Chapter 173 - Lifeline (1/2)

Give me a lifeline Bai Lei... give me something to hold onto and trust. Just give me something... I place my head on my knees and close my eyes. Tears drop from my face as I try to calm myself. Do I just accept this?

I don't know how much time passed until I heard Chyou scream. I slowly lift my head, my tears are long gone, and give her a small smile. ”My lady! Are you okay? Have you been hurt?” I shake my head and say ”I'm fine Chyou, I just want to be alone please.”

She looks around the room in worry and even looks like she wants to argue but when she looks back at me, she slowly nods her head and walks away. The sun was no longer out, bathing everything in the silver moonlight as the snow slowly falls. Cold air blows into the large room, swaying the long curtains.

I reach into my space and pull out a glass vial. I look down at it and watch with a somber look as the pale moonlight dances across the glass. Do I want to go back? I close my hand around the vial and with just a thought, the glass vial was back in my space.

No, I don't want to go back. What Bai Lei has done hurt me but I still had Zhen and little Bun. Maybe there really is something I don't understand... I push my raging emotions to the side as I try to think about it from a logical standpoint.

For as long as I've known Bai Lei, even though it's not that long, he's never done anything to hurt me. Not intentionally anyway. I lay back onto the cold floor and stretch my arms and legs out as I stare at the dark ceiling above me.

Was this his way of trying to protect me? But from what? My anger tries to surface again but I quickly beat it back down as I say ”Patience... have patience so see what you can't see.” My voice is but a whisper in the dark room. This might be just as hard on him... I close my eyes and say ”Don't let me down, Bai Lei...”

I feel a surge of darkness in the room making me shudder but when I hear a deep voice say ”What is my Queen doing laying on the floor like this in a dark, cold room?” I freeze, instantly recognizing the voice.

I slowly sit up and look at the King from the Under Realm. He looks around the room before his eyes land on me. His attractive but creepy face breaks out into a smile as he says ”You've become even more beautiful since the last time I saw you. It's about time to come back, enough playing. I think I've been patient enough.”

Was this for the best? No one else was around to get hurt. If I fallow him back, I can kill him freely without injuring anyone in the process. If Bai Lei or Ren were here... they would fight to the death to stop him. He slowly walks over to me and lifts a hand out to me. It's covered in those familiar blood-red markings.

I reach up and slowly clasp his large warm hand. His smile turns seductive as he pulls me to my feet and into his chest. I let him do it but as his hands wrap around my waist, his face frowns as he says ”You are awfully cold my Queen.” I give him a weak smile as I mumble ”You have no idea...”

Suddenly, there's a loud crash as a teapot and cups are dropped onto the floor. I look over to find Chyou trembling in fear as she watches me in the King's arms. I give her a blank look before turning back to the man and saying ”Let's go.” I don't want him to hurt her...

The man lifts his arm out to Chyou and instantly, I recognize the dark energy. He was going to kill Chyou! I reach out and gently grab his arm, causing him to slowly turn to me in question. ”I want to leave here.” His solid black eyes watch me closely before saying ”Kiss me then and we'll go.”