A Missing Princess (3)

Don’t tell me…

A realization dawned on him and Albert’s throat moved up and down.

“You’d better tell me where he is, brother!”

Brother!

He used a family card. His weakness. His one and only solace.

'Shit. This is unfair.'

Helplessly, he threw his elbow over his eyes and groaned.

The leaves rustled as the cold wind caressed his body. The sun was descending as the searching party was still looking all over the forest to the divided river between the hyena and lion’s tribes.

“Albert… brother…” Dhia acted cute.

His heart trembled and became increasingly weaker and weaker.

It melted into the ground.

He didn’t have to see to know what they were doing. Right now, they probably were working hard to appeal to him. Acting all cute and puppy eyes. Bought his soul with such an act, contradicting their vicious nature.

Each time, however, his soul was automatically bought. He loved them too, his heart couldn’t handle it. Each time, they won this battle.

They knew their strong point and they w