A throbbing noise echoed in the head of Orion,

slowly fluttering his weak eyes open, trying to recall where he was.

He sat up at the sound of a metal gate opening, looking to see what it was.

Realizing he was presently locked up in a dungeon, with his hands tied, he rushed forward sighting a guard unlocking the gates to his dungeon and dragging him out.

"She requests your presence" The buff man uttered in a low voice, and then yanking him out.

They went through passages, and finally reaching the large court room where the lady awaited.

His eyes rested instantly on Aiden and Bellona who were stood by the large pillars of the room, with their hands bind, and their mouth tied with rags.

Some guards walked into the room the same moment he did, dragging Pavlos, Elpida, Sima and Sonora in. Pushing them roughly to the ground.

"Let go of me, you pigs!" Elpida screamed.

The noises she made, caused a guard to approach her, smacking her hard on the back with his spear, and then tying a cloth around her mouth, in an attempt to shut her up.

A calm, soft voice suddenly spoke up in the now silent room, grabbing everyone's attention immediately.

"My heart warms with joy seeing you yet again, Orion" So it uttered.

At the sound of the voice, Orion's lips parted open, his eyes thinning, looking up to gaze at the face of the lady who spoke.

She looked as ravishing as ever, even more beautiful, compared to the last time they met.

Reminiscing of the times they had in the past, he gulped, remembering how all of their previous meetings turned out to be.

From how she kissed him. her hands brushing lightly on his chest, to how she stripped naked, taking her soft bosoms to his chest.

He stared at the lady stood feet away from him, with a pretty smile on the face a thousand men would die to touch.

He had grown up loving her, yearning for her and craving for her to end up in his bed.

She was very much aware of the massive impact she had on him. She could move him by just the graze of her fingers on his skin. Her charms.

Orion had no idea what it was about her that made him this way, and why he always longed for her all the time. Infatuation? He thought to himself. He wasn't even sure he loved her, after all, they only found it pleasing, being in each other's beds, holding arms and making love till the dawn of day.

Deep down inside of him, he knew he was far from being in love with her. Yet, at every smile she flashed his way, he would suddenly feel the need to grab her in his arms.

"Sienna" He called in a low voice, finally bringing himself to pronounce her name.

She approached him slowly, her palms placed together, while locking her gaze in his.

"How long it's been, Orion" She spoke softly, her voice being so soothing to the ears, moving closer towards him.

"Why am I your prisoner?" Orion demanded.

"Do you care not of telling me how much you've missed me?" She said to him.

"I'm not up for your games, Sienna" He uttered to her immediately.

"Order your guards to release us" He added.

"But you see, Orion. You, have always been my game" She whispered to him, brushing her hands on his chest.

"I could take you back to those good times we had" She called lightly, her plump lips brushing past his earlobes.

Orion took a step backward immediately, pulling himself away from her, while looking away.

"You resist me" she stated, sounding surprised at his actions.

"It's been so long. You really need someone to calm your burning nerves" She spoke to him.

"I see none of the girls here have done that"

"Allow me. Perhaps, I'm the only one who has the key to your heart" A smirk appeared on her face as she whispered softly to him.

Slowly, she pulled herself closer, staring into his eyes and in instant, brushed her lips against his, wrapping her arms around him, and then deepening the kiss.

Watching from afar, where she stood, Bellona felt a pang in her chest staring on at Sienna kissing him. She took her eyes off them immediately, unable to bear the scene.

For some reason, her heart ached watching them lock lips.

Orion pulled his face away from Sienna's, sighing and staring into her eyes.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"I knew all it had to take was just one kiss" She grinned.

"Do you remember the last time you and I laid together?" Sienna asked him.

"It was in your chambers, in your father's castle. You snuck me in and we had the best time of our lives"

Orion's gaze suddenly fell on the figure of Bellona who had her face turned away.

She soon brought her gaze up, their gazes locking for an instant, and then Orion looked away.

But right before he did, Sienna was quick to catch on to the look in Orion's eyes while he gazed at Bellona.

She watched him for quite a while, trying to understand what that was.

Scoffing at him lightly, and then smacking her lips together, she slowly advanced towards Bellona, peering at her closely.

She stared down at her, taking in every of her feature and then turning back to look at Orion.

"Surely" She called.

"A lot has happened" She chuckled, shifting her gaze from Bellona, back to Orion, trying to see if she could read through their expressions.

The room fell silent, all eyes on Sienna, wondering what her next line of action would be.

In a quick motion, she grabbed the dagger which was held in the hands of her guard, and then pointed it at the throat of Bellona.

Orion flinched instantly, taking a step forward, but got restrained by Sienna's guards.

"You will do as I say, Orion. Or she dies!" Sienna spat.

Orion's heart raced, watching Sienna press the dagger deeper into Bellona's skin.

He tore his eyes away, clenching his jaw hard.

"Why do you think I care about her? You can do whatever you please to" He spoke in a low voice.

"Don't test my patience, Orion. You know I'd do it" She uttered to him.

"Then go ahead" He called.

Bellona shut her eyes, listening to Orion speak.

Seeing him lock lips earlier with Sienna, hurt her so bad, but worse than that, hearing him say he cared not about what happens to her.

It made her chest tighten immediately.

"Why do your lips quaver then if you claim you care not about this one?" Sienna asked.

When no response came from him, she cackled.

"I know you much well, Orion"

"Your lips tremble only when you lie. You and I know that" She added.

"What do you want from me already?" Orion gritted his teeth.

"Nothing much" Sienna responded immediately.

"Word got to me that you were on a mission to get the staff of Geneorah" She uttered.

He snapped his head up at her, fearing it wasn't what he was thinking.

"You will retrieve the staff and bring it to me" Sienna finally revealed.

"I'll do no such thing!" Orion yelled.

"You see, I'm gutted by the utterances you make, Orion beloved" She began.

"You're forgetting that you don't have a choice. argue once more with me, and I swear on everything I stand for, that I would slit her throat, faster than you can save her" She said to him in a low voice.

Orion eased up immediately, gritting his teeth hard.

"Let them go" He muttered.

"I'll do what you want me to"

"No!" Sima called, lunging forward.

"Don't succumb to her taunts!" She yelled loudly.

The guard next to her kicked at her, pushing her off her feet, and hitting her right on the back.

"How sweet!" Sienna uttered.

"The thing is Orion will do as I say, just as he has always done" She spoke.

"Do not hurt any of them" Orion spoke immediately, to her.

"I'll get the staff for you" He added

Aiden struggled so hard, fuming at the position they were all in.

It was doom for them all, if Orion brought the staff to Sienna.

"Then, it is settled. You leave tomorrow" She cheered.

"But just before then, there's just one more thing you have to do" She smirked.