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A/N – Sorry it's been a while since I updated and sorry that it's so short. I've already written part of the next chapter and I can already tell that it's going to be a long one! I was advised to update every week so that is what I shall try to do!
The question seemed to echo around the corridor.
"Where's Liz?" Max repeated and Isabel lowered her head. "Izzy?"
"With Coran." She mumbled. Max's eyes widened then he took off down the corridor.
"Max?" Michael called out but his friend merely turned.
"Get the others out of here! I'll meet you at the rendezvous point!" With that the Prince disappeared round the corner. Michael turned back to the others.
"Come on, let's get out of here. We wouldn't want Max to play his knight in shining armor act if we got caught, would we?" Isabel grinned and she and Michael led the way to the exit.
"Wait here please." The messenger boy instructed before leaving Leandra alone. She was in a room she had never been in before, it had a high ceiling with small tables and chairs set out around the edge so the middle could be used for dancing. The walls were decorated with different paintings and Liz walked forward to inspect them.
"Beautiful, aren't they?" A voice called out, making her jump. Turning, she saw Coran walking towards her.
"Indeed, where did you get them from?"
"Here and there." He walked closer and Liz shivered. She really didn't like this man and she hoped that she wouldn't be around him for long. "Shall we take a walk?"
"No thank you." Liz replied, a little too quickly. His eyes flashed but she didn't care. His walks took hours and today she was just not in the mood.
"Leandra, you seem preoccupied. Is there something wrong?" Liz shook her head, not voicing her thoughts. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, my lord." Coran smiled and Liz almost cringed.
"We will have none of that. We are equals here, remember? But I must admit, that is one of the reasons I have had you brought here today."
"If it is not to bold to ask, why did you bring me here?" Coran smiled again and reached out to take her arm. His grip was firm, insistent, not at all like Max's. Max. Why was she thinking of him? Liz shook her head and allowed Coran to guide her to one of the tabled at the side of the room.
As soon as she sat down shapes and colours flew in front of her eyesight and Liz knew what was coming. Her vision dimmed to black and white and the future unfurled in front of her.
Coran, fighting with Max. Blood. Max on the floor, dead. Coran plunging his weapon into Max's chest. Blood everywhere. Then Coran in front of her, raising the deadly weapon.
"Leandra? Can you hear me? Are you alright?" The future murder's voice rang in her ears as her eyesight returned to normal.
"I'm fine." She replied but she couldn't help shivering as he touched her. He smiled and Liz had to fight not to be sick there and then.
"Now, I will answer your question. I have asked you to be here today to ask you another question. That question? Will you do me the honor of ruling beside me?" All of Liz's breath was sucked from her lungs as his words hit her.
"What?" She whispered, her mind still reeling from the shock.
"We have been courting each other for almost three years now. And I must confess that I have loved you ever since I lay eyes on you." Liz shook her head, stood up and backed away from the man in front of her. Coran stood up straight.
"No?" He asked, his voice darkening. "What do you mean 'no'?" Liz backed further away as Coran stepped closer to her.
"No."
"Say that again?" He dared and Liz took a deep breath.
"No." She stated clearly, her voice a lot bolder than how she felt.
"How dare you!" Coran yelled as he rushed towards her. He grabbed both of her arms in a vice like grip.
"Look at me!" Liz turned her face towards the wall and, to her horro, saw the weapon Coran used to kill Max in her vision. "LOOK AT ME!" His voice echoed around the round and Liz was forced to look at him. His eyes were now dark and emotionless, with a sort of crazed glint in them.
"Is there another?" He demanded and Liz didn't answer. At her silence Coran began shaking her. "You will TELL ME!" His voice rose as he shook her faster. Liz's head began to spin and her hair fell down around her face.
"Let her go." A voice suddenly demanded and Coran stopped shaking her. As her eyesight returned, Liz glanced towards the door way and gasped. Coran felt her reaction and turned to her.
"You know this man? Is he the one who has taken you from me?"
"Aren't you the one who took her away from her friends and family?" Coran's grip on Liz tightened and Liz gasped again. Coran's eyes darkened more.
"How did you know?" The figure at the door laughed slightly.
"I'm surprised that you haven't recognized me yet. Now, let her go." The newcomer's voice changed from light to threatening instantly. Coran growled.
"The little Prince of Nadarn!" He raised one of his hands from his grip on Liz and pointed it at Max but the young male was quicker. A bolt of green energy forced Coran to break his grip on Liz and fall backwards. Liz instantly raced over to Max and hugged him.
"Are you okay?" She nodded and clung to him tighter. Coran jumped back onto his feet and eyed the coupled.
"How long have you two been together?"
"A few hours." Max replied, gently loosening Liz's grip on his shirt. Coran sneered.
"Well I hope you enjoyed your time together." He raised his hand again and a bolt of black energy shot towards the couple. A green shield rose around them and the energy bolt hit it harmlessly. Coran's face faltered, but only for a second.
"So you knew, you and your friends knew?" Liz nodded, making the man in front of her growl. "You thought you were being smart, pretending for all these years? You weren't! Even IF you could return to your kingdoms, they are practically attacking each other! You'll never see each other again! And that's only if you get out of here."
"If?" Max questioned as Liz stared at Coran.
"I will have you as my bride, whether it be forced or not!" Anger swept through Liz and she stepped forward.
"And how do you expect me to agree to marry you? You kidnapped me, took me away from my family, and have kept me locked up in a tower? Only I can can say yes, and that will never happen!" Coran smiled and Liz shivered.
"I thought you might say that. But how will you feel when your boyfriend is dying?" With a flick of his hand Max went flying into the wall. Liz gasped and tried to go to him but found that she couldn't move.
"Either you marry me or your beloved Prince dies!" Coran was paying to much attention to Liz and was knocked of his feet as Max launched himself at him. The two rolled them stopped, with Coran on top of Max. Next to him, on the wall, was the weapon Liz had seen him use to kill Max and she gasped as she realized that the position they were in was the one she had seen Max die.
"NO!" She launched herself at the two as Coran yanked the weapon off the wall and raised it above his head.
A/N – What do you think? Cliffhanger, I know but I couldn't resist! Stay tuned folks!
A/N – Sorry it's been a while since I updated and sorry that it's so short. I've already written part of the next chapter and I can already tell that it's going to be a long one! I was advised to update every week so that is what I shall try to do!
The question seemed to echo around the corridor.
"Where's Liz?" Max repeated and Isabel lowered her head. "Izzy?"
"With Coran." She mumbled. Max's eyes widened then he took off down the corridor.
"Max?" Michael called out but his friend merely turned.
"Get the others out of here! I'll meet you at the rendezvous point!" With that the Prince disappeared round the corner. Michael turned back to the others.
"Come on, let's get out of here. We wouldn't want Max to play his knight in shining armor act if we got caught, would we?" Isabel grinned and she and Michael led the way to the exit.
"Wait here please." The messenger boy instructed before leaving Leandra alone. She was in a room she had never been in before, it had a high ceiling with small tables and chairs set out around the edge so the middle could be used for dancing. The walls were decorated with different paintings and Liz walked forward to inspect them.
"Beautiful, aren't they?" A voice called out, making her jump. Turning, she saw Coran walking towards her.
"Indeed, where did you get them from?"
"Here and there." He walked closer and Liz shivered. She really didn't like this man and she hoped that she wouldn't be around him for long. "Shall we take a walk?"
"No thank you." Liz replied, a little too quickly. His eyes flashed but she didn't care. His walks took hours and today she was just not in the mood.
"Leandra, you seem preoccupied. Is there something wrong?" Liz shook her head, not voicing her thoughts. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, my lord." Coran smiled and Liz almost cringed.
"We will have none of that. We are equals here, remember? But I must admit, that is one of the reasons I have had you brought here today."
"If it is not to bold to ask, why did you bring me here?" Coran smiled again and reached out to take her arm. His grip was firm, insistent, not at all like Max's. Max. Why was she thinking of him? Liz shook her head and allowed Coran to guide her to one of the tabled at the side of the room.
As soon as she sat down shapes and colours flew in front of her eyesight and Liz knew what was coming. Her vision dimmed to black and white and the future unfurled in front of her.
Coran, fighting with Max. Blood. Max on the floor, dead. Coran plunging his weapon into Max's chest. Blood everywhere. Then Coran in front of her, raising the deadly weapon.
"Leandra? Can you hear me? Are you alright?" The future murder's voice rang in her ears as her eyesight returned to normal.
"I'm fine." She replied but she couldn't help shivering as he touched her. He smiled and Liz had to fight not to be sick there and then.
"Now, I will answer your question. I have asked you to be here today to ask you another question. That question? Will you do me the honor of ruling beside me?" All of Liz's breath was sucked from her lungs as his words hit her.
"What?" She whispered, her mind still reeling from the shock.
"We have been courting each other for almost three years now. And I must confess that I have loved you ever since I lay eyes on you." Liz shook her head, stood up and backed away from the man in front of her. Coran stood up straight.
"No?" He asked, his voice darkening. "What do you mean 'no'?" Liz backed further away as Coran stepped closer to her.
"No."
"Say that again?" He dared and Liz took a deep breath.
"No." She stated clearly, her voice a lot bolder than how she felt.
"How dare you!" Coran yelled as he rushed towards her. He grabbed both of her arms in a vice like grip.
"Look at me!" Liz turned her face towards the wall and, to her horro, saw the weapon Coran used to kill Max in her vision. "LOOK AT ME!" His voice echoed around the round and Liz was forced to look at him. His eyes were now dark and emotionless, with a sort of crazed glint in them.
"Is there another?" He demanded and Liz didn't answer. At her silence Coran began shaking her. "You will TELL ME!" His voice rose as he shook her faster. Liz's head began to spin and her hair fell down around her face.
"Let her go." A voice suddenly demanded and Coran stopped shaking her. As her eyesight returned, Liz glanced towards the door way and gasped. Coran felt her reaction and turned to her.
"You know this man? Is he the one who has taken you from me?"
"Aren't you the one who took her away from her friends and family?" Coran's grip on Liz tightened and Liz gasped again. Coran's eyes darkened more.
"How did you know?" The figure at the door laughed slightly.
"I'm surprised that you haven't recognized me yet. Now, let her go." The newcomer's voice changed from light to threatening instantly. Coran growled.
"The little Prince of Nadarn!" He raised one of his hands from his grip on Liz and pointed it at Max but the young male was quicker. A bolt of green energy forced Coran to break his grip on Liz and fall backwards. Liz instantly raced over to Max and hugged him.
"Are you okay?" She nodded and clung to him tighter. Coran jumped back onto his feet and eyed the coupled.
"How long have you two been together?"
"A few hours." Max replied, gently loosening Liz's grip on his shirt. Coran sneered.
"Well I hope you enjoyed your time together." He raised his hand again and a bolt of black energy shot towards the couple. A green shield rose around them and the energy bolt hit it harmlessly. Coran's face faltered, but only for a second.
"So you knew, you and your friends knew?" Liz nodded, making the man in front of her growl. "You thought you were being smart, pretending for all these years? You weren't! Even IF you could return to your kingdoms, they are practically attacking each other! You'll never see each other again! And that's only if you get out of here."
"If?" Max questioned as Liz stared at Coran.
"I will have you as my bride, whether it be forced or not!" Anger swept through Liz and she stepped forward.
"And how do you expect me to agree to marry you? You kidnapped me, took me away from my family, and have kept me locked up in a tower? Only I can can say yes, and that will never happen!" Coran smiled and Liz shivered.
"I thought you might say that. But how will you feel when your boyfriend is dying?" With a flick of his hand Max went flying into the wall. Liz gasped and tried to go to him but found that she couldn't move.
"Either you marry me or your beloved Prince dies!" Coran was paying to much attention to Liz and was knocked of his feet as Max launched himself at him. The two rolled them stopped, with Coran on top of Max. Next to him, on the wall, was the weapon Liz had seen him use to kill Max and she gasped as she realized that the position they were in was the one she had seen Max die.
"NO!" She launched herself at the two as Coran yanked the weapon off the wall and raised it above his head.
A/N – What do you think? Cliffhanger, I know but I couldn't resist! Stay tuned folks!