Author's POV
Rosetta got up and quickly released her brothers from bounds, as soon as they got free. Oliver ran like a storm toward the direction where Arabella went. Arthur and Rosetta also followed him.
"Arabella!"
His voice echoed in the forest, he looked for her like a mad man. Arthur was also looking for her but the forest was dense.
They ran errands until they saw her climbing the cliff, probably trying to cross the mountain. She heard their voice but it looked like she was not paying attention to it. Arthur gritted and threw his knife in the air, aiming for her rope. It managed to slice it and Arabella lost her balance, she fell down but landed perfectly on the ground like an elegant cat who jumps from the roof.  It showed how graceful she is in martial arts.
Oliver grabbed her arms and caged her against the rock.
"Kitten, what's happening? What's wrong with you?"
He cupped her face, his face held nothing but pain.
"Did Rafael threatened you to agree with him?.. Is he manipulating you?... Just tell me what's wrong and I'll fix everything. You will be safe with me... You remember us, right?"
He asked when she didn't answer back.
Arabella's face was neutral, she was just looking at him with straight face.
"No one is manipulating me, Oliver."
She removed his hands from her face.
"Whatever he said was truth. I was hired to kill you two in which I failed."
Oliver's heart sank with heavy pain, Arthur was already glaring at her madly.
Rosetta supported Oliver when he almost broke down.
Arthur grabbed her throat madly, his eyes were burning with rage. She didn't do anything to stop him, let him put as much pressure he wanted to use to choke her.
"So everything was fake?"
"Yes!"
She answered and he let her go, her eyes moved a bit when he stepped back in disgust.
"Our meeting was planned by you, you were keeping track on us, you were manipulating the situations to make us kill each other, the fear, the threats and everything was a trap!"
He scowled in disbelief.
"Yes!"
She accepted.
"All those special moments, all those deep talks, laughs, love and everything was just an act?"
Oliver mumbled in disbelief.
"Yes! It was an act."
She agreed.
"Then why did you fake you death? You could have use another way to kill us if this so called act didn't work?"
Arthur's eyes were throwing nothing but hate.
"It was an order from agency. We don't have right to ask question, we only follow it."
She replied while grabbing her rope which Arthur cut.
He snatched the rope from her.
"You didn't fail the mission."
He tossed the rope away and grabbed her arms in painful grip but she didn't even flinch.
"You killed us, we were just breathing for five years. Congratulations!"
Arabella just stared at him, not replying to anything. Arthur was loathing the way she was calm, it was like she is not even bit affected by their presence.
Her breathing was calm, emotions were non existent, eyes were blank and she was completely unrecognizable.
He let her go and stepped back with hateful glare.
"You are going to pay for it. If you can help yourself then do it because I am going to destroy you."
Arabella didn't say anything, she just turned around and started climbing the huge mountain wall. She didn't need rope, it took her hardly five minutes to climb it and disappear. All three of them jus watched her another remarkable skill which showed them that the one who climbs rocks like this, there is no chance for the person to fall and die from the cliff. Her two falls were just a trap for them.
"Rosetta, I want all her information."
Arthur ordered, he was furious but Oliver was numb.
On the other hand, Arabella went back to her camp. She reached their in the morning and reported to Rancho who was waiting for her at the entrance itself.
"Arabella, my tigress..."
He smiled and welcomed her with mischievous smile.
"Congratulations, you failed one more mission against Knights."
Arabella was calm, Rancho isn't like his father who had little ethics, Rancho is a wicked man who wants nothing but money and power, and for that he can do anything.
"You are such a skilled fighter, what happens to you against them? Do you really fell in love or what?"
His playful eyes turned psychotic.
"You came back without our hundred fighters..."
"Rafael Delgado just wanted them tied and he got that, so we didn't fail the mission..."
She replied very professionally.
"I was not incharge of those fighters. They died, their lack of skills."
He smirked at her answer, she knows how to tackle unfair questions.
"Arabella!"
He called her when she started walking away.
"You didn't answer one question."
She stopped and looked at him.
"No, I don't love them."
She replied coldly and walked away.
He chuckled maniacally.
"Time has made your heart like a stone, Beautiful Lion. But you meet them and don't feel anything? It's impossible!"
He looked at the time.
"Few more hours and they will come for you. Will try to buy you from me at any cost. Money will shower on me!"
He laughed evilly.
"Where are you Knight brothers?"