« Stella ? » i turned around and there he was , Mustafa was standing there along with his guards , i noticed yahya trying to hold him back

« Mustafa you came ! » I said walking towards him , i wanted to hug him but i was too shy and it was going to look really disrespectful and rude .

He interrupted my thoughts when he came close to me and pulled me in his embrace , i felt like my heart stopped beating when i felt the impact i immediately closed my eyes and hugged him back feeling safe again

« I was so scared something happened to you , im glad i came in the right time » he put his hand over my head but it was so tangled with accessories . he started to take them and throwing them on the floor .

« I was scared , you saved my life mustafa i will never forget that » he shushed me and kept me in his embrace until yahya came to his side .

« Sehzade , we have to leave we're not safe here » Yahya signalled for us to get going and which we did , Mustafa grabbed my forearm and helped me walk . this dress was making me miserable

"How did you know where i was ?" I asked as we hurried to leave this dangerous place "Well , i guessed it right who would do such a nasty and predictable move other than that idiot" he answered and i couldn't help but chuckle even if the situation we were in was not helping but he was right .

" It was crazy .. i am glad you came genuinely you don't know that you saved my life out there" he didn't answer but patted my shoulder in response .

We could barely see where we were walking but still kept going along with his guards , Alex had to go back and i didn't even get the chance to thank him enough.

"How are we going to get back ?" i asked and he pointed towards a bunch of horses .
"We will get on them so we can get to the boat we came in" He was right , to get here you'd have to cross the sea.

"Where do you think you're going you moron" someone screamed from behind and i immediately recognised alonso's voice .

We were going to die and there was no doubt that bout that

Suddenly mustafa carries me in his arms and put me on the horse while he got infront of me , we didn't even wait for the guards to follow us .

« Why did you come to rescue me yourself isn't it dangerous for you ? " I asked still trying to catch my breath, i slid my hands under his arms so i can grab on him so i don't fall .

" Did you think i would let you here ? did you think i would trust putting you into someone's hands ?" we continued going through the forest trying to escape the guards but they were not stopping at all

I suddenly screamed in surprise when an arrow flew right next to my face , i grabbed on him tightly .

" This is dangerous , we can die here i don't want you to risk your life for me" I told him now getting more scared of getting killed right there .

"No don't even think that i'll let you here and go , there is no way .We will get out of here safe and sound so you trust me ?" I did , i trusted him blindly .

"I do but- " before i can continue my words he interrupted me again " then let me do my part" he increased his pace and took a turn to the left nearly making us fall .

His guards were caught up with us and so did Alonso's guards who wouldn't stop chasing us .  We were now getting too deep into the forest not stopping , suddenly an arrow hit one of his guards making us both turn around .

" If he won't stop i will just get down and fight him"  my eyes widened at his threat , i didn't want him to do that at all .

Mustafa suddenly stopped and got off the horse leaving me there and making everyone halt their movements , we were now going to die and there was no way to escape .

" Give her to me" Alonso got off his horse and walked towards mustafa but got stopped by his guards and mainly Yahya .

" What in the barbarian act is this ? you kidnapped her and brought here to marry you ? are you mad ?" Yahya yelled at alonso but mustafa stopped him from continuing .

« What can't you understand , she was going to marry me from the very start . You know nothing and you will never know ! Now give her back » I watched everything unfold in front of me , i then decided to get off the horse too .

Mustafa looked at me and put his hand up to stop me from getting any close , i exchanged looks with him .

« She is not going anywhere with you that's first , second you have to go back to your palace and forget about her . She doesn't love you and it's obvious , she is scared of you . Do you think someone who loves you would run away from you even if it costed them their lives? » Mustafa was now scolding Alonso like a father did to his son , he was right in everything he said .

« He is right , i don't want to be with you please just go away » i added when he wouldn't want to step back , i was mentally and physically tired from this ongoing conflict with him.

Everything went silent and we all waited for what he was going to say , probably retreat as we all wished but it wasn't going to happen at all in my opinion . He would get more stubborn and violent .

« Fine .. » he sighed putting his weapon down « if she can't be with me , she can't be with anyone else , and especially you Mustafa .. I don't know what you have in mind about her but she will never find happiness without me » He looked over at his guards and they all pointed their arrows at us .

« You are going to die Stella , thus you can be happy but not in the world im living in » before i could even make a reaction or run for my life , mustafa shielded me to protect me .

He looked at me horrified , i didn't even realise what had happened until his guards came running towards him . his body fell on me and i stood there shocked

When he fell i noticed the arrow on his back , on his shoulder to be exact . i gasped in shock looking at what just happened .

« Mustafa » i managed to say trying to grab him so he doesn't fall « Why did you do this ? » i started to panic and tried to calm myself at the same time .

« Don't let him run away » Yahya yelled as he saw the guards of Alonso fleeing the place after they didn't hit their target that was me .

Mustafa groaned in pain and reached for his shoulder trying to get it out but i stopped him .

« Don't do it it's just going to aggravate things for you , we're too far and in the enemy territory what can we do ? » i asked yahya who tried to get control over this situation .

« We shouldn't have risked god damn it » Yahya ran a hand on his face in frustration .
He did this to protect me , putting his life on the line

« We can't head back to the capital , there's not enough time we have to act now » Yahya said trying to keep Mustafa awake , i was at loss of ideas i didn't know what to do

« Do you know someone here ? » he asked me but this wasn't my country , how would i know someone here . I tried to think of someone or an acquaintance but i didn't know .

« Let's seek help from a church im sure they won't say no , im christian so i can easily ask for help » Yahya looked at mustafa and at the other guards thinking about my proposition . He had no choice but to accept and even if he didn't i would do it myself

« It seems like it's the only logical and possible solution » he answered while holding the prince up « Let's just get out of this place we never know when they can strike again »

The guards helped yahya put Mustafa on the horse and secured him a safe place so we can start heading out of this forest to seek help .

I got behind a guard and couldn't take my eyes off of Mustafa , i couldn't believe that he risked his life for me . there was little i could do to pay him back for this , it was truly the most precious thing .

But i hated to be rescued by people , last time it happened , i had lost my father . he lost his life protecting me