Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 189 Who are you

Doris would have rolled her eyes at him if they weren't standing over a blood bath. She gripped his hand and pulled him towards the door. “It's locked! Check their bodies for a set of keys, one of them has to have it.” Enzo rolled over their bodies and searched each of the guards until he found the keys. Quickly, he crossed the room and unlocked the door for them before Doris could try to break it down herself. The lower cellar stretched on a narrow hallway with cells that faded into the darkness. Doris prayed that Beth wasn't put too far down. She knew how it felt to be scared and alone in the darkness. She knew all too well that it could bring nightmares that lasted weeks or months.

“Beth?” Doris called. At first, nothing. Until she heard the sound of someone moving in their cell. “Doris? Is that you?” Beth said hesitantly. A feeling of relief filled her entire body like nothing ever had before. Doris hurried to the voice and found Beth crouched in a dimly lit cell. A flickering candle was her only light. It broke Doris’s heart to see her best friend dirty and frightened. Doris gripped the bars and choked on her tears. “Beth! I'm so sorry this happened to you, I'm here to get you out of here!” Doris gestured at Enzo to give her the keys. Doris tried every single one of them, but none fit. “Prince Martin took the cell key. He told me he would give it to you once you did what he said.” Beth said as she stepped up to the bars.

Enzo went still beside her and Beth's eyes flicked to him as if she sensed it. When their eyes locked, Doris swore that she had never heard silence so loud in her life. It was as if the world stilled around them and Doris faded into the darkness. If she reached out her hand, she might have been able to caress the tension that formed there. 2 “Who are you?” Beth asked, a bit breathlessly.

Enzo said nothing. No charm or flirting came out of his mouth, it was as if she stole all of his breath and he forgot how to speak. Doris had honestly never seen him like that before, not once. When he said nothing, Doris cleared her throat and bumped him lightly with her shoulder. “Oh-I...” Enzo slicked back his messy hair and bowed. “My name is Enzo, I've come to help our lady get you out of here. Fear not, we will solve this puzzle soon enough.” . Beth gasped when he said his name. Doris realized that this was the first time they've ever come face to face -she swiftly avoided him as long as she could back at the camp. Beth quickly looked at Doris as if she couldn't believe that she let a rogue come this close to her. “Is there another way we might get you out?” Doris asked as she peered in the cell. It was then that she noticed the bars that connected to her neighboring cell had a part at the top where they didn't reach the ceiling. It was barely big enough for a human, but...! “There!” Doris pointed. “Can you get up there and crawl through?” Beth turned to observe what she meant, and quickly shook her head. “Oh no. I could never reach there even if I stood on the bed, it's much too high and... I don't think so. It wouldn't work.” “I can get her out of there.” Enzo said suddenly. His silence didn't escape Doris just yet.

Beth started to shake her head. “Oh, no. We will just have to wait-"

“Nonsense. I can get you out of there.” Enzo took the keys from Doris and found the one that opened the cell next to Doris. He circled the area a few times as if he was plotting it out right before him like a map in his mind. Doris quickly joined him as he pushed the cot against the bars. “I might be tall enough to each it and pull myself through.” He said to Doris. Beth stood back away from the scene as if she was worried something bad would happen and it would all come crashing down around her. She looked at Enzo as if she wasn't sure whether to trust him with this task yet, but clearly they had no other options. “Are you sure you could fit?” Doris whispered. “I could—" “No, you're not tall enough. You wouldn't be able to get back on the other side and William would kill me if I got you trapped in a cell.” Enzo flashed a smile at her. “Just help her down when I get her through.” “Wait, what are you going to do,” Enzo ignored her and hopped up on the small cot. He gripped the bar on the top and pulled himself up with an ease she couldn't imagine. He grunted as he squeezed his body through the small space and fell through on the other side. She winced at the loud thump, but he was up in a flash as if it never happened.

The grin he gave Beth could have melted the heart of any girl. Beth seemed as if she herself forgot how to speak for a moment. She cowered in the corner as he held out his hand for her. “I won't hurt you, this is a rescue mission.” a Doris almost rolled her eyes at him, again. Hesitantly, Beth took his hand and allowed him to guide her to the wall. He helped her up on the cot and Doris wished she could show how wide Beth's eyes were as he touched her. o

“I'm going to lift you through, okay?” Enzo said gently. He stared at Beth as if she was the only light in the room. When Beth nodded, he gripped her hips and she let out a surprised gasp from the touch. Enzo lifted Beth with ease and helped her pull herself through the small space. Doris was instantly there on the other side to make sure she didn't fall like Enzo did. She almost gracefully landed on the cot and quickly moved off before Enzo did the same. Doris wrapped her arms around Beth and almost squeezed the life out of her. “I'm so sorry this happened. I'm so sorry that you always are the pawn when it comes to me. I hate that this is all because of me, I don't deserve you.” “Doris!” Beth pulled away a little to look at her friend. “They use me because of how much you love me, don't be sorry for loving me with your whole heart. I'm honored that you do.” Doris wiped her eyes. "You're being traumatized because of me. I wouldn't call that being lucky to have me in your life.” Beth rolled her eyes. “I may be dirty, but I am fine. No one hurt me.” “Classic Beth to try and take away my guilt.” Doris laughed a little. Beth's eyes couldn't help but flicker to the man beside them. “Enzo is the greatest man you'll ever meet, don't be afraid of him.” Doris said quietly even though she was positive he heard her.

Beth nodded slowly as she watched Enzo. Doris looked between them and felt a strange pulse. It made her feel as if she was the third wheel to two friends that had only just met. 2

It didn’t matter, they didn’t have time for this.

“We have to get back to William to make sure they didn't kill each other!” Doris gripped Beth's hand and followed Enzo out of the cells. He glanced back at them-or Beth-several times as they made their way up

- back to the main ballroom. “Are you sure they didn't hurt you while you were in there?” Doris whispered to Beth when Enzo was far enough ahead. “No, they told me that you needed the room and that they were moving me to another one.” Beth said quietly. “At first, I thought they were going to put me somewhere smaller, but they led me down there and locked me inside without an explanation. Eventually, Martin came down and told me that he would give you the key if you did what you needed to.” Doris let out a long breath of relief. She worried they mistreated her to prove a point, but clearly they waited for Doris to make the mistake before they did anything to her. She was only glad she had gotten her out before that could happen. “William is here?” Beth asked. "What did you mean when you said they might kill each other?” “Sibling rivalry is never pretty, my dear.” Enzo called over his shoulder. Beth's cheeks grew red instantly. “Martin and William are arguing about the crown, I only worry that it will get worse if we dont stop it soon.”