This will be for The Royal Romance and takes place in Book 3. Nobody died in the book during the assassination attempt, but their will be deaths here. Hope y'all enjoy this!
Ciara's eyes were wide as she glanced around the ballroom and saw several masked figures firing guns and waving sharp things around. She saw King Liam dodge a knife from one of the assailants, then she turned her attention towards a masked person staring at her. She couldn't move, her eyes trained on the gun that was currently pointed at her. It was like her feet was planted in the ground or frozen to it. She tried to force herself to move, but couldn't.
The assailant glared at her. "You will die, Lady Ciara!" He hissed in a gruff voice, then his finger pulled down on the trigger, and the gun went off with a loud bang.
"Ciara!" Drake was able to push her out of the way, but wasn't lucky enough to escape the bullet. The force knocked him roughly to the floor.
Ciara gasped. "Drake!" She glanced around the ballroom, as Bastian hurried over to her.
"You okay, Lady Ciara?" He asked, helping her up; to which she was only able to nod. He helped Drake up next. "Ciara, you need to get Drake out of here!"
Drake staggered slightly, so Ciara wrapped an arm around him, careful to keep pressure on his shoulder where he was shot. "Come on," she said, leading him out of the ballroom. By the time she got him to the getaway car, Bastian had come back.
"He should be fine as long as you get the bleeding under control." He reached into the car and typed in an address. "That will get you to the safe house. Don't let anyone in unless its me or King Liam." He instructed.
Ciara nodded. "Go protect our king." She turned back towards the car. "Come on, Drake, we have to get out of here." She was worried when his grip on her loosened, afraid that he might fall.
After getting into the car, they headed towards the address that Bastian had punched in. It didn't seem like very long before the car came to a stop in front of what she assumed to be the safe house. She helped him inside, then let him drop tiredly unto the couch. She tried to turn on the lights, but they wouldn't come on. "Huh.." she sighed. "Oh, well. Where is that first aid kit at?" She opened cabinet after cabinet until she finally found it. "Yes!" She sang triumphantly. She went back to where she had left him, then knelt down in front of the couch. "Okay, first things first. I will need to see how bad it is." She tugged his shirt, then helped him take his shirt off.
She opened the first aid kit, then pulled out the alcohol covered wipes. "Y'know, if you wanted me to take off your shirt, you should have just asked." She softly started cleaning the wound up.
Drake just smirked, wincing. "Ow!" He pushed her hand away. "That hurts!"
Ciara just chuckled, but she kept putting firm pressure on it. Her smile faded as she focused on what she was doing. She reached into the first aid kit, picking up the bandage. It didn't take long for her to wrap his shoulder up, then she started picking up everything and put it back into the first aid kit. She sighed softly. "I wish we knew how everybody was.."
Drake sighed. "Me too, Gray. Me too." He yawned tiredly.
Ciara leaned over and let her lips gently brush his, then pulled away. "You need to sleep now."
He sighed again, but didn't protest.
She stayed where she was to watch him for a moment, then slowly got to her feet. She gently kissed his forehead, then walked out of the room.
She collapsed on the bed, thinking about her friends and hoping they were all okay.
She woke up the next morning to a knock at the door, then looked threw the peephole, before swinging the door open excitedly. "Man, am I happy to see you guys!"
Hana wrapped her arms around her, pulling her into a hug, as Maxwell and Liam joined in.
Ciara pulled away. "How did you all get away..?" She moved to the side to let everyone enter. "I kept having dreams about you guys.. bad dreams.."
There was a groan from the couch. "You know when doctors tend to patients, they prescribe silence to gun shot patients!"
"Drake!" Liam hurried over and knelt down in front of the couch. "You okay?"
Drake smiled weakly. "I have been better."
Liam chuckled. "Hasn't anyone ever tell you not to be a hero?"
Drake smirked. "Heh. They probably didn't think they needed too."
Ciara took a deep breath. "What about everyone else at the party?" She asked hesitantly. "Did they..?"
Liam's smile faded. "They were casulties." He said, glancing at her briefly.
Ciara held her breath. "What about Savannah and Bartie? Olivia?" She glanced around. "And the other noblewomen?"
Drake struggled to sit up at the mention of his sister and nephew.
Ciara put her hand on his chest and pushed him back down. "Stop moving," she glanced back expectantly towards Liam.
Liam took a deep breath before answering. "Savannah and Bartie made it out alive," he assured them. "As did Olivia."
"What about everyone else?" Ciara asked softly.
Liam didn't answer, staring briefly at the floor. "After Bastian got you two out and came back to help me.." he paused to glance back at her. "They shot him.. he.. he didn't make it.."
Everybody fell silent, processing what Liam had just told them. Ciara took a deep, shaky breath. "I.. I don't know what to say.."
Liam opened his mouth to say something else when his phone rang. "The guards were suppose to let us know when it was safe to return to the palace," he explained before taking the call into the next room.
Ciara sighed, then knelt down in front of the couch. "Hey, you okay? I know that Bastian was like a father to you.."
Drake kept his gaze on the floor, not making eye contact. "I'll be fine."
Hana walked over to join them. "When we get to go back, we should go and get a drink or something," she suggested.
Drake flashed her a weak smile, which quickly vanished. "Sounds like a plan."
Liam came back in at that time. "The palace has been cleared and they gave us the okay to return home."
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