The Woman I Love\u00a0<\/p>\n
25 Point\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian felt powerless. He struggled to break free from the guards who had him immobilized, but all efforts were in vain; the guards held him tightly. The queen gestured to the guard holding Maya in his arms to take her away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are they taking her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian shouted desperately as he saw her being taken away. The queen stood in front of Cassian, blocking his view, and replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about her. Nothing bad will happen to her, she is where she needs to be, in her home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not her home. Let her go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe never belonged to you; she is her own person. It was her decision to become my servant, so take what you came for and leave.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I already told you I wouldn\u2019t leave here without Maya.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen you leave me no choice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The queen gestured to the fairy who held the key to come closer, took the key from her hands, placed it around Cassian\u2019s neck, touched his forehead, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will have to force you to leave. Return to your people and do not set foot in my kingdom again; you have exhausted my\u00a0<\/p>\n
kindness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dantriel tried to help Cassian by saying,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Majesty, don\u2019t be so harsh. He is still young and doesn\u2019t know how to control his emotions. Please let him say goodbye to her; it will be the last time he sees her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The queen accepted Dantriel\u2019s request.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBring her so they can say goodbye.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fairy carrying Maya turned around and took her to Cassian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRelease him,\u201d ordered the queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet them say goodbye in peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guards who had been immobilizing Cassian released him. He stood up and snatched Maya from the arms of that fairy. She looked pale, her breathing was irregular, and she\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Wee\u00a0<\/p>\n
looked tired. He pressed her against his chest and whispered in her ear\u00a0<\/p>\n
Im not leaving you here. I won\u2019t go without you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya still felt as if her heart was tightening. She wanted to say something to convince Cassian to leave, but the words got stuck in her throat. In the end, she could only hug him. He took her face in his hands, looked into her eyes, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I shouldn\u2019t have brought you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya shook her head, wanting to tell him it wasn\u2019t his fault, yet he continued apologizing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for being such an idiot and not realizing how I feel about you sooner. Please forgive me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya kissed him on the lips, a kiss that was more of an abrupt clash of their mouths, trying to communicate. She touched his face while, with a look, she told him everything she felt. told him how much she loved him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour time is up,\u201d said the fairy queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Immediately, the bodies of Cassian, Dantriel, and Ethan began to fade. The queen had used her magic to teleport them out of her kingdom. Cassian tried to hold on to Maya, but his hands began to disappear. Before disappearing completely, he said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll come back for you, Maya, I promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian appeared in front of the palace gates, kneeling, furious about not being able to do anything to save Maya. Ethan approached, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian pushed his hand away and angrily shouted,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo I look okay to you? Maya, she had to stay to get that damn key.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStaying was her choice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t give me that crap. I just want her back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but that\u2019s something I can\u2019t help you with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian stood up, clenched that key hanging around his neck with disdain, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019ll come back for her. I refuse to abandon the woman I love.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the time to do something crazy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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< The Woman I Love\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want me to abandon her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
125 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say that. I\u2019m just saying there are more important things to attend to right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, she is the most important thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Cassian said that, a loud crash was heard in the distance and the barrier protecting the kingdom, which was not visible, flickered at that moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan and Dantriel asked at the same time. Cassian replied while staring at the sky,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian ran to find his brother. Alessandro was in a meeting in his office with Gabriel and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBrother, what\u2019s going on?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sirius was the one who replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKing Venobich has attacked our barrier, but we\u2019ve been lucky; the barrier withstood the\u00a0<\/p>\n
assault.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has nothing to do with luck.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean by that, Lessan?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat attack wasn\u2019t meant to break the barrier; it was a provocation by King Venobich.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the best thing would be to mobilize our army. We must take them out before they take\u00a0<\/p>\n
us out,\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, that\u2019s exactly what King Venobich wants us to do; he wants to lure us away from the palace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, are we going to stay here waiting for them to break all our defenses?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not. I\u2019m just saying that if we take our army to the place where the first attack happened, they could ambush us, so we must be very cautious. Sirius, how many attacks like this can the barrier withstand?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA few, the barrier has been reinforced, and it\u2019s not the only barrier. We\u2019ve set up several with this in mind, so even if they destroy the first one, they\u2019ll encounter a few more barriers Getting here won\u2019t be easy for them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Woman I Love\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAssuming they get through all our barriers, how much time do we have?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA few months, maybe one or two, it all depends on the opponent\u2019s strength.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s reassuring, it will give us time to better prepare our army. Gabriel, call a meeting with all the generals immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you command, Your Majesty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSirius, I want you to check the barrier and give me a damage report.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take care of that immediately; you\u2019ll have a damage report before nightfall.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gabriel and Sirius left the room. Alessandro saw his brother looking dejected, and he asked him, \u201cCassian, are you alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m really not alright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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