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"Their message was delivered they had no business left here. You still need a plan" Cora said pushing me back on track. Okay what can I do to convince my friends not to fight for me? Or maybe it's not all of them I need to convince but just one. An idea began to form in my head

"Yes! That will work if you succeed" Cora shouted before I even told her my idea. That was all the encourage I needed.

I practically flew up the basement stairs to begin my plan. The witches said the kings men will come for me in a few hours and it may take that long to convince this one person to just listen to me and follow my plan.

Once upstairs I trailed the noise to the kitchen where everyone was eating and talking. Seb and Jace both stood as soon as I entered. Oh boy, here's the hard part.

"Uh Jace, can I speak to you outside for minute?" I asked shyly.

I could feel Seb's eyes trying to search me for a clue to what was going on but I couldn't look at him. Never in a million years would I be able to keep him from trying to protect me. But Jace is more reasonable, and if this plan was to work he was the one I needed on my side.

Jace eagerly nodded and walked behind me as I exited the kitchen. Just to be at a safe distance I exited the front door too. I didn't want anyone over hearing our talk.

The sky was reddish in color due to the setting sun. On a normal day it would be beautiful to just stare at. But today it reminded me that soon I will be captured by terrible vampires taken to a king who probably wants to kill me.

I stopped walking and faced Jace once were out of sight behind the ugly van.

"Ana? What's wrong?" he asked sincerely concerned.

It made me ache on the inside. For so long I had dreamed of him looking at me the way he is now. I closed my eyes to get the image from my mind and focused on telling him my plan. Jace ruined my concentration by closing the distance between us and cupping my cheeks with his warm hands. Heat spread through my face at the small contact as his delicious scent washed over me. It still amazes me that he can have this effect on me without even trying

"Jace-"

"No, Ana let me go first please" Jace said cutting me off and standing impossibly closer. "I want you to please give me a fair chance to win your heart"

"Jace it's so hard to look at you and not be overwhelmed with emotions. Mostly anger" I told him honestly taking a much needed step back.

"I am sorry. I have been trying to give you space to forgive me but your always running off with that Seb guy and seeing you with him just makes me so, so-

"So what?! Angry! Hurt! Sad! Well now you know how I felt watching you with my fucking sister every single day for years! And she told me that you knew I had feelings for you and you laughed about it!" I yelled. I took a couple deep breaths to calm myself but it wasn't helping. How dare he say a word about Seb with what he did to me?

"Ana I never knew you had feelings for me. I mean there was a rumor at one point but I didn't believe it. As for laughing at you I never did that! I never participated in your teasing. Kim is a liar" He said softly.

Jace walked back and took my hands in his. His beautiful eyes had welled with tears and was hurting me to see him hurt. All these feelings I have for my mates is too much. If it's this bad with two I don't know how I will survive when I meet my third one. Jace leant down and planted a warm kiss on my forehead. It was so sweet and loving a small tear escaped my eye. I'm not able to do this right now. So using all my strength I backed out of his embrace.

"I don't want to talk about this anymore. I actually brought you out here because I need your help" I told him finally getting to the point

"Yes anything you need" He replied still gazing at me tenderly. I hope he sticks to that once I tell him my plan.

"The king is sending his men to abduct me soon and I need you to make sure you and the others don't interfere" I explained

"What? The vampire king is after you? Ana we have to help" He said seriously

"Jace you guys cant. Cora showed me her vision of the event and you all die" I emphasized the word die to really get my point to him

"We can fight! The vampire king is known for his cruelty we can't just hide and let him take you!" Jace was getting upset that much was clear. He ran his fingers through his silky hair roughly.

"Please Jace I'm begging you to honor my choice" I pleaded with him. He looked at me completely torn but I held firm.

"Damn it!" he shouted throwing his hands up "There has to be another way?"

"There isn't enough time. Just trust me on this. I will find a way to escape. But you have to hold the others back. Only you can do this for me Jace" I said taking his hand into mine. His shoulders dropped and I knew he had caved.

"What can I do?" He asked voice thick with sadness

"I was hoping some type of restraint spell" I guessed thinking about the one he used on me not too long ago. Jace nodded in agreement but I knew it was the last thing he wanted

"Wait, What about Seb? He's strong and the spell won't hold that many people fighting against it" Jace said. This is what I was afraid of; Seb. I assumed he would be the biggest obstacle in all this. Which is exactly why I came up with a different plan for dealing with him…

"Uh I have a more extreme plan in mind for Seb and let's just say he is going to be very pissed off once he finds out…

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Ana Pov

"What do you have in mind?" Jace questioned raising a brow

"We'll have to knock him out" I say biting my lip. Knocking out Seb was not something I was looking forward to.

"No, we won't but you will" Jace said. He folded is arms in a serious manner

"Why can't you just do a spell?" I asked

"Because I don't want to deal with him being mad at me for knocking him out and letting you get taken" Jace words rang true. Seb will be royally pissed off and it will all be directed at Jace once I'm gone. I can't have that.

Jace reached into his back pocket and pulled out a set of handcuffs

"Looks like you'll need these" He said handing me the cuffs. I raised a brow

"You just carry handcuffs in your back pocket?" I asked taking the shiny pair

"Never know when you'll need them" Jace replied with a smile. I couldn't help but smile back.

"Ok let's get started. We don't have much time" I state turning to head back to the house. Just as I leave Jace grabs my hand and spins me around. Without warning he smashed his lips to mine. At first I'm too stunned to move but soon enough the kiss melts me and I move my lips in sync with his. Jace kisses are so gentle and sweet. He really puts how much he wants me into them.

All too soon he pulls away.

"I'll find you" He said breathless. I wanted to say something but he didn't give me the chance and instead jogged off towards the house. That kiss just made everything ten times harder for me. But now wasn't the time to think on that. I had to find Seb and restrain him...

When I stepped inside the house I knew finding Seb wasn't going to be a problem. He was standing in the doorway waiting for me.

"Can we talk?" I asked a bit nervous. Seb nodded. I opened the side door and began to walk down into the basement for the second time today. I could hear his heavy steps following me.

The basement seemed colder now for some reason. Or maybe it was just my imagination. There were metal pipes running from the ground to the ceiling. Those will be perfect to tie him to. I don't stop walking until I'm close enough to one.

"Ana?" Seb said in his deep serious voice. I had no clue how I was going to pull this off. I am fast but I have to get close enough to him for this to work. Looking at him now all dominant and manly I figured out what I had to do.

Slowly I glided to him until we were chest to chest. His heart beat picked up and if I had one mine would too. The heat coming off his body completely warmed me and staying focused became the new challenge. Seb reached down and gently caressed my cheek. From the gaze in his eyes I knew his guard was down.

No more stalling.

Quickly I threw him up against the pipes, swiftly pulling cuffs from my back pocket and chaining him. It all happened so fast Seb was barely aware, until he tried to move and realized his wrist were handcuffed.

"Ana, what are you doing?" He asked pulling at the cuffs as they clanged around the pipe

"I'm sorry. This is for your own good" I said taking slow steps away. Seb's face changed from confusion to panic and he doubled his efforts to free himself.

"Get me out of this right now!" He demanded.

It hurt to see him like that without giving him an explanation but if he knew why that would only make it worse. Seb would without a doubt endanger himself to protect me. That wasn't going to happen today. With one last look I dashed from the basement. I could hear him screaming my name even after I was back upstairs.

Jace ran around the corner just as I closed the basement door.

"He's taken care of?" Jace asked. Seb screamed my name again giving Jace his answer. "Alright. I spelled the house so that no one gets in or out except you" He informed me. I nodded my head trying to force Seb's pleas from my mind. If I didn't get out of here soon I would go back to him.

From the laughing in the kitchen I knew the others didn't have a clue what was going on. That I was thankful for.

"Please tell everyone I'm sorry but not to worry okay?" I didn't give him a chance to reply. With my supernatural speed I fled from the house.

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Outside I could feel a change in the air. It was a buzzing on my skin; very minimal but alarming. It sent warning bells off in my senses and made me have the urge to run. It must be them coming.

Taking a deep breath I tried to calm myself. If these men came to kill me I would go down with fight but Cora said they wanted to take me to the king. Why do vampires need a king anyways?

I wish I could have talked to Simon. He has been doing a lot of reading on all this stuff and could have probably given me information on the royals. Now it was like I was going in blind. Too late to change it now.

A gust of wind swept over me and in an instant I was surrounded by dozens of armed men. There armor shinned through the darkening sky. There were so many of them that I didn't even bother counting; they cocooned me.

One of the men separated himself and approached me. From his stride it was obvious he was the leader. His wavy brown hair and rough features reminded me of someone.

"I guess he wasn't lying" The man said raking his eyes all over me. I raised a brow not having any idea what he talking about. "My name is Maximus and we are the elite guard. You are being taken for judgment" he added

"Why?" I questioned. Seeing all these soldiers around sort of unnerved me it. It was hard not to start drawing in my powers and taking out as many as I could.

"You are accused of conspiring to the kill the vampire king Ferox. We shall take you to the palace where your punishment will be decided" Maximus stated firmly. What is he talking about? Yes, Helia has been pushing the idea on me about killing the royals but I never actually conspired to do so.

"You're wrong" I state. Maximus watches me curiously as if figuring me out

"That's not for me decide" He replies and then motions to his men.

Quickly they pounce on me and shackle my hands and feet. What are we in the Stone Age? The guards waste no time and throw me over the shoulders of one. Before I had a chance to counter this cave man style abduction, the men took off. They were running so fast and gracefully it amazed me.

The guard was organized too; sprinting in straight lines faster than a bullet. My head was clanging against the chainmail of the guard carrying me making it hard for me to see where we were going. They ran at full speed for at least two hours before coming to stop in lot full of black vans. They ushered me into the back of one and Maximus got in beside me. After that we were off on an unknown road to an unfamiliar place...

"Are you really kinetic?" Maximus asked me after a few minutes of silence. I regarded him curiously figuring it might be best to keep my power to myself. Better for escape if they underestimate me rather overestimate.

"Are you really the king's bitch?" I snapped back. He studied me for a moment before chuckling

"Feisty. My brother left that part out" He commented. However his short sentence had my full attention.

"Brother?" I questioned. Maximus looked at me strangely before figuring out I was serious.

"Yes, my brother and your co-conspirator" he stated. But when I still didn't get it he added the last name I expected to hear "Marcos" I'm sure my eyes bugged out of my face when he said my captures name. What is going on here? They think I'm working with Marcos of all people to kill the king! I'm more likely to kill Marcos. At least now I know who he reminded me of; a hot version of Marcos, much hotter.

"Wow you look genuinely surprised" Maximus stated. I huffed

"Well it's not every day you find out your supposedly plotting with your kidnapper" Honestly they have everything twisted. Unless Marcos was planning to use me to kill the king. Actually now that I think about it makes sense. He used to have me training practically every day with Seb; it was as if he was training me to become a weapon. One that he could use against the king. Damn the king really has stacked up some enemies, must be for reason.

The remainder of the ride was blur. I was lost in my thoughts; wondering what would happen once we got to the palace. Unfortunately I didn't have to wonder any longer as we arrived at the beach of all places.

"Are we going to tan and take a dip while were here" I asked sarcastically as two guards yanked me from the van.

The part of the beach we were on was deserted and covered in eroding boulders. Even still everything looked spectacular. The morning sun made the never ending sea of blue glisten like diamonds. I was so distracted by the view I didn't mind the sand seeping into my shoes. This is almost like a secluded paradise. I wondered briefly where in the world we were but I thought of a better question instead.

"Where are we going?" I asked as the guards pushed me along. There defiantly isn't a palace sitting in the sand.

"You can't see it?" One of the men beside me asked.

I followed his eye movements to the ocean and that's when it began to appear...

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to be continued.....