"What if he catches us?" Madeleine whispered as she followed Meoni with a little bit of difficulty through the large and empty hallway, their delicate footsteps barely audible over the marble-like and smooth-textured floor."We will lie," Meoni simply answered.Well, duh."And tell him what?" Madeleine whisper-yelled back whilst staring at the back of her head."I don't know, you're the human, not me!" She hissed, throwing a fleeting glance over her shoulder."What is that supposed to mean?" Madeleine's brows furrowed, feeling rather offended as she glowered after Meoni again."You're good at these things, feelings, words and whatnot," The princess casually answered whilst keeping her gaze trained ahead, navigating through the palace's walls she indubitably knew by heart.Madeleine's heart however kept pounding faster and faster as she quietly followed for the rest of the journey, becoming so restless and impatient as well as that ominous fear of getting caught by Elias kept dangling
Madeleine's heartbeat pounded into her chest as if trying to break free, her hand shooting out to take a hold of his arm and try coaxing him into lowering his weapon before she turned around in his hold, her eyes meeting those beautiful purple galaxy ones."Please don't shoot her, she's my friend!" She pleaded, watching him peer at her for a moment before rather hesitantly lowering his gun, his other hand sliding to rest over the small of her back.Heat pinched at her cheeks as she could not help but feel so aware of it, her palms lightly pressing against his firm abdomen as she kept gazing into those violet galaxies."What are you doing here?""I'm escaping and I am taking you with me," He replied with blatant determination."But h-how..." She lightly shook her head, quickly deciding to rather leave it be and not bother asking him how he managed to escape since there wasn't really the time nor place for such questions."Did he hurt you?" Emerick hurried to ask her before she could sa
Madeleine's lips parted, watching with wild fascination and terror as Emerick fought the group of guards with such ease and agility, almost missing some of his strikes and dodges as he moved so insanely fast.His thick muscles stretched and coiled with every movement of his body, each step and kick or punch looking so precise and calculated as if he were an android and not a flesh and bone-made being.And within the span of only few minutes he managed to swiftly disarm each one of them, mercilessly shooting them one by one afterwards until the last remained, all shaking like a leaf and barely breathing as Emerick stared him down with nothing but pure and unbridled rage."She. belongs. to no one!" He growled out between gritted teeth in that weird language of theirs, proceeding to empty a full barrel into the guard's skull as Madeleine startled and blinked a few times in fright, visibly shocked by Emerick's brutal actions.Emerick breathed fast and hard, coldly looking upon the guard's
The Alpha's cocky expression suddenly faltered for the briefest moment before quickly recovering, keeping his stance cool and impassive as he silently continued to look at her for another few paces of time.Complete and utter silence befell around them as well, the BloodHound and his illyrian companion refusing to even breathe as they stared at the little earthling before them with such sickening shock and terror.Had she finally succumbed to one of those earthian mental breakdowns?Meoni's lips parted to let out an anguished sound as that gun suddenly cocked at Madeleine's temple, hearing Emerick rather breathlessly call out her name into a desperate plea."Madeleine..."However, the girl's undivided attention remained trained on the Alpha, gauging his every little reaction as those dark blue galaxy eyes refused to leave her own, probably trying to detect any hesitations from her part and call her bluff.Not that he would find any...She thought with determination, her teeth grinding
The salty and metallic taste of the Alpha's blood dancing on Madeleine's tongue evoked a revolting sensation within the pit of her stomach, forcing her to bend over and dry-heave for a few times as she didn't exactly have anything to regurgitate anyway.She violently coughed, spitting out that horrendous liquid tainting her mouth, almost losing balance and falling to her knees as bits and bits of that looming dizziness kept poking at the edges of her mind again, threatening to cloud her vision.Feeling so unsteady and weak, she wobbly straightened herself back up and staggered her way towards Emerick as she struggled to recover her wits and make sense of everything that just happened at the same time.The Alpha..."H-he did something to me...I don't know what happened," She anxiously sputtered out, tucking away a wild strand that had clung against her damp skin as she rose her sight to look up at Emerick's partially smeared face."He used compulsion on your mind," He was quick to expl
Home.She couldn't believe it. She was finally going back home.Home!She did a happy dance within her mind, barely containing her excitement as she let that giddy smile spread over her lips, her sparkling gaze thievishly shifting between Meoni and Emerick as they both walked a few steps ahead of her."How much time do we have?""Eleven earthian minutes, at best,"Madeleine listened to them converse as she quietly followed them through the maze-like palace."You truly are skillful, laxian. How did you succeed?" Meoni asked, her long and silky black tresses swishing over her bare back as she turned her head to the side and rose her sight to look at Emerick."I shot him in the head. Five times, to be precise," He simply answered, keeping his gaze trained ahead."What? H-how-" She stuttered with utter astonishment."He was completely distracted by Madeleine. Apparently, that is actually possible,""I did not fully believe either that I could temporarily eliminate him so fast. Until I rea
Madeleine quickly stepped inside the pod, passingly noticing it looked a little bit different and bigger, compared to the one they had arrived on Laxian with. This one had four, bigger chairs instead of just two, its center console looking a little bit bigger and more complex as well.The two non-human beings followed her, separating ways as she rushed to take a seat and place her safety shield on, her gaze following Emerick to the console standing right in front of the glass panel, watching him work his magic with all those weird buttons for a few seconds before she shifted it to Meoni, just in time to notice her taking a seat into a cushioned chair against the wall to her left.She watched the princess secure her safety shield as well when the unexpected and painfully loud sound of a fired shot grazed her ears, forcing a shriek past her lips.Her panicked gaze immediately snapped towards the still open hatch before darting to Emerick, watching him already point his gun at the empty
Madeleine's own breaths sounded so painfully loud into the silent and pristine white room as she caught her own reflection into the large mirror for a moment, that piece of her dress she had previously torn to use as a rag now long forgotten into the sink.Dark red, seemingly almost black splotches of the Alpha's blood still covered the lower half of her face and her chest, having long since dried out. Her hair didn't look any better either, sprawled out into a tangled and partially dirtied mess, some of her wild curls stuck together by that same disgusting substance that stained her dress as well, generally creating a truly frightening image of herself.Flashes of what Elias had done to her kept appearing at the forefront of her mind, making her feel so tortured and miserable."Shit," Her limbs trembled, lowering her gaze back to the sink as she could feel the sting of those small tears filling up the corners of her eyes.No. Not today, bitch.She denied herself that need of bawling