Chapter 5 The bracelet

Liam's POV

I don't know how much longer I have to wait or what else I have to do so as to get Barbara to openly confess her love for me so we can get married as soon as possible.

Amelia is beginning to think that I am wasting my time. I want to show her that I am the male here and I am above her but what should I do and how should I go about it?. I was going to the guard area in the palace where I worked when I heard some of my colleagues talk about how wizards could easily be manipulated when you get a hold of their bracelet.

"I'm telling you that I actually manipulated one just by having his bracelet with me. Most wizards store their powers in their bracelets which I think is very foolish though but it's unfortunate that the bracelet soon finds its way back to its owners after 48 hours" I overheard one if the guards explained and equally boasted to the others.

"So without their bracelet they become powerless?" One of the guards who had been paying attention to him asked.

"Not really. They do have their powers but they don't have control over it. The bracelet is like a mind controller to their peers, whoever had the bracelet had the ability to control them and since I managed to get a hold of his bracelet I could easily manipulate him and tell him how to use his powers well just for 48 hours' ' the guard who was talking earlier explained.

Demons really love to boast about the littlest of things I thought to myself as I walked away. I was passing by Lord Zaka's room when I overheard him speaking on the phone.

"So you mean you were able to use your powers to get a human to give you a phone?" Lord Zaka asked as he laughed over the phone.

"Of course, I am a wizard so what do you expect, it is quite easy for me to use my spells on humans actually. I feel they are the weakest creatures" I heard the person speak from the other end of the phone.

I was able to hear what he was saying because of my powers which allowed me to hear things from afar or even whispers.

I was shocked because every month Lord Zaka sends a wizard to come and cast a spell on the palace that will make it difficult for any of the workers to hear any of his private conversations over their phone but maybe he hasn't done that for this month. As I walked past his room an idea struck me.

Barbara's POV

I was busy with my phone and that I was close to the stairs, somehow I managed to get down but when I reached the last four steps I missed a step and was about to fall but just then Liam had caught me in his arms.

"Are you alright my lady?" He asked as he looked at me with fear and great concern.

"Yes... thanks... you" I stammered

"I'm sorry my lady" he said as he helped me to stand on my feet properly.

"No you shouldn't be, after all it isn't your fault. I am actually at fault here because I wasn't concentrating on where I was heading to" I told him.

Even after he had managed to make me stand on my feet, I couldn't stop myself from staring at him. I always get this feeling when I am around him. It's a feeling I enjoy and would like it to continue.

He took a bow as he left my presence after we had been staring at each other for what seemed to be forever. It was when he left that I remembered that I was holding my phone and it probably fell down somewhere. I began to search for it and my fee had come to pass.

My phone had fallen down and it had broken, I tried to turn it on again and thankfully it came on but I noticed that my sim wasn't connected.

My sim wasn't inside the phone, I smiled at how silly I was and began to look for my sim. I couldn't find it, it actually took a while for me to find it and thankfully I did eventually.

But I was stranded that I found it in a place that was far from where I fell but that didn't matter to me. I came to stay in the sitting room, I was relaxing on the sofa when my phone rang, it was an unknown number that had called me.

I ignored the call at first but the number kept on calling me repeatedly so I decided to pick up and when I did the person hung up, how strange.

The number called again and I answered

"Hello, who is this?" I asked over the phone.

"My identity should be the least of your worries lady Barbara" a husky voice answered from the other end.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked as I rolled my eyes.

"You will soon find out. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that you should meet me at the skeria restaurant" the person from the other end said.

I laughed out loud, I just couldn't stop myself from laughing

"And why are you laughing?" He asked me when he noticed that my laughter was now beyond control.

"I am laughing at you. How foolish you are. Do you even know who I am? And who the hell are you to tell me what to do?" I asked him with a serious tone this time.

"I don't know who you are, you are lady Barbara, only daughter and child of Lord Zaka..." he replied

"You clearly don't know who Lord Zaka is then. Because he will surely make your life a living hell if you don't leave me alone" I said as I interrupted him.

" Really?" He asked in a voice that showed mockery.

"Well actually I am calling you because of your dad. If you don't meet me at skeria restaurant in the next two hours you will have to conduct a search for your dear dad" he said and ended the call before I could say anything.

I wanted to wave the threat off, I actually did until a message came and when I opened it, it was a picture of my dad.

When I called my dad to ask him where he was, I found out he was in the place where the picture was taken.

I almost got scared but I convinced myself that no one would dare to harm my dad. I managed to get it off my mind but then another message came through saying "your time is counting".

I ignored it as well but after an hour, the person sent another message again saying

"You have only one hour left". I deleted it and continued with what I was doing. He then requested for a video call,I picked the call only to see my father in the video, a live video at that.

I ended the call immediately and asked one of the guards to take me to the restaurant but I was too late. I tried to call my dad but he wasn't picking up. I also tried sending an anachy but that was useless as well.

The number video called me again and I saw my dad this time in a room that was dark, I am sure they had to use a light to show his face.

"Dad, daddy" I tried to call out to my dad but he didn't answer, he was tied up.

"Is the little princess missing her daddy? Who knew it would be so easy to get Lord Zaka, the almighty Lord Zaka. Now listen to me darling, If you ever want to see your father again then you will have to meet me at the location I will text you or you can say goodbye to daddy" the husky voice said again but I still couldn't see his face.

I could only see my dad, helpless. Perhaps the voice was coming from the background.

I got the text and at that point I didn't know what to do. I became so confused and worked up, I began to pace back and forth the sitting room.

"May I ask what could be troubling you my lady?" Liam asked as he walked into the sitting room.

His voice seemed to be all I needed to burn stress. Immediately he spoke to me, I felt a form of ease.

"It's nothing you may leave" I replied. I didn't know where I had mastered the courage to speak so boldly to him. Up until now I have never spoken to him in that manner.

"I'm sorry if I was disturbing you my lady. I will take my leave now" he said as he bowed and turned around to leave.

I felt guilty as if I had done something which I shouldn't have.

"No wait. Actually I am disturbed, I need help" I didn't realize when I said those words to him and he turned around to look at me.

"And in what way can I help you my lady?" He asked me.

"Well... I don't know how to say this but... my.. my.." I became mute all of a sudden

"You can tell me my lady. You never can tell if I can be of great help to you" he said in a very gentle and convincing voice.

"Ok" I said as I took a deep breath and continued

"My dad has been kidnapped and I need help in order to save him" I said as I looked down to the ground.

"What! How is that even possible?" He asked in surprise as he began to panic

"You mean Lord Zaka has been.."he continued to speak but I used my palm to cover his mouth. Nodding my head for him not to speak any further.

It would be a very shameful thing that a powerful and wealthy demon like my father was tied down but an unknown person who is probably poor.

"You shouldn't say anymore. I need to keep this from as many people as possible. I cannot afford to rusk my father's pride. So will you help me find him or not?" I asked him.

"Of course I will my lady. He is my Lord after all" he replied in a comforting and convincing manner.

The person who held my dad hostage asked me in the text to meet him the next day at 4pm. This time I wasn't planning to be late.

Who knows what they are doing to him right now, I couldn't even sleep properly the previous night as I began to blame myself for not obeying the person's first warning.

What if he... no he won't he can't because if he harm's my father I promise that I will surely have no mercy. I will destroy him and my dad on the other hand has so many foes I really don't know who I should be suspecting. Could it be the wizard that kidnapped me the other time? No it can't be him.