I was so afraid

Harley slowly opened her eyes and closed it back. Her eyes were blur due to which she couldn't figure out where she was. She again opened her eyes, this time the view was little bit clear. She blinked her eyes twice before opening them wide when she saw the surrounding upside down. Her leg was tied with a rope and was hung upside down on a tree and beneath her was a flowing river. Her hand was swinging downwards along with her hair.

"Ahhh…" she screamed in fright.

"Looks like our little beasty has woke up from her beauty sleep" queen's voice came from her behind.

She tried to turn her head and look at the queen. There she saw standing at the bank of river with some man in black standing behind her. Among them one man was holding a umbrella standing close to queen preventing the sun to fall on her face.

"Why? Why are you doing this? Please let me go. I have done nothing wrong to you" begged Harley.

"Oh! Really then let me fulfill your wish. Somebody please let her go" she shouted and giving a sinister smile she said "see you again beasty…"

One of the man threw a blade like ninja which flew towards Harley. Harley closed her eyes tight in fright and screamed "no…."

The blade cut the rope and Harley fall on the river with big splash sound. Harley tried to swim but the tied leg didn't allowed her. She tried to raise up catching her breath but she was not able to.

The high force of water drowned her not letting her to come out. Soon water went through her nostrils and it became hard for her to breath. When she was no more able to struggle she gave up.

Her body drowned down in the river and before she closed her eyes she saw someone swimming towards her. When she was no more able to keep her eyes open she closed it but she could feel someone grasping her hand and pulling.

"This feels so good. Seeing her struggling. Just the way I wanted..." said Queen looking at Harley.

"Should I go" asked the man standing beside her.

Queen raised her hand and said "wait I want to see her more struggling..."

"She may not make it up..." said the man looking at Harley tension.

"I said wait..." Queen's voice turned rude.

The man nodded his head briskly feeling pity for Harley.

Finally when Harley gave up struggling and her body started to drown queen finally gave an order.

"Go... I am still not done torturing and punishing her. Just don't let her die..."

When the man jumped into the river queen ordered "when he comes out with her tell him to take her back to Bungalow... I will see her in a while..."

She then turned around and walked away.

"See you again beasty..."

"Beasty..." called a man from inside the big aquarium hitting the aquarium with his fist.

"Nate... Nate..." Harley banged the aquarium crying out.

"I told you I don't like anyone coming in between us but this man have guts to disobey me" voice of Prince wishpered on her ear.

"Please let him go... please... Nate" Harley's voice was broken and helpless.

Slowly the aquarium started to fill with water. She panicked more "no, no please... please don't do this..."

The evilish laughter of Prince was filled everywhere suppressing the cry of Harley. The aquarium soon was filled with water till it's top and Nat was struggling to breath. Harley cried out more and more but no one came to save him.

She tried to break the aquarium but in vein.

She then turned around and begged Prince "please leave him please I beg you let him go please..."

"You really want me to let him go... fine..." prince said and order his man to pull him out.

Nate was soon pulled out and thrown on the ground. He was lying on the floor coughing out trying to catch his breath. Harley ran towards him but forceful hand of Prince gripped her arms.

"Where do you think you are going? You are not allowed to get close to him" said the Prince in anger.

Nate finally struggled to stand on his feet. He glanced at Harley with a smile and said "No matter what you say beasty I will always be with you. I am and will always be by your side…"

Suddenly Harley was pushed away by Prince furiously and he made his way towards Nate with a knife on his hand. Harley tried to stop him "no..." but she was pulled away by other men.

The Prince with sinister smile stood behind Nate. He then winked his eyes and all of sudden he slashed Nate's throat at once "I don't want anyone to be by her side."

Harley fall on her knees seeing Nate collapsing hard on the ground and bleeding. She was not even able to utter a word. Her eyes were fixed on him and Nate's eyes were fixed on her.

"No more staring..." Prince crouch in front of Harley "I said no more staring. You are not allowed to stare anyone except me. Understood?" He gripped her cheeks and said "Wake up... wake up... wake up..."

Harley got confused and lifted her head to look at Prince. Her eyes blurred.

"Wake up... wake up" Harley hard someone's voice echoing on her ear continuously.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw someone looking at her. She rubbed her eyes and saw Nate in front of her "Nate... Thank god you are safe... I was so afraid... thank god..." she hurriedly got up and hugged him tight.

"Harley..."

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