"Start an I.V" I heard Dr. Park's voice.

Was I still alive? I thought I'd be dead by now. I used all of my energy back there. The mere spell that I casted on Sebastian, literally drained all of energy yet I went all superwoman and killed Luis. But the real questions are : Did Luis die? Did the spell work?

I shot open my eyes to see whether I really was alive. Looking at my surroundings, I could tell that I was in the palace's infirmary.

"You're awake" Dr. Park smiled.

"She's awake" He looked over at the person whoever was standing behind the curtain.

"Hey" The person emerged from behind the curtains and greeted with awkwardness in his voice. As soon as I saw him, I bombarded him with questions.

"Is Luis dead? Did the spell work? The light, it was the spell! I lifted the curse!" I said hurriedly and tried to get up.

"Hey. Hey! Calm your horses" He said getting a little closer but still not touching me. Did it not work?

"To answer your first question : Yes, He's dead" He said with a sad smiled plastered on his face. Sighing, I let my head rest on the pillow and closed my eyes.

"And the spell?" I asked him, worriedly.

"I don't understand" Sebastian said, baffled.

"Seth, when you were busy talking to Luis, I lifted the curse off of you. The light, that was the spell!" I explained. Still confused.

"The torn page, I have it" I said while placing my hands in my pocket and taking the piece of paper out, showing it to him.

He took the paper from my hand, and his finger slightly brushed against mine. For the first time ever, I felt his touch! His touch sent shivers down my spine and I shuddered. Above all, I blushed and that in front of him. I bit my lip hard! He noticed it too, I mean the touch. It didn't do anything to me.

"It worked" He said in realization, looking at the paper and then at me. He was happy. Fuck happiness, he was contented. I've never seen him like this before. Looking at him being this happy, satisfied me.

"It worked!" He exclaimed, ecstatically. His aqueous blue eyes, shining with tears. I smiled at him.

"Awww. Sebastian's crying!" I joked and he chuckled. My eyes widened with a smile on my face. He was being the carefree Sebastian that I've always wanted to see.

"What are you? stupid?" After a few minutes of silence, he said and to my surprise he said something weird. This wasn't the moment to call me stupid!

"Huh?" I turned my head to look at him with a scowl on my face. He was sitting on a stool near my bed.

"No, rheotorical questions are rude.
You are stupid" He mumbled the first line but I heard it and said the second line with a smile as if what he said is meant to be a compliment.

"You're dumb" I was offended. Dude! I scoffed.

"I'm smart" I sighed exasperatedly, glaring at him with all the resentment I could muster. But failed since I grinned at him.

Rather than faltering, however, he simply chuckled at this, my frustration growing even more by his action. All of a sudden, he extended his hand to touch me but stopped midway. What I noticed was his hesitance to touch me. He looked at me and I nodded at him to do it. He placed his hand on my shoulder, my cheeks against my own will, blushed under his touch.

"Why were you going to sacrifice yourself?" As soon as those words left my mouth his smile slowly faltered.

"I think you should rest now" He said that and got up from the chair he was sitting on but before he could leave, I held his hand and looked at him.

"Don't leave" I asked him not to leave because I wanted him around and answer me why he did that. He sat back on the chair, my hand still held his.

"Seth, tell me! Why did you do it?"

"Luis was my father and what he was looking for, I have it as well. I couldn't put your life in danger just because my father wanted immortality" What he explained made sense but I was disappointed since I was expecting a different answer. What am I even thinking? It's not like he loves me just like I love him.

"I thought I lost you" He mumbled those words and for a moment I felt like my world stopped. Did I hear him right?

"Huh?" His eyes widened and he blushed. OKAY! THE WHITE KING WAS BLUSHING! but he didn't say anything else. I was happy at what I heard. I realized I was still holding onto his hand, so I let go of his hand. He looked hurtful but he masked it quickly.

The next thing he did is that he crossed his palms together into a butterfly like shape and said something in Latin.

"Papilio lux" Suddenly, a glistening, shining butterfly emerged from his hands. My eyes followed the butterfly and I felt comforted by it. Just by looking at it.

"What's this?"

"It's a comfort spell. It's- it's supposed to provide peace of mind"

"Thank you, Eloise. For everything" I looked at him and grinned by shaking my head.

"No need to thank me"

Again silence. I looked at him to find him staring at his hands. Since he wasn't looking back, I noticed his eyes. He looked tired. I could tell by the dark circles under his eyes. His hair looked a bit different now. His hair was platinum. Probably because the curse has been lifted now.

Because before, his hair was snowy white. I turned around, I had been staring at him for too long, and of course he had noticed as he was doing the same to me. But his smirk was definitely uncalled for, it made me want to dig a grave, crawl inside it and die. I was mortified. Never before had I ever been caught staring at someone like that.

"You gotta stop doing that!" He was the first one to break the silence.

"Doing what?" I was sincerely confused at what he said. What was he talking about?

"Saying things that makes me want to kiss you" I blinked a few times to comprehend what he said. And when I understood, I blushed and for a minute I thought my face was on fire. First, he said he thought he lost me and now this.

I suddenly felt awkward, demure, and coy; even going as far as attempting to hide my rosy features behind my fingers by tucking my already tucked hair behind my ear. I knew that the aqueous blue pairs of eyes were still looking at me - waiting for a reaction, a response.

I was about to say something to make the environment a little less awkward when someone interrupted.

"Sebastian" The sweet low, melodious voice came from behind the curtain. The voice sounded so pure and sweet that I felt myself wanting to hear her voice once again. There was something unique about the way she spoke, not just spoke but the way she called his name.

I saw Sebastian getting tense as he heard the voice and his facial expressions changed, thousand of emotions dancing in his eyes. There was guilt, happiness, sadness literally every emotion in his blue eyes.

"You there?" The woman said while emerging from behind the curtains.

Her voice sounded like a song, an irresistibly sweet melodious song, yet there was sadness and grief laced in her words.

The woman looked in her mid twenties. Tall, curvy, in short a literal beauty goddess!

She was gorgeous. Her brunette hair cascaded smoothly down her back, outlining her slim jawline. Her face was slender & a natural tan coloured her face. She exuded the impression of a Mediterranean goddess.

Her full lips were pulled in a grin, showing off her pearly white teeth and her light green eyes shone with hope but that was soon returned with- Love. I followed the path of her gaze. She was looking at Sebastian with love!

Sebastian stood from his chair, baffled.

"Jennie"

And at that moment, I felt like someone stabbed me in my chest.

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A/N

Anna Von Klinski as Jennie Adamaris

Hope you'll like her character...
And I apologize because the chapter is quite short, still I think you'll like it ✌
- Kainat