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Choose me or lose me!
I am not a backup plan!
And definitely not a second choice......

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The one who protects him and chooses him instead of her life is his queen 👑...

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Dedicated to Priyapadmanabhan

HER POV :

Choices........

             There are different types... Some easy... Some more difficult...Depending upon what is to be chosen and what are their values and consequences respectively.

             This moment is the same for me. Everything is frozen at the moment. You would think it's only a choice. No big deal. She is just overreacting. On one side was a man because of whom I have my life.I looked towards him for an intense moment. Taking him in for a long second. His raven hair, sharp and polished features,fierce personality was still as intact as I remembered. His authority and power was if possible running even more deeper then before. The only thing that truely changed was amount of maturity in his eyes. That dark chocolate brown pools of eyes that became more mature and calculating even more then before in these past few years.

             Still when he looked at me matching my gaze with identical chocolate brown pools, for a minute a shiver ran down my body like he can see straight past my soul like he could from the moment I was first born. By looking at his sharp features  and chisled  face you can't imagine that he was really near 40s in human years and in ethopian maybe more than 100 years old. But still today when I looked straight in his eyes there were different emotions swirling in our both pools of chocolate browns. Anger, calculation, high guard,authority, determination etc were in his eyes with lots of questions. And in mine? Let's just say if you looked closely the strongest emotions would be admiration and adoration.

                  And then my gaze flickered to another side, the man for whom I am still alive. His young, hard yet regal features were enough to make your knees weak. His sharp jaw line, dark mid night black hair,soft as silk and the sprinkle of methodical beared around his jaw line and lower face was enchanting. The defined muscle and abs on his delectable body can be observed miles afar through the thin white silk shirt he has worn today. The black vest and dark black suit jacket adorned with jewels, ornaments and precious materials long discarded which adorned his regal and lethal body earlier today.

               Every flex of muscle, every movement of his draws attention, admiration and straigh away respect. His 29 years of body was at start of it's prime age. Mature, authorative and regal. But the most attractive part that makes my knees go weak each and every time I looked towards him were his eyes. His light emerald green eyes.His pupil was dark black covered with golden shining boundary line and his light forest green eyes with golden specs were so attractive that when the tender sun rays fall on it the golden in his eyes would sparkle like regal gold surrounding precious emerald gem stones. But the coldness, harshness and rage in that beautiful eyes would make people quier in fear. Now you must be thinking this is a crazy love triangle, a waste of time. But no it's much more.

            Both the persons I don't want to admit but I love dearly. Both of them had only caused me pain and nothing else. Whip, belt, flogger, cane... You name it and I will tell you the intensity of pain. Pain caused by them. One caused physically other emotionally. "Choose oh mighty one! Choose which of your tormenters you want to save." she said and laughed.

SHE...

          She. Do not let her beautiful face with hazel eyes and brown hair fool you. The epitome of beauty known by ethopia. She is loved by them both. Apple of one's eye and love of one's heart. Both the places... Only places in the world that I want. I yearn for. I will die or even better kill for. They both probably even don't know what I am to them. How am I related to them?

          And now I have to choose. I glanced towards HIM straight in his light green and gold shining eyes and his face was blank,cold and harsh but his eyes...His green eyes never had and never could hide anything from me. Pain, Betrayal, Confusion,Hurt... And then I looked towards HIM head on in his chocolate brown pools. Again blankness with confusion, Sadness,Hurt... But the most strong emotion that made my heart pain was DEFEAT. Never have I ever in my twenty-five years of miserable life had seen him feel defeated.

             Probably he must be thinking that I was going to let him die. I took a deep breath and glanced towards my second in command. Years of friendship and trust can never be suppressed. I tilted my head right and he tilted his left. Unspoken understanding passed between us. And at that moment I looked into HER  hazel eyes, challenging and smirked. My third in command understood everything in a blink. He too smirked.

               "What are you smirking about bitch! " she screeched. Every one got puzzled and gazed at me. I took a deep breath and sprinted in HIS direction. His eyebrows furrowed and his golden green eyes swirled with many questions. Like why would I try to save him when he did nothing but torment me? What was my intention? What was going on in my head and etc. I knew him very well to read his unpredictable beautiful eyes clearly . "Good choice bitch!" she said and aimed the gun at the older man. And at that point, I took a u-turn. She was startled. At the same moment, the older man with brown eyes looked at me like if I was crazy! And if the situation was better I would have laughed. Another side my second in command ran and pushed the high and mighty green eyed royal highnass out of the danger range at the same time I pushed the older man to safety.

                At that time my third in command kicked the gun out of her hands. I rolled over with my old man as I was on his chest and he was on the ground on his back. I hugged him tightly and smelled his warm and comforting smell. That sweet smell of cinnamon and royal musk. Tears welled up in my eyes after getting him this close after so many years. I breathed deeply and looked up at him. He was looking at me with confused pool of identical chocolate brown eyes.

               I smiled and winked at him. Then I ran off towards my next target. I was slaying every dead walker (name of enemy's army) like a professional assassin that I am. Everyone that once knew me as a weak, pathetic and useless burden was now awed at seeing my strength. Well, peeps I still haven't used my magic.

                 All was going good until there was detection of the strongest of the black magic ever known. The four kings of four different ethopian countries created a magical shield around all of us. But to everyone's utter horrification strongest of the shield was destroyed. All four were mildly injured. Well, guys...time for some magic!

                  I weilded my magic and made a protection shield alone equal to the strength of four kings and thousands of soldiers. Yes you imagined right. I was the one who gave power to all ethopians then imagine what could I possess. Though it didn't penetrate the shield the dark magic was so powerful that it pricked me like hundreds of needles and my energy was depleting. The type of dark magic that was eons old. That was stronger then any of the evil force that can exist. Four kings were useless to me as usual. Suddenly I felt huge and powerful magic power which rivaled mine supporting me. Surging through my veins and doubling my energy.

HIM...
The golden green eyed
His Royal Highnass.

              He was behind me. I was now not afraid. I was relieved... Smug even. I grinned towards him looking straight into his gorgeous Steele golden green eyes after almost twenty years of my life without an ounce of fear. He just raised a brow at me in answer. I pouted. Meanie. It looked like he was amused by my pouting and raised his right side of lip in slightest upward curve that you can't notice if you're not looking hard enough. *Sigh* It was my pleasure entertaining you your highness.

               Suddenly a throaty dark malicious voice was heard "Hmm... King and queen are back! I see... Get ready by joining all your forces. Stop that petty internal battles of your kids of ALZAR & SILVIA! I am back! And so are they! Hundred times more powerful and ready for the fight. Thank me for I am giving you time to prepare. I will be at your tails anytime, at any place, at each and every moment! "

" I am back! And I will strike! "
Haaaaa..... They laughed...