Last To Know (The Wanted)

Chapter Twelve

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"Please give a warm welcome to my soon-to-be daughter-in-law and my oldest son, Thomas." Kassimuss welcomed. Tom smiled at me and pulled me on to the platform with him.

I was blinded by lights and hundreds of people in the ballroom.

"Good evening, everyone. Now, this night is to celebrate my beautiful fiancé, Maisie." Tom said, smiling at me. I smiled and blushed as everyone applauded.

"Any words you'd like to share with the kingdom?" Kassimuss asked me.

"Uh..." I stuttered nervously.

"Let's just start with the Royals dance." Tom interrupted. I smiled gratefully at him as he led me down off of the platform.

Siva and Danielle, Nathan and Jacie, Jay and Hailey, and Max and Talia followed the two of us.

The Royals dance was when all the royal couples have a dance to honor the newest member in our family.

Tom and I began to dance in the middle while the four other couples danced around us.

My left hand was in Tom's right hand and my right hand was on his left shoulder. His left hand was on my lower back as we swayed around in circles.

I had settled on a strapless gown for the ball. It was mint green and had a sweetheart neckline.

The skirt was glittery and shimmered in the bright lights.

I looked up at Tom to see he was looking at my necklace. Apparently, it was enchanted and protected me. He was planning on giving it to me on our wedding day, but was afraid of another surprise attack from the Rogues. I kept thinking back to what he had said. He told me the guy who tried to kill me was his brother. I thought Kassimuss 'adopted' Tom.

"You look beautiful tonight." Tom whispered in my ear, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Thank you. You look handsome as well." I blushed and smiled.

"That necklace looks perfect on you." He smiled down at me. Even with four inch heels he towered over me by another three inches.

"I absolutely love it." I replied.

"How do you like your first ball? Pretty fun, huh? Everyone is whispering about how beautiful you are. They love your dress." Tom told me.

"Really? I-"

I was interrupted by men barging in to the ballroom. Kassimuss stood from his throne, Assysilies and Mufasa following suit.

"They're back. Everyone must get to protection." One of them said. They were armed guards. Immediately, havoc dawned over the entire room. Tom held me close to him. I knew what the guard had meant. The ninjas. Tom's brother...

"Tom, get Maisie to safety!" Max said. He had Talia by his side.

"They will be here very soon. Max, can you take Maisie and Talia to the basement? I will stay with Kassimuss and help everyone out of here and to safety." Tom told him.

"Tom, no..." I said worriedly.

"I will be okay, Maisie. I will come to you as soon as I can. I will be fine. I promise." He told me confidently. I nodded once and he looked at Max. Max hesitantly nodded. Luckily, Jay and Hailey found us and so Jay and Max led me, Talia, and Hailey out of the room with an escort from a guard. We hurriedly made our way to a secret door that was hidden in the floor of a hall closet. I had no idea where we were going; my original tour of the palace wasn't very thorough.

"Hurry along, girls. They are very close. I know it." Jay told us. Hailey held his hand as he led us. Max stayed behind us by a few paces to make sure no one followed us.

"What about Danielle and Siva? Jacie and Nathan?" I wondered.

"There are other safe rooms. They know the drill. And do not worry, dear. Tom is strong. He can fend for himself. Trust him when he says he will come to you when it is safe, too." Talia told me.

"I'm just worried about him. He has been very wary ever since the last attack... especially because of what happened." I sighed.

"Yes. He had every right to be. He loves you, Maisie. And with that you both have to trust each other. He is doing this for your safety. Everything Tom ever does is for you and your safety." Hailey added.

"Thank you. I've never had anyone care about me as much as Tom does."

"That's how mating works, love." Talia smiled.

"Down through here." Jay ordered. There was a steep narrow staircase that descended even lower. The basement had a musty smell and every dim lighting. There was a lot of storage.

Hailey went down first and I followed her. Then Talia, Jay, and then Max followed behind us. At the bottom of the staircase were two doors.

"The left one is a tunnel that leads outside of the palace. That is for emergency exit. The right leads to a magically protected safe room. Only Royal fingerprints may enter." Max explained as Jay used a code to open the right door. It opened and we faced another door about ten feet ahead. Jay put his hand up against a small square. It beeped once and the door opened.

"Hurry. I hear them upstairs. They are ambushing." Jay said as we all hurried into the room. It was about ten by ten feet. There was a pile of blankets and sleeping bags, shelves of food, weapons, some flashlights, books, clothes, water, and a radio. There were a few cheap plastic stacked chairs and a futon mattress in the corner as well as a space heater on one of the shelves. There was one outlet.

"Sit over there while we wait." Max ordered. Me, Talia, and Hailey sat on the futon.

And we waited.

And waited.

And waited.

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