The Devil's Temptation!

189 Saving Roshan

“Roshan!”

Stumbling through the forest path, Anna continuously called out his name when she lost the energy to run. She couldn’t remember the last time she had to run this much and her legs were already aching. She felt tired, her exhaustion displaying on her sweaty face.

Her energy had been completely drained to the extent she fell on her knees when her fragile body could no longer take it. She remained in that position, trying to catch her unsteady breath and her vision blurred immediately.

The trees appeared double before her eyes and they were moving in a way she found impossible to comprehend, making her realize it was the effect of her disturbing dizziness and she shut her eyes tightly.

She couldn’t stop now after knowing Roshan’s life is in danger, she needs to find him before something happens to him, or else, she won’t be able to live with the guilt of not being able to save him.

Forcing her limbs to help her get up to her feet, she continued to walk, staggering her way through the path and refusing to let her eyes settle.

Thud!

She fell to the ground again when her knees gave out, and she balled her injured hand into fist out of frustration, not caring about the pain as her brown eyes glinted with something unexplainable.

“You can do this Anna, just keep moving.” She quietly motivated herself, staring at the long awaited path ahead and she wasn’t going to give up as long as she was still breathing.

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Her main worry would be passing out before she can get to Roshan, she really doesn’t mind that as long as she sees him and knows that he’s safe.

Getting to her feet for the second time, she continued on her journey, looking back from time to time and ensuring that no one was following her, but even if she didn’t see anyone, she knew Luderick was watching her every move, except she didn’t really care so far he’s not stopping her.

“Roshan!”

She called out again, forcing her eyes to remain open so she could see the path clearly.

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Adryan and the two guards finally approached an open path with their weapons raised, incase of any surprise attack that would await them, but to their bafflement, there was no one present there which made them lower their guard slowly.

“There’s no one here,” Bryan announced to his majesty, but for some reason, Adryan’s mind didn’t accept it.

“No no” he shook his head, “my instincts can’t be wrong on this.” When they ventured further, he could sense a disturbing presence as though someone was secretly following them, but it was difficult to spot who the person was since the night was dark and that rendered the bushes a perfect spot to hide.

“Someone is–”

Adryan suddenly silenced himself when he felt the presence of someone closing in on their direction, and when he turned to see if there was anyone, it didn’t seem like it, but he could tell someone was approaching the path they stood on.

“Hide.”

At his command, Bryan and the rest immediately hid themselves behind the thick bushes, waiting for the presence they had had sensed to reveal itself, but to their shock, a young-looking black-haired man stood in the middle of the forest, his eyes scanning the area, but fortunately for them, he didn’t sense their presence.

At first they were left confused on whether to associate him as a human or demon, but when the stranger brought his palm forward, a dark swirling light floated in his palm in a black-purple light and before their shocking gaze, he slammed that hand to the ground, causing the earth to rattle and shake hazardously.

“A demon?” Adryan’s mouth was left hanging agape at the sight of a celestial demon, who knew demons could also have such celestial beauty, but the dark aura was a different contrast to the fragility of his appearance.

Adryan didn’t mind whoever the demon was, he quickly brought out his bow and arrow and aimed it directly at Roshan who’s gaze still searched the area.

“Your majesty!” Bryan’s eyes widened, sensing what his majesty was about doing.

“Don’t your majesty! It’s too risky!” He whispered in alarm, but Adryan was reluctant as visible anger flashed in his irises, remembering that they were the ones who dared to abduct his sister.

“A demon has to die in order to leave a message to the rest of the Demons, never to pick a hassle with the royal family of Euphrasia.” He said coldly while aiming the extremely sharp arrow at Roshan’s back.

Meanwhile, the glacier only stopped before this path when Anna’s scent grew stronger, like he could sense her from here, thus, distracting his senses and leaving him unaware of the arrow that was pointing at him from the bushes.

He decided to test how far she was from him, using his powers and despite the mate mark already disappearing from her neck, he could still connect with her to his great relief.

Finally, Anna showed up to see Roshan standing there, calling out her name and the tears that filled her eyes after seeing he was alright, was enough to make her cry. She saw the worry in his expression, as though he was already frustrated that he couldn’t find her.

She quickly wiped her tears before they could drop from her eyes, not willing to let Roshan see her so haggard and she smiled happily for the first time since she stepped into the forest.

“Ro-” she wanted to call his name so he could see her, but stopped when her eyes caught a glimpse of the arrow that was being aimed in Roshan’s direction from the bushes, and her eyes automatically widened.

Luderick’s words came swimming in her head in a constant repetition, and she could see the wielder was almost releasing the arrow from the bow and her heart stopped.

“No!”

She ran towards Roshan’s direction when the wielder finally released it. She completely forgot about the fact that she was weak, as though what she had just seen had triggered her nerves into working again.

“Roshan!” She called, and when he turned to look at the woman he was searching for, his eyes widened seeing she was running towards him, but before he could understand what was happening, Anna hugged him without warning while turning him around and before Roshan knew it, the woman froze in his arms when he heard something struck her back.