Princess Amara

Chapter Thirty-Three

Fear was leaking through my entire body. 

Absolute dread wrapping around my entire being. 

Because this was so much worse than I could have ever imagined. 

So much fucking worse. 

"What does any of this have to do with me?" I asked slowly, but I was already fucked. 

Fucked because a man who made me feel strange things needed me, fucked because I apparently needed them just as much as they all needed me. Fucked because this was much more personal that I could have ever imagined. 

Ultimate shot me an annoyed look, "It has a shit ton to do with you, Princess, I came to your aide, and now my home is in danger and my idiotic cousin is about to go kill himself to save the day." Ultimate glared over at the half naked man who still hadn't taken his eyes off my face. 

He rolled his eyes, "you're being over dramatic, Ulti" he snapped. 

But my heart had shuttered horribly inside of my chest, pain echoing in my soul at the mere thought. 

My eyes connected with his immediately. 

He was lying. 

He was willing to die, ready for it, and now looking into my face, he felt pain at what he would miss. 

"No" I snarled at him, fear and fury racking through my entire body, I wouldn't let it go down like this. I couldn't. 

His eyes closed slightly, a pained expression falling over his handsome features. 

"I'm not being over dramatic, Vikkan, you and I both know that we are going to lose that war come tomorrow. We are going to lose and you're willing to sacrifice your life for the chance that the rest of us survive, and you're fucking insane if you think I'm going to let that happen. We needed help and I went and got us help. It's her" Ultimate snarled at her cousin. 

Vikkan. 

It sounded like the answer to some unknown prayer. 

Then the memory hit me like a brick to the face. 

"Oh fuck", I whispered, watching with wider eyes at the man before me. "Vikkan?" I asked, watching in wonder as his breath seemed to hitch. "Like Kade's Vikkan?" 

Now he was frozen, his face a complete mask as he stared back at me, "Kade." He stated slowly, like the name was foreign on his lips, but a familiarity all the same. 

"You were one of them" I whispered, watching him as his face remained stoic. "Kronos, Kade, and Irian, you were part of them, that's why Kade asked about you. How in the hell did you get back when they couldn't?" 

Ultimate let fury leak onto her face, "that would be because of me, and also off fucking subject. We were discussing why-"

"Why you will be taking her home, Ultimate, and now", Vikkan growled, no room for argument or discussion. 

Both our heads snapped to him in surprise. 

"What?" Ulti and I questioned simultaneously as we stared in shock at the man. 

"I'm not putting her in danger. Not her. Take her back now, you and I will discuss this later" he snapped. 

"What when we're dead? We need her, Vikkan, we're fucking dead if we go out there without her. We need her, we need every opportunity, every strength we can get" she snarled standing up, squaring off with her family as she growled in fury. 

"I'm not going to force her out there, I'm not going to watch her die."

"And I'm supposed to just watch you die instead? You don't even know what she's capable of yet!"