Guardian's Obsession (Yandere Naga x Reader)

Chapter Thirty Three - Battle Of Fang And Claw Part 1

( Y/N POV )

Sitting down on the small chair like boulder White had apparently found for me, I tried to make my gut stop rolling. Bela had left me to sit while he and White talked, Looking up and away from the open ground that had been overflowing with life once my eyes tried to find something. The spot on higher ground I was suppose to be in... where my babies would be safe. I could just make out a small space that seemed like a flat ledge above a vertical incline, it was the only space overlooking here which seemed stable enough for use. Squinting trying to see what was there I though I could see a flash of something pale, then something which could have been a person but it was gone in a split second. Closing my eyes I wished for once I had the eye sight my companions had, maybe then I could see my sons. Had they settled with my scent wrapped around them, or were they still crying for me? I felt something inside me burn at the thought of them crying and not being able to get to them. Was it like this for Clarissa too? Looking up at White I remembered them telling me about her from their memories some nights, how they knew she suffered yet was nothing but loving to them all. I knew a maternal bond was suppose to be strong but somehow this seemed stronger than what most women had described before.

Shaking my head at myself I lent forward balancing my elbows on my knees, letting my face fall into my hands as I tried to calm myself down. Karn would be here soon, I didn't know how I knew but I felt it inside my gut... like a shadow crawling closer as the sun set. "Y/N?" I didn't sit up, I couldn't bring myself to yet even as I felt White's hand on my back forming slow circles. I knew it was her, she was always so gentle almost like she thought I was made of glass at times. "I'm okay, I just need a minute" I wanted to winch at how I sounded, like I was about to cry all over again. I was stronger than this. Karn hadn't broken me before, not when he took my friends from me, not when he pushed me to the edge inflicting pain I hadn't thought I could bear, or even when he took my world and twisted it forcing me back here. So I couldn't break now, not when everyone had gone so far to help me break free... not when I had two reasons to fight waiting for me to come back to them. Taking a few deep breaths I pushed myself back up, meeting White's proud smile watching me before she offered a reassuring nod. I returned it feeling a little betting now I had my moment of panic. Looking past her as White sat back on her coils beside me, I found Bela watching me too. His eyes warm even as his face sat dangerous and stoic as marble.

Letting my eyes drift away towards the ocean of green around us my mind drifted, going back to the night Bela made the offer that I still hadn't answered. He had been so gentle when he had said it too, almost like he expected me to be afraid or refuse him on the spot. Biting my lip I realized most of his own kind would have. To live in the den of the high lord was no doubt something most would fear, his lines reputation scaring away most who would even think about coming close. Watching Bela even as his attention was focused on surveying the world around us, I felt my heart clench at how his life had isolated him. He couldn't help that he was born to his family line, or that it was his duty to be the one to deal with others in such a harsh way. I might not have known him a long time, but he was caring and attentive even if he was a bit more reserved by nature. Even the way he was with Apollo and Nyx told me he was not the monster others saw him as. He was attentive to them and me making sure we were safe and cared for. Letting my eyes settle on a tree a little further from us than before, I tried to make the decision again. Bela had made it clear he expected nothing from me, in his words he would be honoured if I saw him as more in time. For now he would simply wanted to keep me safe as I healed. I just didn't know if I wanted to risk getting closer to him, in time I could see myself falling for Bela if I let myself.