Warning: Some lemon scenes (poorly described lemon scenes) inside. LOL

Chapter 8

"What!? No! I didn't do anything with him!" Cornelia tensed as she heard the painfully familiar voice. Will! She looked up to see her friend trying to shove off the guards that are attempted to get hold of her. The mask from her face fell down and it revealed her face. Everyone gasped as they saw the familiar face of the leader of the guardians.

"Guardians!" Shouted Cedric. "Find the others and seize them!" He ordered the guards. The ballroom was almost empty now as guests started running away when the Prince fell, afraid that they may be linked in his accident. Some were just too terrified when they saw heard that the guardians were there. And Cornelia had completely forgotten about the rebel leader.

"Guardians Unite!" Will removed the heart of Kandrakar from her chest and shouted, a blinding light flashed before their eyes and on her. She closed her eyes but then she felt the familiar sensations weaving through her body. She was transforming!

When she finally opened her eyes, she was now in her guardian outfit and the four girls were towering above them. Cedric, who was now in his snake form, was lifting his tail to attack her friends. Elyon on the other hand was just so shocked with the events that she froze in her location.

She heard Hay Lin scream and then a loud crash. Her friend was now lying on the ground and probably was hit by Cedric's raging tail.

"Bring the Prince to hisss chambersss and sssecure the Princessss and Cornelia!" Cedric hissed and before she knew it someone had grabbed her arm and was carrying Phobos and Elyon away. But no, she can't go. She doesn't believe that her friends were behind this. She already told them that she will take care of everything and they just need to wait. But a part of her also screams that they are guilty.

Why would Caleb bring her to the gardens? Maybe to keep her busy so that they can poison Phobos? But no, she knew deep inside her that her friends won't do this. They are just teenage girls tasked to protect the worlds and they all are good. They won't harm anybody with their powers! And besides where did they get the poison?

However it was still necessary to question them to find out the truth and if she'll let them escape now, her credibility will be tarnished and people will look at her like a traitor. Yet they must not be harmed. Without further thinking, she jerked the scaly hands of the guard dragging her back to the innermost part of the castle.

"Earth!" She screamed and directed the attack at the four girls hovering above. Large vines came out of the ground and wrapped around the bodies of her friends. They looked at her their eyes widened with disbelief that she just attacked them. She just looked down afraid to meet all of their gazes, this action will make them hate her and they'll probably think that she was now siding with the enemy but this is necessary!

"You traitor!" Irma angrily screamed but she pretended not to hear even when her heart was crushed into pieces.

"Milady?" Cedric's yellow reptilian eyes are now focused on her; he also had the look of disbelief plastered on his face. He was so shock that she would attack her friends. But with all confidence and dignity, she lifted her chin and locked all emotions from visibility.

"Take them to the dungeons." She said bitterly and turned her back without even glancing back at her friends. She can hear their screams and shouts calling her a traitor but she didn't mind it at all, she instead hurriedly ran towards Phobos' chambers. She needs to find out if he was okay. Soon, her clothes were again back to normal and she figured that Will must have shut down the heart of Kandrakar and hid it away, afraid that the guards might take it away from her.

A crowd of people welcomed her when she arrived at the Prince's chambers and they all made way as soon as she entered the room, there sitting near his bed was Elyon, her face showed worry and tears were falling from her eyes. Her heart plummeted. Was he dead?

Her eyes focused on the pale man resting now on the bed, somehow they managed to change his clothes and his mask was removed. She went to his side and grabbed his hand.

"Phobos…" she softly whispered as she lifted his hand and pressed it against her cheek. He can't be dead. He can't be dead. The words seemed to have become a mantra on her mind. He is not dead. She needs to be sure. "H-how is he?" She turned to Elyon.

"He is fine and just sleeping, the doctors manage to extract the poison from his body but if they were in any second late, my brother would have died." Elyon said bitterly. If only Phobos saw how his sister cared for her, he probably would have second thoughts about harming the little girl. "I will leave for now Corny." The Princess said and pressed a hand on her shoulder to reassure her. She just smiled sadly and her gaze went back to the Prince whose eyes were now shut close.

When she was now alone, she didn't fight back the tears that have been trying to escape her eyes. She was just so afraid when she saw him lying unconscious on the marble floor, frightened that he would just leave her without any words. Afraid that she wouldn't see his cold emerald eyes. Afraid that she wouldn't feel the heat of his body against hers. Afraid that she won't feel his soft lips covering hers. Afraid that she won't hear his voice. Afraid that it will be the last time that she'll see him.

"What are you doing to me Phobos? Why are you hurting me? Why are you making me cry?" She said softly as she traced the structure of his face. He had never been more beautiful. It was her first time to see the Prince sleeping; and he was just so peaceful. She smiled and leaned forward to kiss his forehead but immediately she shrieked as she felt strong hands pulled her towards the bed.

She jerked her eyes open and meets the cold gaze of Phobos' eyes. She almost screamed in surprise. Shouldn't he be sleeping? Or did he hear her words? Oh no, she'd be in deep trouble if the Prince learned that she cares for him. Wait, no, she does not only care for him, she feels something else other than her stupid infatuation for the dark Prince. There was something else…. Something warmer….

"What are you doing!? You just recovered from being poisoned!" She shrieked as soon as she learned that the Prince is now awake. He just smiled slyly like nothing bad happened to him. How can he act like this? Does he not know that she almost had a heart attack because she was worried? How can he even smile after this? "You bastard!" She angrily muttered and tried to hit him on his chest but he was able to dodge from her attack and he hurriedly snatched her arm and with one swift move, she was now trapped below his body again.

"What are you doing?" She asked confusingly. But gulped as soon as she saw the flame on his eyes. "Let go of me!" She screamed again and tried to kick him but it was with no avail, she had to admit that the man was stronger than her and any forms of struggling will surely hurt her and won't help.

"I've waited for so long guardian. I don't care about the damned wedding rituals here. I want you to be mine." He said before crushing her lips into a passionate and rude kiss, drowning her with pleasure. She was almost intoxicated by the taste of alcohol in his lips and completely forgot that the man was earlier poisoned. Everything happened so fast and her mind was dazed.

His hands became restless and were soon touching her body. She gulped. Was she ready for this? She was a virgin for crying out loud and she wants to give it as a gift for her husband on their wedding night but now, now how dare this guy steal it away from her? Well, who is she to complain? Besides they will still soon marry. So why stop him when deep inside she also wants to do it. She also wants to offer him her hidden treasure.

She didn't notice that he had successfully removed all of her clothing; her mind had completely forgotten to work as she fell into the delights of his hands and lips touching the most sensitive places of her body. She groaned as he moved away from her but it was only for him to remove his own clothes.

She gulped as soon as she saw his muscular body. Oh, he was just so wonderful and his beauty can be compared to those perfect statues in museums and in Greece. He was more of a god than human and his beauty cannot be compare to Caleb, in front of her was a man and not a boy. She blushed.

"What are you doing to me guardian?" He said as he soon went back to her. His lips began to invade her neck. "Why do I want you to be mine alone?" He whispered in his velvety voice and her mind cannot anymore process everything that's happening. She can't stop it. She wants it. She wants him. She does not care about any consequences after this night. All she wanted was to finally give herself to the man she loves.

Love? Yes, she had to admit that she was in love with him. She realized it when she saw him, lying on the floor unconscious. She was just so afraid that she'll lose him. She can't bear to lose him. She loves him.

And now, she was ready to offer herself to him. Let him drown in pleasure as he touched her body.

She inhaled sharply as she felt it inside of her. Pain. There was pain, like someone was tearing her apart from the outside towards the inside. Tears formed in her eyes but it warm hands were then drying it up for her, followed by sweet gentle kisses she didn't expect the tyrant could do. The pain was then changed into something. Something even nicer. Hot and gentler. She moaned in pleasure.

Soon everything became hazy and all she can see is the face of her beloved, his eyes bore into her and he moved. Pants, grunts, soft moans, and silly sounds had filled the chambers of the Prince of Meridian that night. Soon there was light. And she felt that her body twitch, her soul was now in the clouds. Heaven.