something to eat?" Diamond asked.
"No. You will feel full when you drink that. You don't eat after drinking it. Just get back to sleep after drinking it. I will be in the next room Incase you need anything."
"What's your...."
"I'm Arya." She said, cutting her off and walk out of the room.
"How did she know that I was going to ask about her name? Why is everyone around here behaving so creepy?" Diamond thought and Arya smiled.
Slowly Diamond sat up a little and picked up the bowl that Arya had placed beside her, staring weirdly at the small thick brown liquid.
"Maybe I should just take it to reduce the pains then tomorrow morning I will leave." She thought.
"Here goes nothing." She mumble and gulp down the whole liquid.
"Not so bad." She mutter as she placed the bowl back of the floor, and immediately she did, she fell asleep.
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The next day.
Zavier pace to and fro in the balcony, his eyes on the gate.
"Okay, this is no longer funny. Why isn't prince Xander here yet? I thought I would wake up to find him already in the palace since he didn't come before I fell asleep last night, but he is no where to be found." He said, staring angrily at Yandel.
"He had promised me that he would come. And now the guards hasn't still been able to find him. I have a feeling that all is not well." Yandel said with a really worried look on his face.
"You need to send for the witch again. Go yourself if you can, and come with her. Am I understood?"
"Yes my prince." Yandel said with a bow before walking out of the royal palace.
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Diamond woke up and saw everywhere already bright. Getting up from the foam that laid on the floor, she stretch a little before getting up. She couldn't feel any pains again, but when she rasied up the hem of her shirt, she saw a fresh scar- oh, how she so hates seeing marks on her body. She looked around but couldn't find Arya anywhere.
"Great." She mumble to herself and started towards the old wooden door which she figure to be the front door.
As she turned the knob of the door open, it made a low squeaky sound. Slowly and quietly, she tiptoe out of the house and shut the door behind her.
"It's improper to sneakily desert your helper without a thank you, don't you think?" She heard Arya say and turning around, saw her standing close to the bush, plucking some herbs.
"Oh, ermmm... You're here. Well.... I wasn't planning to leave... I was just.... I was just looking for you... Yes... I was looking for you." Diamond said itching her non itching nape.
"I'm not dumb." Arya said plainly, gathering all the herbs she had plucked into a bowl.
"Who said you are?" Diamond said trying to pretend like she was unaware of what Arya met.
"Cut the crab already, I am not as stupid as you think."
"Okay....fine! I just want to go home." Diamond said giving up.
"Home." Arya mumbled picking up the bowl of herbs, and walking towards her, "You can't go home now."
"Why?" Diamond asked curiously.
"Because your home is far and I can't take you there."
"I don't need you to take me there, just give me the description of where Brooksville street is and I will find my way." She said and Arya exhale sharply.
"You have no idea where you are, do you?"
"Where I am? Where am I?" Diamond ask sheer curiosity taking over her and Arya just shook her head and walk into the house.
"What does she mean? Why can't she just go straight to the point, huh? Oh God! I shouldn't have left home..... But I can't go anywhere now. I don't even know where to go to..ah!" Diamond sigh in regret and walk back into the house.