Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne
Chapter 189

Chapter 189

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 handand pulled him towards the door. “It’s locked! Check their bodies for a set of keys, one of them has tohave 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. Thelower cellar stretched on a narrow hallway with cells that faded into the darkness. Doris prayed that Bethwasn’t put too far down. She knew how it felt to be scared and alone in the darkness. She knew all toowell 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 onlylight. It broke Doris’s heart to see her best friend dirty and frightened. Doris gripped the bars and chokedon her tears. “Beth! I’m so sorry this happened to you, I’m here to get you out of here!” Doris gestured atEnzo to give her the keys. Doris tried every single one of them, but none fit. “Prince Martin took the cellkey. He told me he would give it to you once you did what he said.” Beth said as she stepped up to thebars.

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 themand Doris faded into the darkness. If she reached out her hand, she might have been able to caress thetension 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 andhe forgot how to speak. Doris had honestly never seen him like that before, not once. When he saidnothing, Doris cleared her throat and bumped him lightly with her shoulder. “Oh-I…” Enzo slicked backhis messy hair and bowed. “My name is Enzo, l’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 thiswas the first time they’ve ever come face to face -she swiftly avoided him as long as she could back atthe camp. Beth quickly looked at Doris as if she couldn’t believe that she let a rogue come this close toher. “Is there another way we might get you out?” Doris asked as she peered in the cell. It was then thatshe noticed the bars that connected to her neighboring cell had a part at the top where they didn’t reachthe ceiling. It was barely big enough for a human, but…! “There!” Doris pointed. “Can you get up thereand crawl through?” Beth turned to observe what she meant, and quickly shook her head. “Oh no. I couldnever reach there even if I stood on the bed, it’s much too high and… I don’t think so. It wouldn’t work.” “Ican 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 thecell next to Doris. He circled the area a few times as if he was plotting it out right before him like a mapin his mind. Doris quickly joined him as he pushed the cot against the bars. “I might be tall enough toeach it and pull myself through.” He said to Doris. Beth stood back away from the scene as if she wasworried something bad would happen and it would all come crashing down around her. She looked atEnzo 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 beable to get back on the other side and William would kill me if I got you trapped in a cell.” Enzo flashed asmile at her. “Just help her down when I get her through.” “Wait, what are you going to do,” Enzo ignoredher and hopped up on the small cot. He gripped the bar on the top and pulled himself up with an easeshe couldn’t imagine. He grunted as he squeezed his body through the small space and fell through onthe 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 howto speak for a moment. She cowered in the corner as he held out his hand for her. “I won’t hurt you, thisis 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 howwide 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 theroom. When Beth nodded, he gripped her hips and she let out a surprised gasp from the touch. Enzolifted Beth with ease and helped her pull herself through the small space. Doris was instantly there on theother side to make sure she didn’t fall like Enzo did. She almost gracefully landed on the cot and quicklymoved off before Enzo did the same. Doris wrapped her arms around Beth and almost squeezed the lifeout of her. “I’m so sorry this happened. I’m so sorry that you always are the pawn when it comes to me. Ihate that this is all because of me, I don’t deserve you.” “Doris!” Beth pulled away a little to look at herfriend. “They use me because of how much you love me, don’t be sorry for loving me with your wholeheart. I’m honored that you do.” Doris wiped her eyes. “You’re being traumatized because of me. Iwouldn’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’thelp but flicker to the man beside them. “Enzo is the greatest man you’ll ever meet, don’t be afraid ofhim.” 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 madeher 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 andfollowed 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 whisperedto Beth when Enzo was far enough ahead. “No, they told me that you needed the room and that theywere moving me to another one.” Beth said quietly. “At first, I thought they were going to put mesomewhere 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 neededto.” Doris let out a long breath of relief. She worried they mistreated her to prove a point, but clearly theywaited for Doris to make the mistake before they did anything to her. She was only glad she had gottenher out before that could happen. “William is here?” Beth asked. “What did you mean when you said theymight kill each other?” “Sibling rivalry is never pretty, my dear.” Enzo called over his shoulder. Beth’scheeks grew red instantly. “Martin and William are arguing about the crown, I only worry that it will getworse if we don’t stop it soon.”