The Curse of True Love

Fear & Vengeance

Ben's POV

Nothing could change Ben's mind. Absolutely nothing. He wouldn't budge on this. He couldn't risk it.

"Please, Ben!" Evie begged. Her lips pressed together and her eyes were teary. Ben never wanted to cause anyone any pain but he couldn't do anything about it.

"I can't Evie!" Ben said, exasperated he fiddled with his golden ring. He had given Mal this ring when he first fell in love with her. It felt like an eternity since then. He didn't mind spending forever and ever with her. But due to recent events all of that seemed so long ago and easy. Yes she was dealing with her mothers pressure to become a villain but versus all of these curses and exes that want to kill you he'd say that was much easier to handle. He remembered that day well and now anxious and nervous she looked. He remembered how she cared enough to give him an anti love potion and to come clean. She was brave. He could also remember how she hadn't realized at first that he knew, he remembered laughing at the look on her face. She looked so taken aback he couldn't help himself. But he also remembered how beautiful she looked. He could never forget that.

Evie argued encouragingly, "Yes you can!" She didn't understand. Ben couldn't risk hurting her. Ben wouldn't risk it. For him it seemed out of the question. He was a monster and he wouldn't hurt the person he held dear the most.

"Evie enough! I'm in no position to leave! I can't help you while I'm like this!" He motioned at himself displaying the fur and the fangs.

Evie sighs sympathetically, "That's not true and you know it! Ben, I know you think you're a monster but you're not! Mal wouldn't want you to think like this." She encouraged calmly. Ben almost wanted to listen to her. But he couldn't. He just couldn't do it. He wished he could. But he couldn't. He cared too much.

Ben sighed with a sad expression on his face, "Evie I'm sorry but I can't." he whispered softly.

Jay balled his fists and clenched his jaw as he shouted, "How can you say you love her when you can't even help us get Hades!" His parents seemed taken aback as he was but the other VK's were not.

"Please let us calm down and talk rationally." His mother pleaded. His father agreed with her as he turned to face Jay, "I know everything is tense at the moment but for Mal and Ben's sake we cannot break."

"Jay, Beast and Belle are right. We need to calm down."

But this seemed to anger Jay even more, "No! He needs to hear this!"

Evie reached out towards Jay as she said, "Jay Stop!" But it did nothing to calm him, "If you love her you will help us go retrieve Hades!"

"Do you really think that! If I didn't love her I wouldn't be doing this! I can't stand the thought of her dying or being stuck like this is killing me! But because of Audrey I cannot do anything! Because of Audrey all I can think is that I'm a monster and that I can't help her because I'm like this!" Ben roared. Jay took a step back; he seemed taken back by what Ben had said. "I'm sorry man, I didn't think of it like that." "Well now you know." Ben said curtly his eyes were fixated on Jay his expression was dark and grim. His parents shared a look but said nothing.