Chapter 55: Chapter 55

~Six Months Later~

While Belinda sat in her room, rubbing her big belly bump, Clara rushed into her room. The loud noise caused Belinda to jolt and turn to the door.

“Belinda!” Clara called, panting seriously.

Belinda hastily stood up in fear and approached her. “What’s wrong, Clara? What’s happening?” She asked fearfully.

“I… I have bad news! And there are two of them. But one of them is very urgent! We need to get out of here, right now!” She uttered, causing Belinda to shake her head.

“Why? Talk to me? Where is Agatha? And everyone?”

“Agatha sent me to you, and told me to take you somewhere sef. Cephas’ pack has found us, and there is going to be a war soon. Though we would defeat them, we need to keep you safe.” She uttered, rushing to Belinda’s closet and picking a big jacket and wrapper.

“But I don’t want to leave. Nothing is going to happen to me. What if Cephas dies in the process? I don’t want to leave without watching him get the death he deserves.” Belinda answered.

“Listen, Belinda. You are pregnant. You should put you and baby first, okay? You need to be safe. And for Cephas, trust me, he is going to get what he deserves. Now, let’s go before the war begins.”

Clara packed the clothes into a bag and grabbed Belinda’s hand, running out of the house. As they got out and took the shortest route into the woods, they both began to hear noises behind them.

Belinda looked back and saw the people had engaged in a fight with Cephas’ people already. While they ran, her eyes caught with Maeve too. She wasn’t fighting, and it seemed like she was looking for someone.

“She’s looking for me! I want to end her!” The wolf in Belinda yelled angrily, making her snatch her hand from Clara.

“I want to end this once and for all. She doesn’t deserve to be alive.” She groaned and began to run back to where Maeve was.

“Belinda, wait! You need to be somewhere!” Clara yelled behind her, running after her.

“I need to be in that fight. This is my fight.” She muttered to herself.

“Belinda! You need to stop!” Clara yelled again, but Belinda ignored her and kept drawing closer to the fight scene “Damon is getting married today!” Clara yelled on top of her voice.

Immediately Belinda heard this, her legs stopped moving and she stopped running abruptly. Her eyes widened as tears heated them up rapidly.

Weakly, she turned around to look at Clara who already caught up with her.

“We have to leave now. You need to stop him if you still have feelings for him. He’s the father of your unborn child. You can’t just let him get married to someone else.”

Belinda nodded speechlessly, and as Clara grabbed her hand again, they began to run deeper into the woods.

“When did you hear this? Who told you?” Belinda asked Clara as they ran.

“I heard the news. It’s a very viral one. Also, I got to meet someone I believe you’d want to meet. I told Agatha about it and she said I should take you there. If you waste time, we won't be able to catch up with her.” Clara retorted.

“Who is this person? Is he or she from the MoonLove Kingdom?” Belinda asked curiously, and Clara nodded.

“Yes. She’s the Princess of the kingdom. Princess Megan.” She retorted, and Belinda’s eyes widened again. She felt an urge of happiness wash over her.

“Princess Megan?! We’d be meeting with Princess Megan?” She asked in excitement.

“Yes, she’s waiting for us in the front. We need to meet her as soon as possible.” Clara told her, and she nodded. They increased their running paces, hoping that Princess Megan was still waiting.

Soon, they bursted out of the woods into a small path.

“Princess Megan!” Clara called out, as they stopped running. Belinda looked around eagerly, wanting to see Megan again after so many months.

“Princess…” She tried to call again, but was cut short.

“I am here!” Megan answered, waving her hands in the air as she came out from the woods opposite them.

“Megan!” Belinda called in tears, running to her. Megan opened her arms wide and embraced her carefully.

“Belinda! I missed you so much!” Megan’s voice quivered as she spoke.

“I missed you so much too, Princess Megan.” Belinda cried. They both wept in their arms, and disengaged to look into their eyes.

“Damon… he is getting married to Maisie. We need to stop her from succeeding.” Megan uttered, cupping Belinda’s face in her hands.

“But why would Damon marry her? He promised to marry me. He promised never to leave me.” Belinda cried, shaking her head.

“No, Belinda. He was under a spell when he rejected you. My parents are behind everything. They made him forget about you. He’s still under the spell and that’s why he hasn’t come to look for you. I know you’ve been expecting him, but it’s not his fault. Mr. Theron used black magic on him.” Megan explained in tears.

“What? Why? Why would they do that to us? He doesn’t even know me anymore.” Belinda cried harder.

“No, don’t give up, okay? I found how to break the spell. He just needs to set his eyes on you and feel the heartbeat of your unborn child. Then he’ll remember.” She explained, placing her hand on Belinda’s belly.

“Will that even work?”

“Of course! That’s why they didn’t want you anywhere near the palace because you would break the curse. I just found out a few days ago, when I got so concerned about him getting together with Maisie. If I had known earlier, I would have reached out.” Megan further explained.

“We need to hurry! What if they have started the marriage rites?” Clara asked, and they both looked at her.

“That’s true. We need to stop that marriage before they are joined as one. We have to go now.” Megan uttered, grabbing Belinda’s hand as the three of them began to run down the path, heading to the palace.