“Is something wrong?” Sarah asks them.“Not at all darling, Lukas says. “We’re just being conscious, it doesn't hurt to be more careful.”“I wish you didn’t have to go through all this trouble for me.”“Trust me when I say, every single man here is here because he wants to be, not because he has to be. I told you, anyone with intentions to hurt you has to go through me first.And in other to get through me, you have to go through my men first.” Lukas assures her.She lets go of Jason and goes to hug him. “Thank you,” she whispers. “A pleasure, darling.”“Nothing happens to you on my watch,” Jason says to her, his words sound like a vow. He nods to the men and they disperse, Lukas joining the car in front.Sarah is surprised to see it’s not just an eatery,it’s like an hotel; an expesive one.They walk through the halls of the ultra-modern building, Jason pointing out the various technological marvels that Sarah has yet to see. But Sarah's attention is on Jason, on the way his hand feels
"She was lying on the floor, so helpless, tattered, and in chains. She kept asking me to help her. God! Jason it felt so real, like she was really there." The tears are coming out of her eyes again at this point.Jason shifts so they're lying side by side on the bed, her head on his arm. He cups her face in the other hand and rubs her cheeks with his thumb, gently wiping her tears away."Do you know the weirdest part of the whole dream?" She asks him."What was it, precious?""She called me her baby. She said 'Jolene, my baby', that was the part that really freaked me out. When I woke up I kept hearing it in my head. I can almost still hear it now.""Oh baby.""Jason, it sounded so familiar. It was like I've heard that voice in my head a million times."Jason cups the back of her head in his hands and pulls it into his chest, his hand caressing her hair."It was just a dream, baby. You're okay, you're good, you're here, okay?" he asks and she nods.After what seems like hours but is j
Breakfast is a meal Sarah had never seen or heard of.The meal is like custard, but not yellow. The young girl that served them explained it was made from corn and called 'pap'. It was served with cream and sugar. It tasted delicious.This was served with a plate of toasted bread and fried eggs. She made sure she polished her plates.They sit down at the small table on the balcony, surrounded by the beautiful scenery. The tray is filled with an assortment of fresh fruits, pastries, and a pot of steaming coffee."Alice is going to love you, just for the fact that you never let her meals go to waste," Jason says."That's good, I want her to so she'll give me her recipes when I ask for them," Sarah answers, wiping her mouth.As they eat, they talk about their plans for the day and the things they want to accomplish. Sarah can't help but feel content and happy, surrounded by the beauty of the palace and the love of Jason.The sun rises higher in the sky, casting a warm glow over the balco
"Are you out of your mind?" Lukas asks her, "you want us to use Sarah as bait? You've got to be joking.""So what do you want us to use as bait? The bait has to be something the hunted wants. If we want to catch an animal, we have to give it what it wants. She wants Sarah, we give her Sarah. We'll have witches and," she says with emphasis when Lukas wants to interrupt, "werewolves to protect her. I'd go a million times if I could, but my going would be useless," Katrina returns."But…" Jason starts."I'll do it," Sarah interjects.Jason and Lukas look at her like they're seeing her for the first time."No fucking way!" they chorus."I'm doing it!" she yells and jumps to her feet."I'll be the bait," she says to Katrina. "What's the trap going to be?""Sarah I can't let you do this," Jason says softly.She turns to him. "Jason, I'm sick and tired of this…this…this stupid fucking bitch witch, playing with me. I'm not going to have her play with people that mean something to me. I don't
Some of the witches snicker. Katrina turns to them."Relax, she's very cool and sweet. We're friends," Katrina addresses them."You're friends with the supreme?" someone in the crowd asks unbelievably."I know right, you wouldn't believe it," Katrina replies. She goes to Sarah and links arms with her."This is not just an introduction, it's an invitation. The king is holding a welcome party for the supreme. You're all invited," Katrina informs them."The king is holding a welcome party?" another person asks."What? You all need help with your hearing? Yes, he is. And before anybody asks me again, yes, you're all invited.""Righteous!" a voice says, it's a younger lady."You got it right, cupcake!" Katrina calls out."I'll really love for you guys to attend my party. Like I said, I'm new to this and I feel like I'll be needing you guys help a lot," Sarah adds."I'll be there, supreme," the young girl calls out."Thanks, honey," Sarah replies.Then from all corners, "I'll be there Supre
JASONJason opens the door to Sarah's room, it's still dark even though the sun is up already. All the curtains are shut.There she is!Sarah is still asleep under the sheets. Her body shape looks like a lump with the sheets ticked under her chin like that.My poor baby. She's probably cold.The sun is up but it's already winter. Her room is chilly, she must have forgotten to turn off the air conditioner_he learnt in the Firstworld, they also call it that. He turns off the air conditioner and ramps up the heater before he goes to sit beside her on the bed. She shifts immediately and he smiles, she's not a dead weight in bed."Hey Sleepyhead, arise and shine. It's way past breakfast time already."As Sarah stirs from her slumber, Jason's gaze lingers on her delicate features. He's in awe of her beauty and feels a rush of affection for her that fills his heart. As she begins to open her eyes, Jason can't help but lean in and gently kiss her forehead, relishing the softness of her skin
SARAHKatrina comes in immediately Jason leaves. Sarah is still feeling hazy from the kiss Jason left her with so she sits on her bed. "Well, well, look at you. Aren't you just lucky?" Katrina asks as she goes to sit on the chair at Sarah's vanity."I am. Totally lucky. Why are you sitting there? You can come join me on the bed, it's just the two of us.""No way, that's disrespect to the king." Sarah is shocked. "What do you mean?""The king has rain on that bed, I can't just sit on it like it's a regular one," she explains."Is that a kind of rule? Like something that attracts punishment of some sort?""Of course not. It's not like he's going to find out if I do sleep on it. It's just not something I should do."They really reverence him."I get the fact that Jason is king, but not all kings are loved like you people love him.""Well, not every king is a king like him. He could have chosen to have the witches eradicated or ostracized like the kings in the other countries did, but h
**************************As Sarah and Katrina walk on the streets of Eldrida, they receive stares from the people, especially Sarah. She knows it's because of the cloths she's wearing.Katrina had picked out a pair of black leather pants and one of the jackets they got at Chronos. Sarah paired that with a pair of block heeled, black boots that stopped between her knees and her ankles. Most, if not all of the women of Eldrida wore their hair in braids. She was not going to put her beautiful locks in bondage.She couldn't get a hair curler, but there was an hair straightener in her room. She'd blown her hair and let it down in straight waves. She loved it.They were trying to hide the fact that they were staring, but they just couldn't. Some were even poking their heads out if their windows and others were pointing."A lot of people are staring," Sarah mentions."This was why I wanted you to taje the car, at least you wouldn't be seen by too many people," Katrina responds."T
She looks into his eyes, he means every word he said, she nods her head."Good. Now, we already established the fact that we don't know where tonight is going to lead us, but I would still love for you to enjoy the party. Whether or not we get Sheila tonight, the party is yours so you should own it, okay?" Jason says."Okay, my king. But promise me one thing," she requests."What's that?""You'll keep yourself safe, at all cost.""Not if it means you'd be at risk," he counters."So you had better ensure you keep us both safe, I can't be here...in this world, or any other without you.""I promise."She turns to Lukas, "that goes for you too. I don't want to lose anyone tonight," she tells him.He smiles at her. "Your wish is my command. You look beautiful, by the way, just like a darling, I didn't tell you that yet."She blushes a bit, "thank you.""Fuck off! She's my girl so I'm the only one that has the rights to compliment her. And for the last time, she's not your darling," Jason g
She turns wide eyes to her audience, "oh my God!" she repeats.With her hands over her mouth, Sarah moves to the mirror slowly. She points to the mirror and turns to the other women, "look at me, I look so beautiful!" she cries."I know right?" Hadiza says moving to join her in front of the mirror. "You are a natural beauty already, the makeup is not heavy so it just accentuates your features, I didn't even have to add extra lashes to your lashes because you have full and long lashes already."Sarah addresses Hadiza's reflection in the mirror. "Where I come from, anyone who can do a job half as good as this would make a lot of money, especially if they're working for celebrities," she tells her."Celebrities?" Katrina asks, coming to stand on Sarah's other side.Sarah nods, "you guys don't have them here," she says. "On a second thought, with the present circumstances I could be referred to as a celebrity so I think it's only right that I pay you for your service," she says to Hadiza.
Sensing his tone, Sarah quickly reassures him, “it’s nothing serious, I promise. I just want to get some books and maybe movies. It would be cool if I had my phone here with me, it’s just so boring and lonely here and now, I can’t even go out when I want to, it’s kind of…tiring?” she ends her explanation with a question.Jason is quiet for a while, Sarah takes a step forward closing the gap between them. She places her hand on his arm lightly, “Jace?” she prompts.“You prefer it over there than you do here, don’t you?” he finally asks.It’s Sarah’s turn to be quiet, then she starts to explain quietly. “Do I miss my world? Don’t make that face,” she says when he starts to scowl again, “no matter what you say, it’s where I grew up, it’s the world I knew. It’s my world.” She stops and doesn’t continue until he finally nods to show that he understands her.“So, I do miss being there, but I’d pick this world over it anytime. It’s really beautiful here for one and, I have friends here. I c
"Do I leave my hair up or down?" Sarah asks herself, trying both styles while looking in the mirror.She's dressed and set for Katrina's place. She dressed in one of the gowns that were in her closet so the women don't feel more intimidated than they already do. A knock on the door has her looking in that direction. "Come in."She sighs, it's Jason. He closes the door behind him and doesn't move further into the room."You didn't wait for me so we'd have dinner together last night, and you had your breakfast brought up to you this morning. Are you avoiding me?" he asks disbelievingly.At least he got the hint."Since you noticed that, why are you here?" she answers.He moves further into the room. "You really are avoiding me? What brought that on?" She stands up and goes to check out herself in the full-length mirror one last time. She'd picked a knee-length floral gown that cinched at the waist, with long sleeves.Winter had passed quickly, the weather was cooler now so she didn't
Sarah opens her mouth in awe at the sheer beauty of the dress. She can hear Katrina's surprised gasp. The gown is floor length with short sleeves that are off shoulders. It is fitted for the top to the waist, then it's a full skirt down to the floor. I wonder how many yards of material she used to make this dress. Sarah gets up like she's in a daze, she touches the gown and looks at Samantha. "Supreme?" Samantha prompts."It's so soft, I want to roll in it," she says. Sarah turns to Katrina, "I told you I was going to find the right dress, we just had to be patient. We found it."Katrina moves forward and also touches the dress, "I want to sleep in it."Sarah slaps Katrina's hand off the dress, "not this one, miss.""Can I try it on?" she asks Samantha. "Absolutely, I made it for you. Where would you change it though?""We'll go to my room. I would have said here, but I want to see what it looks like on my body." "Your room, Supreme?" Samantha asks. Sarah turns to her, "where else?
"What message do you come bearing?" Jason asks her."There is a woman here with her daughter, she seeks the supreme's audience, your grace.""A woman with her daughter, What woman is this?" Jason asks."She says she has a debt to pay to the supreme, your grace.""Oh, that must be Samantha," Katrina mutters and Sarah nods.Sarah stands up, "What is she here for though? Let's go see." Katrina gets up and they head for the door together."Maybe you both would like to explain who this Samantha is to me," Jason says in a voice that broods no argument."Jason. She's just a woman we met on the street about two weeks ago, her daughter almost got hit and I helped. I also sent her, a pair of boots, she loved them." Sarah explains.Jason looks at both of them like they're aliens, "You sent a woman a pair of boots?"Sarah sighs, "not a woman, a little girl, her name is Sapphire. The girl loved my boots so I sent her a pair of boots. She's waiting, can we go now?""We can, we certainly can. I didn
Sarah's party is just three days away. The country is a buzz with preparations. There are designs everywhere. Sarah has been getting gifts from different people, even people in other countries.She's gotten materials for clothes, hair accessories, jeweleries, and all sorts of stuff.Jason didn't tell her anything, and he ordered Katrina not to say anything, they both only told her everything was in place regarding her protection. One thing is missing though, her dress.Yes, you saw that right. She hasn't picked a dress yet."What exactly is it you want in your dress? You don't like what you e seen so far, you don't even know what you want so it can be designed for you, what, are you going to attend your own party dressed like a regular person?" Katrina is in her room and pacing around in frustration."I told you, two weeks is not a long time, but did you listen? No. We have just two days left, two, and you don't have a dress. I also do not have a dress because, according to you, I'm
**************************As Sarah and Katrina walk on the streets of Eldrida, they receive stares from the people, especially Sarah. She knows it's because of the cloths she's wearing.Katrina had picked out a pair of black leather pants and one of the jackets they got at Chronos. Sarah paired that with a pair of block heeled, black boots that stopped between her knees and her ankles. Most, if not all of the women of Eldrida wore their hair in braids. She was not going to put her beautiful locks in bondage.She couldn't get a hair curler, but there was an hair straightener in her room. She'd blown her hair and let it down in straight waves. She loved it.They were trying to hide the fact that they were staring, but they just couldn't. Some were even poking their heads out if their windows and others were pointing."A lot of people are staring," Sarah mentions."This was why I wanted you to taje the car, at least you wouldn't be seen by too many people," Katrina responds."T
SARAHKatrina comes in immediately Jason leaves. Sarah is still feeling hazy from the kiss Jason left her with so she sits on her bed. "Well, well, look at you. Aren't you just lucky?" Katrina asks as she goes to sit on the chair at Sarah's vanity."I am. Totally lucky. Why are you sitting there? You can come join me on the bed, it's just the two of us.""No way, that's disrespect to the king." Sarah is shocked. "What do you mean?""The king has rain on that bed, I can't just sit on it like it's a regular one," she explains."Is that a kind of rule? Like something that attracts punishment of some sort?""Of course not. It's not like he's going to find out if I do sleep on it. It's just not something I should do."They really reverence him."I get the fact that Jason is king, but not all kings are loved like you people love him.""Well, not every king is a king like him. He could have chosen to have the witches eradicated or ostracized like the kings in the other countries did, but h