"Let me see," Helia said and Rendall handed hers over to her. Immediately after, she snatched it from his hand in a hurry, unfolded the paper, and as she did, she stared at the paper in confusion."My paper is blank," Helia announced as she waved it for everyone to see."Mine too," Rendall said."Is this a prank or what?" Danica thundered. "What if, just like this paper, this room she had given the key to is empty of the clues she had promised?""Let me see the paper," Brient said to Rendall and Helia and they both handed their paper over to him."Fading ink," Brient muttered thoughtfully."What are you saying?" Danica asked."Some pieces of information are very confidential. People like Nyx are cautious. She must have used ink that would disappear in seconds when she wrote this. These words can only reappear if the person at the receiving end knows what to do. Whatever you need to make these words reappear must surely be in this room. It might be oil, powder, a special kind of light,
"I was the one who persuaded her to do it," Danica said quickly as she heard Brient's angry voice. "I'm really sorry."Helia's head was bowed to the ground. Today was the first time Brient had raised his voice at her. "Danica, stop trying to take the blame for my misdeed.""Helia," Brient called out in a mellowed voice. Helia raised her head and she saw Brient and Rendall standing in front of her. "I apologize for what I did. I just thought that it'd help if there was an elevator in place of a staircase.""Helia," Brient called her name again, gently. "This is dark magic. You shouldn't toy with it. For every spell you make, there's always something you would have to pay. Nyx's last pay was death. Don't ever make magic potions again. Okay?""Okay," Helia beamed and Brient gave her a pat on the back."I know that Helia shouldn't have used Nyx's spell book but can you imagine, she used it and it worked. She isn't a witch and it worked." Rendall was excited and Danica frowned at his exci
Rendall gripped her by the waist. The plate of cookies she was holding slipped from her hand, the cookies all jumped up from the plate and fell to the ground just like the plate did."Rendall," she called his name gently. He pulled her closer to himself and she gasped coyly."What are you doing?" She asked with a flirtatious smile."What do you think I'm doing?" Rendall's voice was low and husky."I thought you had a mate."Rendall leaned closer to her and placed his mouth on her ears. "I can have many mates.""I hate competition." Danica hissed as the hot breath from Rendall that danced about her ear made her skin burn with hot tingles."What if I make you my number one?""What if you make me the only one?"Immediately, Danica heard footsteps and she pulled away from Rendall fast before whoever was on the way saw them."Don't come near," Danica warned Rendall."Helia," she brightened up as Helia walked into the kitchen."So many cookies," Helia beamed. "You're the best.""How did the
"Wow!" Damien exclaimed in wonder as the door opened when the elevator reached their destination. "I can't believe such a room has been existing all this while." Damien stepped out of the elevator, strutted to the center of the room, and turned around to get a better view of the room."Damien." Helia was terrified to see him."Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. I'm great at keeping secrets," Damien said, knowing what she was concerned about."You told us everything your grandpa told you in a heartbeat," Helia reminded him. Helia did not believe he could keep the secret."That's because it was no secret.""Helia, leave the child alone. He had hidden us from his grandpa well. He deserves to know about this place," Brient said as he made his way to Damien."Nice uncle," Damien beamed as he looked up at Brient's face. "You know about this place too? This place is wonderful!""If you think this place is wonderful, then you haven't seen anything yet. This room is just the workshop o
Danica panicked. The spell she had put on Rendall had broken and he had found out her true intentions and very soon everyone would find out.‘No, I have to do something.’Danica's blouse was torn. The only thing that was covering her breast was her bra and there were bloody scratches on her breast. Rendall's nails had torn the skin. She tried to cover her breast with the torn cloth."I hate you," Rendall spat angrily. He pushed her from his way and got out of the bed and walked to the door and as he did, Helia let out a loud cry. Rendall turned to look at her. She sat up straight and was curled up on the bed and Rendall raised an eyebrow at her."My chest," she cried out. "My chest.""What's wrong with you?" Rendall asked."My chest," Danica cried out. After much consideration, Rendall walked over to her and sat on the edge of the bed. He tried to touch her but she slapped his hand away."Don't touch me!" Danica screamed and laughed sarcastically. "Don't touch me!""If this is a joke,
"Are you seriously leaving for Ocean Ville?" Rendall asked as he watched Brient arrange clothes in his bag."Nice uncle, please don't leave," Damien pleaded in a brittle voice."If you leave, I'd be all alone here. Helia hates me and Danica is being a bitch," Rendall lamented."I want to fix my love life. Fix yours," Brient said nonchalantly."So, you've agreed that you love Selene," Rendall teased and Damien giggled."Go away! If Helia sees me talking to you, she'd be mad at me," Brient said dryly and Rendall frowned."You know I did not rape Danica, right? You know Danica is just doing this to come between me and Helia, right?"Brient sighed. "I've known you long enough to know what you can and can't do. I know how Danica could be too. So, I think I have an inkling of who is saying the truth. If not, you'd have been dead by now. I would have killed you. Were-creatures of Khron have so much hatred for rapists so I have to warn you. You have to prove your innocence fast or you'd get in
"Now that I've known that you're innocent, I'm offering to help you prove your innocence to Helia."Rendall stood by his bed and watched Damien, who was sprawled on his bed."Why do you want to help me? What's in it for you?" Rendall stared at him with a puzzled look."Nothing. I just hate it when bad people win.""Oh! I see… ""You have a phone, right? You should have taken a recording of what she was saying.""My phone wasn't with me.""Tsk! Tsk!" Damien shook his head in disapproval. "Creepy uncle, you had lost a good chance to prove your innocence to Helia and I don't think she'd say anything the second time you go.""Are you sure you aren't an old man trapped in the body of a ten-year-old?" Rendall raised an eyebrow. The boy on his bed was too wise for his age."Exactly." Damien snapped his finger. "That's why you need me. Since I'm a child, Danica won't see me as someone who can double-cross her and would be less cautious with me.""Do you have a plan?""You were her childhood f
Helia and Damien gasped as Damien's grandfather slumped."I wonder what he was doing here?" Damien shrugged casually."Your grandfather saw us.""Don't worry. Just help me take him to his room. He'd be in a deep sleep for hours and when he wakes up, I would just tell him he was dreaming."Helia chuckled as they both stepped out of the elevator."And he'll believe you?""Why won't he?" Damien said confidently. "Just help me take him to his room and leave the rest to me. I know how to deal with my grandfather perfectly well."********************"Your grandfather had seen Helia?" Rendall frowned at Damien. He was sitting on the only chair in his room, eating dates like nothing big had happened. His grandfather had seen him and Helia walk out of an elevator that was not supposed to be in his underground and he was not bothered."Yes, he had but he's asleep now. When he wakes up, I'd fix everything," Damien answered nonchalantly."What are you doing here? Why aren't you with him now?""D