Planet Serenthia

Chapter 14

The days went by slowly each one getting more and more boring and tidious. Targriss had not seen me since the first day of arrival. On this particular night I hear the curtain shift making me scared and alert. The familiar face of J appeared in my tent. "No way!" I almost scream as he offers me a smile. "I heard you had arrived! Targris spent months forcing us to search for you." He states as I raise m eyebrows. "We all assumed you where dead, but he sent riders everyday just in case. How did we not find you?" He asks as I rub my eyes. (Add about the fact that he searched tirelessly every day, that he is not as strong as he used to be. That missing her had driven him crazy)

"I was in hiding." I stated not wanting to gicve away the witch like that. "I had bad injuries had to wait for them to heal." I stated as he nodded his head. Before he could say anything the curtain was pulled and a servant called me to speak with Targriss.

I bid my goodbyes giving him a hug to express how happy I am to see him before walking to his tent. He was poking the fire, his eyes garred at me as he stood up walking towards me. He took a deep inhale before letting out a roar and marching towards the masters tent. Confused I follow behind him as he pushed J out the tent and into the muddly field. The two of them start fighting, blood splatters everywhere as I run towards them . I throw my body into the fight, yelling for them to break it up, in the process I recieve a angry punch making my vision go funny. The two men get ripped apart as I lay in the mud.

"You knew the rules"" He screams in his native tongue as he pulls me to my feet starring at J. "I spent all this time looking for her and you where secretly breeding with her!" He yells as I glance at him. "Your scent is all over her, she has no smell like before. She is pregnant with your child" He bellows as J struggles to find the words.

"I am not pregnant!" I state in his language causing him to look shocked.

"Dont lie." He spits as I shake my head.

"I use herbs to remove the smell. So you guys wouldn't find me." I state as I produce the herbs out my bag. He smacks them onto the floor.

"Then why is his scent all over you."

"He came into my tent to say hello... Nothing happened!" I yell in protest as his eyes scan over me. "And even so you have spent your time fucking whores, so it should not concern you who I chose to bed with." I state the anger rises however this time it is directed at me.

"I say who you are allowed to bed with. Remember you are my present from the queen." He sneers as I glare at him.

"And that queen is dead now." I state I feel the whole camp silence as they watch the interaction between the two of us. Targriss catches on.

"What are you all looking at get back to work" He bellows and instantly they all scurry away making themselves look busy. "Fine if that is the way you want to act, then you will become a servant here, I am sure the masters will have fun with some fresh meat." He scorns as I look at him in disgust. "Show her to the tent." He demands as one of the masters grabs me by the arm basically dragging me towards the womens tent. There was a room in the back, empty when I was thrown into. I had no clothes or belongings to fill the empty space, and instead found myself curled into a ball as the day passed. I miss beth and Ivy and thought that my misson that I embarked on would be succesfull instead it has made me a prisoner.

As the night fell the women arrived back at camp, after a hard day of cooking, cleaning and stitching masters clothes. Some of them had children tied to their backs, others where pregnant and I couldn't help but wonder if any of them where Targriss children. None of them looked like Beth or Ivy and I could feel my heart losing hope.

The women warmed up food over the stove distributing it out on plates, one of the girls ushered for me to sit beside her next to the fire, before distributing me a plate of hot soup. I was hungry and so followed her command. I expected the women to be stand off ish I had entered their home after all, and had freedom for the past year however they started asking questions. "Where you on the ship?" "What have you been doing for the past year?" The questions continued flowing as the night got deeper.

"You are Targriss mate?" One of them asked as I debated weather to admit the truth or not. "Yes I am." I state as they all looked shocked. "He has spent the last year ripping peoples heads of to find you. He tracked your scent sent men out every single day just to find you."

"And I walked straight into his camp. The one thing I was trying to avoid." I stated.

"So why if he has spent all the time looking for you are you not staying with him?" One of the girls asked taking me back slightly.

"Because I refuse to be his mate." I state as they all looked shocked.

"You cannot do that. He is the general the leader of the camp and the true king of Sernethia. You are lucky he did not take your head off." She states I know that I need to stop pushing my luck, but I refuse to live a life with him, not after everything that he has put me through.

"Seeing as you all asked me questions. I was wondering If any of you know beth or Ivy they where on board the ship. I haven't been able to locate them." I state as they stare at me confused.

"Do you think she is on about Lady Beth?" One of the girls whispered but I catch it.

"No Lady Beth was already here before the ship crashed."

"No she wasn't"

"She was."

"Where is this lady Beth?" I ask as the girls look at me

"Well she is at another camp with (insert his name)."

"And where is this camp?" I ask as the women look at me.

"Camps are always moving they could be anywhere." She states as I stand up from the seat.

"Where are you going?" One of the girls asked.

"To go find this camp." I state as one of the girls grabs my arm.

"Child I do not want to see a beheading tonight and neither do my children. Sit down." She demands as I stare at her.

"He said I am free to do whatever I please."

"Leave this camp and he will have you run down in a moment. I have seen it before with my own eyes, just because you are his mate, it will not stop him." She states as I take a deep breath. I will have to plan my escape another time. At least I know that she is well.

The women take this as there time to head to bed, knowing that the sun will rise soon and they will have to service the mens morning glory. I struggle to sleep the noise of crying babies and sound of the rain on the tent.