Lola is in a daze. Lucas took care of the body. She didn't ask him what he did, and he didn't volunteer to share the information either. He fed her small bites of food, as it is important for her to eat and retain her energy. The snake bangle is draining her energy constantly, making her weak and vulnerable if she skipped any meal. The food tasted like sawdust in her mouth. But she chewed the food and swallowed it mechanically. Her eyes refused to stop the rain of salty tears. She kept crying and sniffing with sadness. After two hours of her continuous crying, Lucas couldn't look at her sad face anymore. Her tears are stabbing his heart and the pain is unbearable. She didn't speak at all after he killed that fairy guard, which worried him. "What do you want me to do Princess? What can i do to ease your pain? I cannot look at you crying like this" he asked her softly. Lola looked at him with watery eyes and moist eyelashes. "When will all of this stop? Do i have to live in fear f
"We are so very thankful that you helped us last night" one of the fairy guards is thanking Lucas. Lucas gave him a small nod of acknowledgement. He is currently sitting on the grassy floor with the villagers. They all are discussing the animal attack from the previous night. Lucas was forced to kill the fairy guard who came to his house. But he suspected that he must have been there with a purpose. So he came to the village casually, as if nothing happened. Upon visiting the village, he found out that Mallik sent that guard to invite Lucas for a meal. Lucas couldn't sit with them and eat their food when he just killed one of their own. It was not intentional, but unavoidable. So he told them that he already finished his meal and no one came to inform him about the meal plan. When Lucas said that, Mallik and the others got confused. They wondered where Sumon has gone. But soon they forgot about the missing fairy guard and began to talk about the attack. "This kind of thing neve
"It would be good if we don't have to kill others" a little kid said wistfully.Everyone looked at the kid sadly. His mother engulfed her son in the safety of her arms. "We are born to kill son. No one can do anything about it. It's the way we are cursed to live" she told him sadly.That boy's face fell and he became sad too."Then everyone will always hate us mother. I don't want to be hated. I want to be loved and praised by all. No wonder we only ever stay here. I want to see what the outside world looks like" he confessed with misty eyes.That boy's sadness moved everyone. Even Lucas felt bad about the future generations of the fairy guards. If this continues, then they will become bitter and lose the spark in those little innocent eyes. They might even begin to kill non-drifters just for the sake of it. "Would you guys take an opportunity to change the course of your lives, if it ever presents itself?" he asked them evenly.One by one, the fairy guards gave him puzzled expressi
"I will help you. I am not your enemy" Lucas assured Mallik softly. Mallik is in turmoil. What Lucas is asking is something they should not share with anyone. If they did, then their very existence would be threatened. 'They think about you as the wild beast who killed your mother' his gut clenched painfully remembering those words. He is finding it hard to imagine being compared to the one thing that he is scared of and whom he hates as well. His resolve began to break when he remembered the words of the Dragon drifter. "We are all bound to the script written on the bowlder outside this village. If anyone could erase that script on the boulder, then we will be free from the curse to kill drifters" Mallik shared, leaving Lucas with frustration. "It's not possible to erase that script from that boulder. They engraved those words deeply. It's easy to break that boulder instead" Lucas muttered. He saw the script when he was coming through the doorway on that boulder. Those words are
In the treehouse, Lola is stretching her muscles. It's been a while since she stopped training. Her muscles felt tight and she is not feeling as flexible. But she began to train with a wooden sword she carved from a thick branch using the kitchen knife. After three hours of swinging in the air and stabbing her nonexistent opponent, she began to feel like her old self. After her practice, she bathed quickly and changed her clothes into a set of tight breeches and a shirt that belongs to Lucas. She folded the shirt and tied a knot with the gathered fabric on her right side. A hint of her mid-rift is showing. Lola felt confident and strong. She decided to test how far she can go before this bangle would force her to stop. 'I cannot sit in this house and do nothing. I need to do something, anything ' she thought. She walked downstairs with confidence and began to walk in the direction of the river, which is in the opposite direction of the village. To her surprise, no matter how far s
'Why is her anger scaring me so much?' he wondered looking at the aura of power surrounding her frame. 'She was not this powerful when i kidnapped her. Then how can she gain so much power in just a few days? ' he thought with wonder. His gaze went to the bangle around her wrist. He can see that it is still working. He is not understanding why it is not affecting her like it should. She should be weak and helpless. That bangle will never allow her to gain her strength back. It will not kill her, but it will not let her become strong either. He made her wear that bangle to suppress her and make her vulnerable. He wanted her to be at his mercy like his prey. But that's not what is happening here. She regained her strength back, which scaring the predator instead. "What? My life is hanging by a thin thread? Are you sure Valmore?" she asked him sarcastically. Valmore frowned. 'What is she talking about? Why does she sound so confident? ' he wondered. "Of course i am sure. Did you for
"I lost it" he confessed with fear. When Lola heard his confession, she became furious. She withdraws her blade and slaps him across his cheek. Valmore fell down by the force with which he is slapped. Now his cheek has five finger marks, which are gradually turning blue from red. Lola bent over a little with a furious expression on her face. "What do you mean by you lost it? " she demanded angrily. Her eyes flashed into a shade of aqua blue, which scared Valmore more than he already is. Valmore crawled back to move out of her reach. The side on which he is slapped is swelling, forcing one of his eyes to shut. Despite his efforts to move out of her reach, she pulled him closer by grabbing him by his shirt collar. She lifted him halfway up and to her eye level. "You idiot. First, you kidnapped me when i was vulnerable. You tried to take me away from my mate. And then you forced me to stay in this place by locking this stupid thing around my wrist. Now when i want you to remove this
Lucas and Lola are looking at Valmore, who is coughing on the shore as he greedily began to take huge gulps of breath. He is still sweating from the shock of being killed by a woman he lusted after. To him, she looks like a fierce queen.Lucas diverted his gaze from the lord of the fairy guards and stared at the snake bangle which is snugly sitting around Lola's wrist. He is feeling like killing Valmore. Without removing that bangle, it's impossible for her to go back to the summer realm. She will be forever stuck here. One after another, the fairy guards are sure to stumble upon her, and they will all be killed as well.This is not the way Lucas wanted things to progress. This is not the life he wanted for Lola or himself. She has responsibilities and she should get out of this prison."Do you know any other way to remove this thing from around her wrist?" he asked Valmore with barely contained anger.Valmore is now shivering on the muddy shore and is sitting up with his hands wrappe