༺Beloved༻Hyunlix (1)

Frozen In Time

☾Yongbok's Pov☾

I recognize those cloaks from anywhere,the Qiang dynasty, but how did they get through the guards? If anything someone should have stopped them, that's until I looked up to see scarlet stains all over them,including their veils covering the lower half of their faces.

"How did you get in?" I ask them trying my best to distract them before Hyunjin and his two guards come back from their walk. My heart sinks at the idea that Hyunjin could be dead but I push those thoughts away for now. I just hope that he is okay.

"Where is King Hyunjin? He needs to pay for his sins" One of them said, stepping forward,maybe four of them are in here but I know better to think that there are only that many from the Qiang dynasty here.

I hear footsteps come down the hall as the one that came up in the middle, inches closer and closer to me with his sword in his hand. I glance out the window hoping to see a glimpse of a guard in sight until I realize that they don't guard the sides of the building,only the front and back.

These soldiers must have already knocked out those guards though or they would be in here fighting in Hyunjin's bed chamber. It wasn't as scandalous as it was when he was the prince and I'm General's Lee's son.

All those stolen moments together were so worth it,Korea may have gotten their first gay Kings but some people are worth breaking rules for. People do crazy things for love all the time. There are some things that I don't like about being king and some things that I wish I have never seen but I guess that is just the way of life.

"I don't know for sure,I know thanks to-" Don't be rude Yongbok,reel it in, it is not the royal way of doing things "him walking out while I was asleep is unusual for him. Maybe he couldn't sleep and went to where the documents are kept. After all,he is always studying different things. "

The three pairs of footsteps are getting closer and closer to the door before the cold silver blade presses against my throat the moment Hyunjin starts to come in. No,I can't let him die,there's no way. I want him to leave here and at least it will give him enough time to run if I die by this man.

"I want to pay for King Hyunjin's sins" A laugh erupted from the guy before pressing the blade farther into my neck. I don't think that they have seen Hyunjin just yet, I am more of afraid that they will

"You are worth something to us,but the problem with you is you are too weak, King Yongbok. Neither of you has what it takes to inherit the throne." One of the others chimes in as I recognize that voice too well, Lee Minho, the chancellor of the dynasty and the 1st son aka my older brother.

Shock hits me,how can my own brother do this? After all he has done for me and Hyunjin from stamping our marriage scroll to even helping Hyunjin with things that he didn't know. Why is he doing this?

He takes off his veil coming closer to me "You thought that it was a bad idea to trade with the Qiang dynasty,you refused to behead a traitor and so did King Hwang. How do you call yourself a leader of this clan?" He is getting madder by the second and I am not sure how that will work out for sure.

"So you converted I see,dare to speak about that to a king when you are just a mere soldier there? Say,would speaking to a royal like that get you in trouble?" I try to remain cool despite the heart retching betrayal. The guy holding the blade to my throat presses the blade in my neck harder. A long streak of blood drips down my neck but I have to ignore it for now.

"And so? What will you do about it,King Yongbok? I am your brother after all,you would never hurt family,right?" When did he turn like this? When did he get this corrupt? I want to say that this is a show but I see nothing but darkness and coldness in his eyes.