Taming A Billionaire

"Come on, we need to go now," Niklaus helped his wife Reina to her feet. No one had premeditated an attack by eleven in the night. Befitting her condition, Reina had gone to bed only to be awoken less than an hour later.

"Oh my God, the kids," Reina realized, a look of terror on her face. A pang of guilt hit her at once, she should have believed her kids. 

"The kids are safe," at the moment, Niklaus didn't dare to say that out loud. It was enough that his wife was pregnant and undergoing the stress of a potential coup, not to talk of the thought of her kids in danger. It wasn't good for her condition. 

"Get to the kids, they should be with Isabella," Niklaus had an inkling they would be there, "Get them to the chapel, the others will be there as well - Judy says it's safe," he said to her 6just as he opened the door. 

"What about you?" Reina held onto his shirt as he turned to leave. There was a great uproar in the corridor; the guards were heading out to defend the east wing while people ran helter scatter searching for a way out. 

The situation at hand was a total definition of chaos and right now, Niklaus was about to head into chaos - she didn't like it. 

Niklaus stared down at her grip, his gaze softened as he could sense her worry, "I have to join the others in getting the other diplomats to the chapel. Some might be confused and trapped in this mayhem. You know how dangerous it is if one of them gets hurt - Lincolnshire might as well erase itself," 

"What about you? Aren't you a visitor as well? What if you get hurt?" Reina couldn't help but express her worry. She knew Niklaus, he wouldn't hesitate to jump headfirst into danger if it meant his loved ones were safe.

For once, she just wished he was selfish. Perhaps, it might be the pregnancy or something, Reina became more emotional than usual - she didn't want him always putting himself in danger. 

"Nothing would happen to me," Niklaus said to her but Reina was not convinced. 

"Hey, hey," He palmed her cheeks and rested his forehead on hers, "I'll be fine, alright?" 

Reina blinked away the tears, nodding to his words. 

"You're carrying my babies and this time, I'm going to watch them grow up. It's a promise," He said, then kissed her. 

Reina responded to his kisses eagerly amid the pandemonium, knowing the dangers ahead. She didn't want to let him go, but she couldn't hold him back either. 

"Be safe," Was all she said to him. 

Niklaus smiled at her, before leaving her. 

Reina took a deep breath, this wasn't the time to get emotional, there was work to do. Hence, she turned down the corridor, shoving against guards to get to the kid's location. 

Normally, she had been waking but that soon turned to a sprint and she barged into Isabella's room, "Hey kids, we need to - Emily?" her eyes grew wide. 

Emily was sitting up on the bed with a towel pressed to her temple. 

"Reina," She tried to stand, only to fall back down. 

"What the hell happened to her?" she asked no one in particular, heading over to the edge of the bed where she squatted down. 

"They attacked her, probably intending to kill," Isabella answered. 

"We're under attack," Emily managed to say, "The kids were right," 

At the mention of kids, Reina turned around and her eyes connected instantly with Neon, her chest squeezed painfully in guilt. She failed him. 

"Neon?" 

"Ma'm?" 

"God, I'm so sorry," Reina at once, went over to the boy and pulled him into a hug, "I should have believed you," she teared up. 

"It's okay, mom," The boy smiled at her, "You believed me eventually," 

Reina wondered what kind of person this boy was, she forgave him that easily? She knew how much trouble the twins would give her. And speaking about the twins, they were giving her the silent treatment. Well, she does deserve that a bit. 

However, just as Reina was about to apologize to them, the door burst open and Camille walked in with a furious tone, "Seriously, what are you both still doing here?! Are you asking for a death sentence?! Get your asees moving!!" 

No one needed to be told otherwise, they all hurried out of the room until it hit Camille. 

"Wait a minute, where's Cecil's son, Pedro?" Cecil would kill her if she didn't appear with him. 

Reina turned, "Where's Julie?" George had specifically asked her to take care of him during this journey. 

"They went to the royal armory!" Ailee informed them. 

"To do what?! Don't they know how dangerous it is right now? What if they get caught by a stray bullet? I told Cecil to stay back and that I'd get her son for her, what am I going to tell her?!" 

"They will be fine," Isabella simply said. 

"No, this won't do," Camille refused, "We have to find them," 

Isabella retorted, "Are you going to risk all of us searching for two persons?"

"Well..." Camille was speechless, "I'll search for them then, you guys can head to the chapel -" 

"You're pregnant and I'm sure Eden must have warned you to retreat to the chapel at once. Moreover, those two are young, smart, and agile, I'm sure they are safer out there than you are. They would surely find their way here," Isabella said. 

"What she says makes sense, the boys can protect themselves more than you," Reina told her, "We have to leave, Camille. The guards are trying their best to keep the east wing from being besieged. But then, they can't do that if we're in their way and worrying about collateral damage,"

"Fine," Camille gave in, "Let's go," and pray the boys find us. 

At once, they all left for the royal chapel that was no different than a cathedral. They climbed the ceremonial set of steps built at the west end of the building and went into the chapel.

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