Deepest Part of You

Unexpected

Chapter 14.  

    The celebration is about to begin. Even though it’s still late afternoon, but the castle is already filled with sorcerer people. They’re ready to celebrate their Prince’s birthday and engagement day for King Owens and his royal family are adored and beloved by their people.

    Violet is sitting by the window, looking down at the ground hall floor. Every sorcerer seems like enjoying the event and since they’re kingdom with magics, the hall is vigorous with magic decorations too floating around passing by her window. The stage’s is stunningly elegant, there’s five layered engagement cake too on the stage.

    Oh, how she wishes she’d attend this kind of celebration under a different circumstance. She always admiring the Kingdom of magic even before things go wrong. If none of this suspiciousness happened between their kingdom, would Prince Seth see her differently?

    Suddenly the hall filled up with clapping noise, saluting Prince Phillip & Elena who’s walks up to the stage. After the clapping gradually disappear, Phillip started to give the opening speech for the events.

    “The Gryffin Kingdom is always blessed to have its people as you all in this room. Despite of our fear of the unknown ahead.. Let’s not forget to cherish the present moment. I hope you’re all having a good time, a great feast, and a great night. Let’s give it up to the birthday Prince—and the groom-and-bride-to-be!!”

    Seth and Bianca appeared in the middle of the stage, looking perfectly perfect for each other.. Violet didn’t realise that she’d holding her breath before exhaling and sighing again after.

    With glassy eyes, she looked away trying to focus at the guest, who knows their enjoyment will make her forget about the happy couple. Yeah, right.

    Phillip was just about to lead the guests to start enjoying the feast, when Bianca take a slice of cake and bring it to Seth’s mouth. The audience then clinking their champagne glass as a sign for them to kiss each other.

    Violet is still focusing her attention to things that interests her and made her less sad—when she noticed the clinking noise, looked at the stage and, caught Seth and Bianca are kissing.

    The noise inside the hall is going crazy, along with the magic fireworks, the clapping and the joyous shouting from the people.

    As for Violet, she hears nothing, as if every thing has faded away, her ear ringing with a single annoying tone. She took one step back from the window regretting herself for being too late—for not to look. Even without blinking, her tears dropped slowly on her cheek.

    Seth had to play along in front of his people, even though he felt annoyed by Bianca’s act. Shoot! Is this woman have to be THIS aggressive? Seth took a glance at the window where he last saw Violet’s standing. He’s relieved for not seeing her there, that means she didn’t see him kissing with Bianca. Or did she?

    Seth is still in his own mind, when he saw a few waiters with food trays at her door. That’s normal right? Somebody must’ve give the order to bring the food for her.

    “Seth? Where’s your mind at..? Let’s mingle with the guests!” said Bianca.

    “You go first, I’ll catch up. I have to check on something.”

“But—” Bianca hasn’t finished talking when Seth leave her already.

    When two males in waiter outfit came into the room, Violet was standing by the outside-view window, just empty-stared there. She turned her back, wanted to politely rejecting the meals, when suddenly they both changed-shape into werewolf.

    One of them tackled the windows making a way out, made the root- bars that Seth’s put on earlier shattered, and the shards flew over the place. Violet ducked to the floor in reflex, with shards glass on her hair.

    The other werewolf grabbed her, carry her with her stomach on his shoulder and her head faced down. They abducted her, making their way out of the castle, jumping from trees to trees. Violet didn’t get a chance even to scream—even though screaming would be insignificant because of all the noises from the celebration.

    When Seth got into the room and found out that Violet has taken, his blood boiled in rage. He was just about aiming his hand to attack the werewolf whose shadows are almost gone from his sight. But he held back, worrying his attack will harm Violet in process.

    Phillip and Elena saw the broken window from the opened door when Seth checked into the room, they both came toward Seth and quickly noticed the situation.

    “Seth! Don’t do it! You can’t go after them by yourself!” Phillip knew his brother too well.

    Seth took a glance at his brother for a second, before gone into the night-- following the werewolf who took Violet. His brother’s action didn’t surprised Phillip, because he knew from his brother’s face that his intentions are unshakeable.

    “I’m going to alert his guards to go after him. You have to tell Bianca, makes sure she doesn’t make a scene.” Said Phillip to Elena.

    Violet is still struggling on the werewolf shoulder. She constantly punching the back of the werewolf but nothing seems working. Her stomach is in pain for the clash between the werewolf’s shoulder and her stomach at every turbulence.

    “Let me go!! Where are you taking me?!” She yelled. She doesn’t know anymore where she is. She felt the werewolf has taken her very far from Gryffin Kingdom, for every leap the werewolf took are quite a distance.

    Seth doesn’t care if the whole army of werewolf will be there to attack him. He’s gonna get Violet back, period. He did this for his kingdom or because she cannot lose her? His thoughts are hard on him.

    Seth has focusing all his ability to track down the werewolf—since he teleported too. A sorcerer can easily transport to a place they know well, but if the destination’s unsure it will be even harder—almost impossible for a few apprentices. If the sorcerer ability’s excellence, it’ll be as if they have to search the exact waves-teleport from the destination. 

    Seth can feel that he’s getting closer when he heard a familiar voice, from a far. At the same time the werewolf stopping for a while, sniffing. The other werewolf suddenly jumped into the trees.

    “Please set me free! You must be mistaken! I’m not a witch, I’m a fairy and I have to go home!”

    The one who hold Violet, take her off from his shoulder, he changed-shape to human-look while locked Violet’s body under his big arm.

    “Shh—keep quiet princess, I know who you are.”

    “Help me to go home, the king will reward y—”

    He shut her mouth with his palm on her mouth, made Violet mumbling.

    Suddenly there’s a loud thud to the ground, it was his friend-werewolf who’s jumped into the trees earlier, passed out.

    “LET..HER..GO.”  Seth is standing fiercely with his sword, in front of Violet and the werewolf.

    He’s indeed a knight in shining armour. For a second, Violet is thinking there’s must be something wrong in her head, to be head over heels and still able to adore him in that kind of situation.