Destiny

Chapter 8

*KyungMi's POV* 

I paced our room in worry. The guards had taken JinHee away. MiYoung had also run after them. I didn't know what to do. I'm the oldest sister! I should be protecting them. Yet here I was just pacing around doing nothing the least I could do was comfort my baby sister. I looked over at HeeYoung who was reading our mother's diary intensely. "HeeYoung~ are you alright?" I asked. "Huh?,she said, yeah i'm fine. Actually better than fine considering our circumstances I think I'm on to something." She motioned for me to come over. I walked over to her and sat on her bed. She read me a a page that almost sounded like a spell. It had a list of ingredients and a passage to read. I looked at the ingredients. Most of them were herbs we had right here in the palace kitchen. The most difficult ingredient to get would be beloved blood. What the heck did that mean anyway?

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*HeeYoung's POV* 

I looked at my sister KyungMi for a moment and then a light bulb went off in my head. "I'll be back Kymi!" I said as I ran out of the room. SeHun often read books about the supernatural and magic. Maybe he could help me figure out what beloveds blood is and where I could find it. It was time for the Kang Princesses to get their powers back. I found him coming out of the library. "Sehun~!" I called out to him. He ran over to me and hugged me. "Hey~ I missed you this morning~ how is JinHee doing? I heard about the news."he said. "I don't know~, I said, I'm really worried. Come with me~" I led him out to the rose garden and we sat down on the grass. "I think I found a way for my sisters and I to get our powers back." I said. His eyes widened. "That's fantastic! How are you gonna do it?" He asked. "Well theres this spell and we already have most of the ingredients theres just this thing called beloveds blood I don't know what it is or where to find it." I said. He smirked. "It's the blood of someone beloved by the spell caster. It has to be the blood of someone you each love." He smiled at me. "If you feel that my blood would be sufficient for the spell to work I would be happy to give it." My eyes widened and I smiled at him. "You would do that for me?" I asked. "HeeYoung~ I would do anything for you." He said. I leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Sehun, I said, I'm gonna need your blood." 

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*JinHee's POV*

I sat in my cell fuming. I had to get out of here so I could burn that bitch myself. I shook at the bars and then I heard footsteps. "Oooh bitch if it's you again!" I growled. "Relax,a familiar voice said, I'm getting you out of here." Prince ZiTao appeared with the keys and unlocked the door himself. "Come with me" he said. I stepped out of the cell and he looked down at my feet and frowned. "Where are your shoes? He asked. "Everything happened right after we woke up. I'm not even dressed." He smirked slightly as we exited the dungeon. He led me back up to his bedroom on the 3rd floor and nearly shoved me inside. Once his door was closed he spoke. "My brother has been speaking with our father all morning on your behalf. Dad seems to be swaying but I couldn't take the chance. I got you out myself. "Thank you~" I said. "Oh theres something you must know! Mistress Lucy is an evil witch hellbent on destroying this kingdom." The seriousness in my voice caused him to run to his guards and have her sought out and arrested. After he gave his orders he turned back me. 

"I'm sure you want to bathe or something. I'll run you a bath." He went into the bathroom and drew a bath. I could smell the lavender oil he put into the bath. It smelled heavenly and reminded me of baths my mother used to draw for me. I walked into the bathroom and he walked out. I slipped out of the tattered night gown I wore. I got into the tub and let my worries slip away. 

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*MiYoung's POV* 

I waited until nightfall then put on my best looking night gown on and headed upstairs. I knocked on his door a few times and waited. It felt like forever and my nerves started to get to me. I wanted to run off but I had a debt to pay. My sister's life had been pardoned and Mistress Lucy had been arrested. Although I wasn't sure where she was, I was grateful. I heard some rustling around on the other side of the door and began to feel sick to my stomach. The door opened and I stepped inside. The room was dark except for the moonlight that was cast directly through his window. I turned to face him and found him staring intensely. I sucked in a deep breath as the tears began to come and pulled the front of my gown loose. The fabric slowly dropped to the floor and I stood there naked. His eyes widened as he crossed the room almost in an instant. He pulled the cloth up over my shoulders and retied the string. "No no no~~, he said frantically, that isn't what I wanted you to do." My tears slowly stopped. "It's not?" I said in bewilderment. "No. I just wanted to talk but now I can see why you thought that. Rest assured my lady your chastity is safe with me." He said. 

There was that word again. Chastity. It made my blood turn cold and my stomach churn. I shook it off and looked up at him. "Thank you." I said. He smiled slightly and let go of my dress. "Would you like something to drink?"he asked. I shook my head no. "Well~,he said, get comfortable. Theres much to talk about." I made my way over to an arm chair and sat down. He sat beside me in another. 

For the rest of the night he asked me countless questions about anything he could think of and I answered as best as I could. "So have you heard the rumors?" He asked. "What rumors?" I asked. "About your grandmother? And your mother being witches?" He asked looking at me cautiously. I gulped. "Yes~, I answered dryly, I have heard them, and they're not rumors." His eyes widened and rested upon the amulet I wore upon my neck. He smiled slightly and then frowned. "About the other night,he began, I swear.... Nothing happened with Lady Sophia. I found her wandering the halls drunk and I brought her back to her room. Thats it. She cried and begged me to sleep with her but I didn't." I rolled my eyes. "Why do you feel the need to explain yourself to me? I'm a slave. We never deserve more than a glance." I answered rather coldly. "Stop saying that" he said. "I feel the need to explain myself because I hurt you and you know it, he said sternly, I'm sorry." I scoffed at him. "I didn't even remember it had happened." I said. He smiled slightly and tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear. "If only you could have seen the look in your eyes." He said.