>>Ulrich
I walked in the palace corridor, making my way towards my room at night.
“You should get married,” One of my father’s retainers followed behind me
“I will,” I answered while doing my best to stay calm.
“When?” Every day people are coming after me to talk about the exact same thing.
“Whenever I want,”
“Your Highness!” He got upset like all the others before him did, “You're the king now, you need a Queen!”
“I never said I wasn’t getting one,” But I was so tired of the same question being asked over and over again that I just ke
>>Jena“You have entrance exams next week.” I walked Jenny back to her dorms, “Are you studying well?”“I got the top score in the mock tests,” She smirked, “I’ll be fine,”It was pretty late at night and by the time we reached her dorms, I noticed the front gate was closed, “Oh shit,” I got worried, “It’s past your curfew time?”Jenny laughed at me, “It’s past midnight sis,” She kept walking, crossing the place where the gate was, “Curfew is long gone.”I followed her, “How are you gonna get in then?”“I’m gonna climb the wall from the al
>>KoenI can smell her, It’s faint but her scent is here.Thunder rumbled in the clouds as I ran around towards the dark alley where I could smell her. But just as I stepped into the darkness of the alleyway, I saw someone down on the ground.!!!I ran up to her, sliding to a stop as I crouched next to the unconscious person, then paused. Slowly I moved my hand to pick her up and straighten her body in my arms as I sat there.Lightning illuminated the whole place and I got to have an even better look at her, “Jena?” A frown appeared on my face when I noticed the side of her head was bleeding.Oh noThe wind star
>>Koen“Why are we here?” We both ran towards Harou’s office in the police station, rainwater hopped off of us, forming a trail on the floor.“Because we have to find Jenny,” He answered as we reached his office door and then started rummaging through the keys he grabbed from the security guard on our way here.“Here?” I watched him try in a bunch of keys“Yes,” He kept trying them till he started sweating- no, he was already sweating, I just didn’t notice it before because he got drenched in the rain, “Here,” That’s how worried he was.“Harou?” I called his name when a key fit in and he perked up
>>HarouIt took me more time to reach the warehouse than I had expected but when I stepped outside the car with the other officers I noticed how quiet the place was.Something feels off.I darted my eyes around looking for Koen but I didn’t spot him, “You three,” I looked at the officers, “Circle around the place,” I took out my gun.“Yes sir,”As the three of them dispersed, and I walked over to the main shutter, although halfway there, I already noticed the side door wide open.Ah, that idiot, I told him to stay put. I shook my head and sprinted the rest of the way in,“Koen!?&rdq
>>Koen“How far did you manage to follow her scent?” We were having a meeting in his office,I gritted my teeth and it took all of my being to stop my claws from coming out because I was restless.“G-17” I replied,“Sector G-17…” He stared at the tracking app on his phone, “The warehouse is on the other side of the city.”At his words, I thought about it as well. It was odd, the scent led me to another direction but the warehouse was elsewhere. I let out a frustrated sigh as I realized how stupid it was of me to not notice it before. I should have brought it up when I saw the tracker app but all my focus was on finding Jenny.
>>Koen“Ulrich-” I paused, “Your Highness!?”“Ulrich?”We both were shocked to see him here, it was completely out of the blue after all.Ulrich stood in the doorframe. His skin was pale and he looked worried but the moment he saw us, some of the color returned to him and he came rushing over.AH,The moment I saw him, I got what this was about.“Where’s Jena?” It was the expected question. I’m sure he felt that she was in trouble when she was knocked out. Even though they’re not bonded, he must have felt it since Jena’s life could have been in danger if I ha
>>JennySomething wet kept dropping on my face. Like droplets, causing me to come out of the darkness I had succumbed to and open my eyes.As I slowly regained consciousness, a haze of disorientation and grogginess enveloped my senses. My head throbbed with a dull ache, and a heaviness weighed upon my limbs, making even the slightest movement a struggle. The world around me seemed distorted, as if I were trapped in a nightmare from which I couldn't awaken.What is happening? Another drop fell on my forehead and I realized the ceiling was leaking.As my vision cleared, I realized I was no longer in familiar surroundings. The dim, flickering light revealed cold, concrete walls that confined me to what appeared to be a basement. The air was heavy and stale, carrying a
>>JennyFinally, the ropes yielded to my persistence. I felt a wave of temporary relief wash over me as my hands slipped free, and the ropes fell to the ground. I flexed my fingers, savoring the freedom of movement.But there was no time to celebrate and I was reminded of that just as I heard a creak coming from the floorboard above.Oh no! My heart skipped a beat at the sound.Someone was here!I have to get out of here before they come down!I quickly untied the ropes that bound my ankles, releasing my legs from their confining grasp. Each knot unraveled with a sense of liberation, and I made sure to do it as fast as I could.A