The Crown's Entrapment

784  Her Fate

Biding her time, Bella counted down the time she had left before she had no choice but to fight back. Already having the spell in her head lined up, she just had to kick this Bulun bastard away from her before she could finally attempt her escape. "Come now, Bella," Bulun coaxed her with a lecherous grin. "Kiss me."

She smiled even as she prepared herself for a fight. There was no way in hell that she'd ever dirty her lips with this man's kiss. She'd rather die than to do such a thing. And sure enough, the moment Bulun's face came dangerously close to hers, Bella raised her legs to kick him right in between his legs.

"AAHHH!!!"

Bulun's screams almost sounded like music in her ears as she stood up and made a break for it. She prepared herself for a fight, knowing that her captor's screams would've at least alerted those closest to them that something had gone wrong.

[Where to next?] Poona asked.

[As far away from here as possible.]

With that thought in mind, Bella kicked the carriage door down, freeing herself from Bulun's presence only to come across the obvious obstacle that was the guards still around them.

"Capture her!" Bulun screamed from behind her. "Don't let her escape!"

At the drop of a hat, Bella was besieged from all sides as the men around her began to try and subdue her. However, with her movements still unimpeded, she made short work of them as she punched and kicked them out of the way without much of a problem. Her fists were bloodied as she fought her way through everything, the carriage that held her slowly but surely being left behind as she did her best to get to the tree line by the side of the road.

"What are you all doing?! She's just one woman!" Bulun yelled out. "Do I really have to do everything myself here?!"

[Bella, he's about to cast his spell.] At Poona's warning, Bella calmed herself as she reapplied the spell Master Kasper taught to her for good measure. She wasn't the best mage, so she might as well double down and hope that the protection it gave her would be just enough for her to escape. "Get back here!"

Bella was midpunch when she felt a familiar aura start to smother her entire body once more. For a split second, she still had full control over her body as she continued her onslaught, but a few seconds later, it broke with an audible crack as the foreboding aura descended upon her without mercy.

"You incompetent idiots!" Bulun declared as he made his way to her. "She's just one woman, and yet it still fell to me to subdue her?!"

[Now would be a good time to break free,] Poona worriedly told her.

[Do you seriously think I'm not doing that already?!]

Ignoring her wolf's worried protests, Bella did her best to reapply the spell that gave her some freedom of movement before it broke. While it didn't work for as long as she needed it to, it still gave her a chance to at least make things happen before she fell under this lecherous man's spell again. And with him going near her again, she knew that she only needed a second to try and kill this man for good and get rid of the spell once and for all.

"Now, you lying bjtch…" Bulun scoffed as he stood in front of her. "What do you have to say for yourself?"

Bella remained quiet, her mind at work to try and cast the same spell that gave her a few precious seconds of freedom before being bound again. However, as the seconds ticked by, the lack of progress was woefully apparent as sweat began trickling down her face.

[Any time now,] her inner wolf anxiously warned.

[I'm trying here!]

"Clearly, you think that your neat little spell would give you enough time to try and cave my head in," Bulun cackled as he leaned in just enough for her to smell his breath. "Well, too bad. I used a much stronger version of the spell this time just so I could see you struggle in vain like this."

Bella felt her heart sink upon hearing those words. All of a sudden, it felt like all her efforts had been in vain as she stared at the man threatening to make her his slave.

"Ah, where did all the fight go?" he taunted as he circled around her. "Did hearing my words just make you give up like the weak frail woman that you are?"

Bella wanted to retort, but she knew that there was nothing else she could do now. All she could do now was to wait for Amon to appear and save the day. Only, she didn't even know if he even knew where she was. Sure, she could feel his emotions, but that was it. Truly, if he didn't appear right here and now, she would truly be forever sullied by this man.

"Aww… What a joke," Bulun scoffed at her as he stood in front of her once more. "And to think that you gave all that talk about wanting your prey to fight back."

She refused to speak, content with simply trying to spite the man by making sure she wouldn't hear her voice.

"Very well. I'll just make you scream as I finally have you for myself later," Bulun chuckled darkly as he stretched out his hand to touch her cheek. "My sweet porcelain Bella… If you don't want to be with me willingly, then I'll just have to show you the error in your ways."

Bella closed her eyes as she prepared herself for the inevitable. If this was her fate, then she could only hope that Amon wouldn't see her like this. She hoped that he wouldn't even bother trying to find her if only so that his life would be saved.

Only… that wasn't the case.

A tense beat passed as a gust of wind suddenly passed right between them. For a split second, the sound of meat being sliced in two pierced through the silence before a blood-curdling scream erupted from Bulun's mouth. To Bella's surprise, a familiar pair of arms were now wrapped around her… Amon had arrived.