The sound of jubilation and singing had since being stopped as Elizabeth lay on the way waiting for Asher to return and explained what had happened. She let her eyes clenched shut for a moment just thinking about the conversation she had with Asher last night.

She knew Asher did what he did to her in anger for his wife’s death but still she can’t get the image of him hurting her over and over again out of her memory. Maybe she has no feeling of hate towards him anymore but that doesn’t mean she is about to see him as anything else.

As long as he is still hell bent on keeping her captive, she would always yearn to be free. Elizabeth hates to think her life was still in danger even though Asher already assured her she won’t be executed.

The only time she would feel whole again is if she was allowed to go back home and so far even though too is not going to be possible.

Another minute passed before the door burst open and Elizabeth turned to replace two mask men walked in, each holding a danger, sending her thought on overdrive at the realization of what is about to happen to her.

“what do you want?” She asked, her heart starting to thump loudly in her chest as she quickly dragged herself into a seating position.

“Where is the baby?” one of the men snarled at her and she gasped.

“No, not my child. Please don’t take him” She start to beg but before she could move to climb down the bed, the other man had her pinned to the bed while the other went to the cradle and picked up her son carelessly, causing a scream to erupt her mouth.

“Nooo, don’t touch him. Give him back”

“You are coming with us” He said before pulling her roughly off the bed and she landed on the floor on both knees, a deep grunt slipping through her mouth as she struggled to break out of his grip on her hair and go to her child.

The man’s grip only tightened, holding her in place as she kicked and scream even more to be let go of but totally powerless against him.

“You really are a fisty one but tell you what, today is the last day you and your son will get in our way. Asher might have grown soft for you but you can’t fool us” the man said accusingly and her baby start to wail even louder.

At the sound of her baby crying, she was suddenly overwhelmed with rage and quickly twisted under the man’s grip before biting down against his arm hard. She almost tasted b***d, taking him completely by surprise and he screamed and then let go of her hair.

Elizabeth moved to run to her child but stopped midway when she saw the second man now had a knife to her baby’s neck and threatening to run it through his chest.

“What? You really think no one was going to replace out you had given birth to this curse son of yours?” He said mockingly.

“Please don’t hurt him. I will go with you but don’t hurt my baby, please” She begged with tears streaming down her cheeks and just like that, everything happened so fast, one minute he was holding her baby with a smile pulling up the corner of his l*p and the next he was dropping to the floor with b***d dripping from his mouth.

Beth quickly grab her baby before he finally crumbled to the floor with a thud, a big hole now visible in his chest.

Behind him stood Asher with bloody claws and clenching his heart in his hand tightly where he had ripped right through his chest. His eyes totally bled over and growling like a demon from hell. Alex wasn’t far off either as he had caught off the second man before he could run out through the door with his dagger buried deep into his gut.

Eva and some night guards who must have heard the loud howling sound came running to the room as well but stopped by the door seeing Asher and Alex already in the room with a bloody mess on the floor.

Eva by passed both men and ran straight to Elizabeth, wrapping both arms around her shoulders where she stood cradling her baby tightly to her chest.

“They were going to kill my child” She cried and Eva held them closer.

“It’s okay, you are safe. Asher and Alex got here sooner. I’m so sorry child, how did they get in”

Beth was still shaking, her tears were completely missed with her sweat as Eva quickly led her out of the room into another but not before glancing back at Asher whose dark eyes were now back to its normal hazel brown at this point but his anger was still evident in his features.

Only his eyes were soft as he held hers for a moment more before nodding at her to go with Eva when he noticed the hesitation in her eyes.

Seem he had came in through the open window and that’s why the mask man couldn’t see him coming.

**

Eva took Elizabeth to another room while Asher and Alex with some of the guards stayed back to get rid of the bodies on the floor. Asher gave the first man a more gruesome death than Alex ever did.

Beth held her baby close to her chest as she sat staring out the window. She was lost in thought, wondering what would have happen if Asher didn’t show up to save their baby. The man was really going to do it.

She had seen the look in his eyes. He really was going to do it. At that moment, Elizabeth realized, not only her was in danger but her son’s life was also on the line and the people that wanted her death were not going to stop until she was finally six feet below.

It’s been an hour already since the incident and neither Asher nor Alex had come back to check on her. She just couldn’t help but wonder where they had gone to or still doing.

A sigh slipped out her mouth as she looked down at her baby boy seeing how small and fragile he really was. It’s been a week since she had delivered and baby Sam was growing rather rapidly.

He looked so much like a three months old and whenever he smiled at his mother, Elizabeth’s heart squeezed in delight. Her baby was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. If she was to endure it all over again just to have him hold on to her thump then she would do it and it would be over her death body before anyone lay their b***d tasty claws on him.

She heard footsteps approaching her room and her head snapped at the door just to notice Eva walked into the room.

“Hello, Elizabeth. Little Sam” She greeted as she leaned in and rub at his cheek while he giggle and tries to suck at her finger.

“Are you two ready for a bath yet?” Eva asked and Beth nodded and she tried to take the baby from her arms but she won’t let her and Eva stepped away to arch a brow at her.

“What’s going on, Elizabeth?”

“Nothing. I just want to carry me myself. I want to learn to give him a bath too”

Eva stared at her curiously, seeing how much she was holding on to the little infant. She could tell from her demeanor that something had changed. Maybe she doesn’t trust the safety of her baby to anyone anymore and she can totally understand it.

The incident that happened earlier is enough to make her suspect and distrust almost everyone coming in close contact to her. The Elizabeth she knew would never react that way to her trying to carry her child.

The older woman let out a sigh before nodding at her.

“it’s okay if you want to learn how to give him a bath but I just hope you know I would never do anything to hurt you or your baby. If anything, I would protect and care for the both of you like my very own” She finished with a smile, Elizabeth nodded.

“I know, Eva and I’m sorry if I can’t let you take him. I hope you can understand me”

“Of course, I do. Now come on” Eva said before turning to lead the way and Elizabeth followed her into the bath area with her baby still clenched tightly in her arms.

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