He didn't reply for a whole 119 seconds.

"How does it matter?" He finally asked breaking the awkward silence. "Whether he is or even if the old guy is, how does it matter."

"You're right. I guess it doesn't."

But Diana knew better. She never felt like this before. She shuddered when a voice in her head suggested that she might like him.

He was the future leader of the enemy mafia. And Diana was sure that the old guy she saw earlier was the one who killed her mom. She couldn't deal with all that.

"I miss Jake and Karter." She said resting her head on Alex's shoulder. He tensed up at her touch.

She smiled. She recalled when he used to make her nervous.

She missed that Alex. The one that oozed confidence. The one that one look at him would yell out 'heartbreaker'.

Now he just seemed to be to distracted in trying to protect her.

He placed his hand on her thigh. Right above the bandage. Diana got up and looked at him.

They never really talked about what they were. They didn't even kiss. But after everything that's happened, he wasn't a nobody. She knew that.

Before she could say anything, the cellar door opened and viper walked in.

He didn't say anything. He looked straight at Diana. His eyes wandered over her body and finally rested on Alex's hand on her thigh.

Diana could feel her skin heat up.

Viper slowly sat down, his back against the wall opposite to them.

Alex looked at her, but neither of them said anything.

"Are you guys seriously not going to tell me anything about Diana?" Viper finally asked, his voice deep.

They didn't reply.

Viper sighed. "I just want to know if she is okay? If she is being treated right? Cause when we attacked, we had news that she was kept in the dungeon."

"You want to know if she is Okay?" Alex asked confused.

"Marrying her was my mom's wish. Last one, as far as I know. I don't want to force her into marrying me. But I do want to make sure she is being treated like a queen. Cause if she is treated like anything else, my mom wouldn't be satisfied."

Diana let out a laugh. She couldn't hold it in.

Treated like a queen. She was treated like a queen. Till she was kidnapped and put in a cell.

Viper raised his eyebrow, his lip slightly forming a smirk. "What?"

"If anything, she was being treated like a queen till you showed up." She said.

He looked genuinely surprised. But not surprised about what she was saying. More like surprised because she was actually saying something.

"Now, she is probably being moved from one place to another to avoid your men." She went on.

He nodded his head slightly.

"You sound like you were close?" He asked her.

Diana shrugged her shoulders.

"She wouldn't like me if she knew how I am treating you right now." He said getting up. "So I allow the both of you to get out of your cell tomorrow. There will be guards following you everywhere, but at least it will be a change."

He knocked on the cell door. A guard opened it from outside.

Before he walked out, he looked at Diana.

"Oh and I forgot something. You guys have to be free tomorrow from 2 o clock to 3. There is a wedding you have to attend."

"Whose?" Diana asked.

"Mine."

*****

"Try this on."

Andrew stood in front of her holding out a silky pink dress.

Diana wasn't a big fan of pink. So when she saw it, her facial expression may not have been the most welcoming.

"Would you rather wear jeans to the wedding?" He asked in a bored tone.

"I'd rather not be at the wedding." She replied.

"Seb invited you. So you will be there." He said.

Diana rolled her eyes but grabbed the dress and moved behind the door. Andrew turned his back like a gentleman.

Diana still had her knife. It was high up her skirt, so no one could see it before but the dress she had to wear, was too thin. It stuck to get the body so if you looked close enough, you could see the knife.

"Why on earth did he do that?" She asked. "Invite me?"

"Why on earth did he save You?" He mocked. "Lot of questions. Seb isn't the smart one sometimes."

She smoothed down the dress and walked out.

Behind Andrew, someone cleared their throat.

"Not the smart one huh?" Viper walked into the room.

He looked at Diana and his lips parted slightly.

"You look good," Andrew told her.

"Thanks." She replied avoiding Viper's eyes.

She could still feel him staring at her.

"You know." She started still not looking at him. "It is your wedding day. I don't think you should be staring at another girl like that."

"Andrew. Can you leave us alone for a second." He muttered.

Andrew nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him.

"This might be the last time I get to ask you this. Remember I'm getting married in another hour." He said.

He took a quick breath. "I want to know where she is. But since you won't tell me that. Answer this."

Diana waited trying to read his face.

"Is she in this building?"

He knows.

Diana kept her face as neutral as possible.

"Is she in this room?"

"We are the only ones in this room." She replied.

"That didn't answer my question."

Before Diana could reply to that a siren blasted in their ears.

That was followed by a gunshot and a girl's scream.

Diana and viper looked at each other for a second.

Then they ran towards the scream.

And this time, Viper didn't try to protect her.

Even with the dress and heels, Diana was able to keep up with viper. But she could sense he was slowing down to be by her side.

Outside the building, in the garden, it was decorated for a wedding.

At least it was. Most of the chairs were turned upside down and pushed over. All the guests were running around pushing each other.

Viper ran towards the bride. She must've been the one who screamed.

"Hey." Alex ran beside her. He put his arm out and side hugged her.

"We can make a run for it." He whispered into her ears.

And through that crowd, Diana's eyes fell on one person. One person who wasn't moving. The minute he looked at her, he smiled.

"I don't think we have to." She replied.

Alex turned to look in the direction she was looking at.

Looks like I'm going to have to get used to being protected and saved all the time now.

Diana smiled back at Karter.

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