The Destined Queen

Chapter 34

*Emerson*

I walked straight to Jacob. Winter is right. He isn't acting normal. " Jacob, What is going on with you? " I asked him. He stopped his talk with his advisor, and dismissed him. I smiled apologetically to the poor guy. He smacked me on my head with magic, and left smiling with victory. I shook my head. " Don't you have any work to do? " Jacob asked. " Yes. I am doing my work. Tell me, What is going on? " I said. He sighed at last, and rubbed his forehead with his hand. " I am sorry for shouting at you before. I am not in my senses. " He said. He is stressed. " It's okay. I just want to know. " I said, softly. " I know nothing, Emerson. Nothing. There is so much going on. And I even can't find this damned soul of MY realm, who dares to call himself Kingmas when I am still here. And more than that, he is torturing other souls, and luring them to be evil. To work with him. It's all my fault. Everything. I.. I am not a good King. I can not provide them what they want, that is why they are going to him, to work with him. " Jacob kept rambling on. " Jacob, Stop. You are a great King. If it wasn't for you, we would have been lurking around, and would not have any place to call home. You gave us life. Else we would have begged to heaven and hell, we would have to go back and forth. The souls that are betraying you are the ones at fault. Not you. Definitely not you, Jacob. " I said. Sighing, he flopped on his throne. He looks so tired. I'm sure if he would have human, he would have had bags under his eyes, and dark circles, and also wrinkles. " I am sure Winter would agree with me, too. " I added. Jacob snapped his head towards me, and his spine straightened, like he felt a shock going through his body. " Who? " He asked, the light back on his face. " Winter. My friend. " I repeated. I saw the light going out of his face again. My brows creased, and my lips pursed. " Oh. " He said. " Why would she agree? " He asked. " Because it's the truth. If you want her to say this by herself, I can bring her signature or something. " I suggested. He shook his head. " I'm not going to take your future girlfriend's signature to be assured that I'm a great King. " He chuckled. " Trust me. She is always right.. What? She is not my future girlfriend. She has a boyfriend for King's sake. " I said. " So what? Her feelings can change. " He shrugged. " I don't think so. They are in love with each other. " I said. " Again. Feelings change. " He said, slowly. I rolled my eyes. " Thank you, Emmie. " He smiled. " For what? Letting you tease me. " I said. " No. For taking my mind off of things. Thank you for talking with me. " " Actually, Winter suggested that. " I said. " Ahh. Then thank her on my behalf. " He smiled. " Are you okay, Now? " " Yes. I'm fine. In just need to relax a bit. " He said. " Jacob, Can I ask you something? " " Yeah. Sure. " " Why didn't you listen to me when I told you about Trevor? " He sighed. " I have to be sure before doing anything. And If I had listened to you, and agreed with you, you would have probably gone after him. Because I obviously, don't have time. And if this Trevor guy is really a demon, then he can destroy you, Emerson. And I can't forgive myself if anyone kills you, and I couldn't do anything about it. That's why I didn't listen to you. "He said. Winter was right, again. " Uhh. " I scratched the back of my head. He looked at me, and blinked twice. " No." He whispered. I chuckled hesitantly. " You went after him? How could you be so reckless, Emerson? He could have killed you. " My King shouted at me. " I didn't go after him. " I said. " Then? " His brow furrowed. " Me and my friends are spying on his brother. " I chuckled. His eyes widened. " What friends? " He asked. " You don't know them. " I dismissed him with the wave of my hand. He gritted his teeth, and stared at me. I avoided his stare. His stare can make you piss your pants, I tell you. You would be a fool to look at him at this time. So, I hummed along, while I looked around. " Emerson. " He growled. " Fine. Neil, Aaron, and Austin are there. Gustin is also helping me. " I blurtef out. " You took my warriors with you? And who is Gustin? " He shouted. " Yes. I need them. And Gustin is Winter's friend. " I said. " Emerson. Emerson. Emerson. You are such an i***t. Do you want me to go down there, and pull them here? "He asked. " You can not do that. They are training those three. " I blurted out before I bit my tongue. " Three? " He asked. " Nothing. " I squeaked. " Emerson. " He shouted. " Don't shout. Ow. I'm telling you. It's... It's.. Winter, her boyfriend, and her friend. " I said, looking at the floor. I heard him hitting his forehead with his palm. " Why would you do that? " He asked with lethal calm. " Because Winter's boyfriend has a weapon. To kill the damned souls. Now, Humans can kill us. " I said. " What? " " Yes. And they want to fight. Winter wants to fight to protect Rose. And Ashten, and Gustin wants to take revenge. " " Revenge? For what? " He asked. " Some of the evil damned souls killed their best friend. " I said. " What? " He whispered. I nodded. Sighing, he laid his head on his hands. " Okay. " He said, rising from the throne. " You have permission to do everything. But you need more apuls by your side during the battle. So, I'll provide those. And never, never ever hide anything from me. Never. " He said, pointing his finger at me. I nodded. " Now, go spy on him. And inform me everything from now on. Else I will go to Winter and tell her how you actually feel, and in front of her boyfriend. " He threatened me. " Yes, Sir. " I saluted him. " Go. " I left.

*Winter*

I was sitting on my bed, when he appeared, smiling. " Had a great conversation with your best friend? " I asked. " Yes. " He grinned. " I was right, Wasn't I? " " Always. " He said. I smiled, and plopped a cherry in my mouth. " I loved cherries. " He said, softly. And that made me put the bowl down. " Come here. Sit. " I said, patting the area beside me, on my bed. He sat. " I told him everything. " He said. " Everything? " " Yes. " " How do you still exist? " I asked. " Jacob is a very forgiving King. " He said, smiling. " Good for you. " I said, chuckling softly. My eyes lowered on his lips for a second. I felt my heart stop beating. I looked up at his eyes, and saw so many emotions swarming in his eyes at once, that sent shivers through my spine. Hunger, lust, admiration, love. Everything was there. I felt choking on my breath. I gasped for air. That's when all the emotions from his eyes vanished. Or he hid it. Perfectly. He backed away instantly. I don't know why is he worried. We can't even touch each other. But would I have touched him, if it would have been possible? Why do I feel these things? Why do I feel my heart stop whenever he smiles at me? Why? " I have to go. " He said. And left. Sighing, I laid on my bed. And was thinking how to use my free time. I could use a new hobby. Painting maybe? Naah. I am too tired. I yawned and I didn't know when but I fell asleep.

My cellphone woke me up. I took the damn thing in my hand, and looked at it. The phone showed 9, at night. And the caller was Rose. I hurriedly picked her call. I don't want her to shout at me at this hour while I am still asleep. " Hello. " I mumbled. " Help. Winter. Ghost. " She screamed through the phone. The line cut after that. " Ghost? " I frowned. My whole body shook with fear when I realised something. " Not Ghosts. But damned souls. " I whispered. I put on my pants, and ran to my car. I drove to Ashton's house, and knocked. He opened the door, and I shouted, " Dammed souls attacked Rose. " His eyes widened but he didn't let himself go into shock. He hurriedly locked his apartment. And we took his car. He called Gustin on the way. He drove as fast as he can. He also told me Gustin will reach there first. He is close to her house. But I can't let this fear lut of my heart. What if they already killed her? What if they did the samne thing with her what they did with Russ? No. No. I pushed those horrible thoughts away, and poured some good thoughts,

Like, Maybe they were late, and Gustin reached there on time. Maybe Gustin saved Rose. Or Maybe she escaped them. Could be anything. " Why would they go after her? " Ashten asked. " I don't know. It doesn't make any... Wait. Can Isaac do this? " I asked. " I don't know. We don't know that guy to decide on anything. " " Or maybe. Maybe it's Trevor. " I stuttered. " Yeah. Maybe he thought that getting Rose would mean.. " " Getting Isaac. " I whispered in horror. Ashten drove the car faster.

We got out of the car, and I saw Gustin car in the driveway. Good. Maybe he did save her. It calmed my heart a little. We hurried to the house, and saw Aunt Annie, and Uncle Gerald on the floor. Aunt Annie was sobbing, and Uncle Gerald was trying to calm her down. " What.. What happened? " I asked. Gustin was standing there. Horror, fear, and anger. All those emotions were on his face. " I was late. " He gritted out. Aunt Annie hugged me, and cried. I hugged her back. "She is gone. They took them. " Aunt Annie cried. " We'll get her back. I promise. " I whispered. " We need Emerson. " Gustin said. " Yes. He will know what to do. Or call other souls to help. " Ashten said. I nodded, and called him. " Emerson. " My voice broke. But he appeared in an instant. " What? Did anyone hurt you? " He looked at me worriedly, and searched for my wounds. " They took Rose. " I said, tears welling up in my eyes. His chest heaved, and fell. " Did anyone see them? " He asked Rose's parents. But Uncle Gerald already threw a chair at him. It passed through him, and hit the wall. " They were like him. " He shouted. Aunt Annie shouted at Emerson, " Where did your friends take her? " " They are not my friends. " He said. " Liar. Where is my daughter? " Uncle Gerald shouted. " Uncle, Auntie. He is right. They are not his friends. Emerson is with me. And he is the only hope to find your daughter. You need to tell him about their features. " Ashten said. " But.. But.. they were like him. " Aunt Annie stuttered. " Yes. They were like him. But he isn't one of them. " I said. " Are you sure? Isn't he involved with her? " Uncle Gerald asked. " No, Sir. He has been helping us to fight those evil souls away. We are taking training to kill them. " Gustin said. " Now, Please. Tell me what did they look like. Or it will be too late for Rose. " Emerson said. " Three of them were blue, one had black hair, brown eyes, another brown hair and golden eyes, and the other one had blue hair, and blue eyes." Aunt Annie said. " But... One of them was red in colour. Like burning Red. " Uncle Gerald said. Emerson looked at me. I knew then who it was before he said, " Demon. " " That means Trevor. " Ashten breathed. " But we spied on him all day. He didn't go to Isaac. " Gustin reasoned. " Yes. Because he was planning how to get his brother to help him. And now he has found his answer, and got her under his clutches. More than enough to make Isaac do anything Trevor demands. " Emerson said. " We need to go to Isaac. " I said. Emerson nodded. Ashten, and Gustin agreed, too.