CHAPTER 3. What I Feel?

ROSEANNA

"You know everything about your brothers, how can you even think carelessly and commit an unforgivable sin?" 

"Unforgivable sin? What is it? Loving someone?" I asked her, when she shook her head, "No Baby. Loving someone is never wrong. But its a sin if they have brothers like you." She tried to be rational, whereas I was already out my head. 

"You always told me stories of a pitiful princess and a powerful Prince. That someone will come to the rescue for me. I found someone. And now, you are just saying that everything is sin?" I asked her, hurt, and broken. She felt pity for me, as she kept her hand on my cheeks, "Honey, be rational. Emotionals are just game. And yes, I told you about a prince. But I said he will come himself, you won't have to find. And see, it's here..." She said as she tried to cheer me up, and tried to play with words with me. "It's Kashton honey. It's him." She said as she smiled again.

 She picked the cup from the tables as she started to walk out but then stopped, "Roseanna, forget everything and everyone. You haven't crossed any line have you with him?" her eyes was truly concerned for me right now. And I don't understand the point. She read my face, sighed and handed the cup to Lia.

"They are powerful man. Why do you think they came all the way to California from Los Angeles? He was a handsome man. And woman would die for him. But they demand purity. You are still a Virgin right?" She asked me, little embarrassed herself. While I was shocked at the demand they have kept. 

It's not like I'm not, but it's ridiculous. I'd spare his shamelessness only if he admits, he haven't slept with any woman before. 

Be equal, of what you demand. 

"Are you a virgin or not baby?" She again asked, really worried. 

"Don't worry aunt, I never went beyond my limits." I told her, when she sighed. "What's the last thing? Have he touched you, like that?" She asked, and the conversation between us was getting really awkward, and if I could I want to stop. 

"We haven't even kissed." I told her, when her face turned like, she's been granted heaven after death. 

"Good! Good! I was sure, that you are a smart girl and that you will never do something that I don't like. I am proud of you. And who ever is that guy, end everything with him right now. Call him, tell him. Its all over and that never to contact you again." Aunt suggested to me, or more like demanded from me. 

"Did you see the man in suit, next to that powerful man. His advisor. He is the one." I carefully said, when her and Lia's jaw dropped on ground, with ways ready to out from thier sockets.

"You mean, Vellore? The Advisor of Kashton Raven? The Kashton Raven? That brown Vellor, who is no less good then the Raven. With his innumerable girlfriends and impeccable salary? With his handsome looks?" Lia asked me, when I couldn't help but laugh at the way to described him. 

"Stop laughing you young girls. Do you think this is funny? Its not some kind of a joke. What if the advisor opens his mouth to the Big Man? And if that man will tell your brothers?" She screamed, when the door opened and suddenly another helper of the house came inside, 

"Madam Roseanna, Sir Ace asked for your presence in the lawn ahead if patio door." he asked me to go where everyone where. 

Listening to his words, Lia and I looked in each other's eyes, wondering. What it could be, when aunt Shelly already assumed, "Oh my god. Look, what we were afraid of just happened." She got all negative. 

I nodded to the helper, gesturing that I am coming, as I took Shelly aunt's hand in mine. And looked straight in her eyes assuring her. Who was filled with worries and tears. She was sweating like crazy before of all the tension in the surrounding as I asked her to calm down. 

"Calm down aunt. Don't worry, nothing will come out. And if it does. I'll make sure it doesn't reaches you this time. Okay?" I tried to calm her, when she did nod but her worrisome expression hadn't change. 

"But I will only go now, if you smile-"

"There is no but Roseanna. I smile or not, it will be dependent on what your brother say right now. Understand?" She asked me, when her anxious expression was bothering me so much right now. 

"Okay, but first smile." I demanded from her when she nodded and gave a dead smile to me. "Now go or we all know how evil your Brothers can be. And looking at the fact that Remmo Sir too get involved in this. We can't afford to make a single mistake. It's now very late forget everything and silent that guy. So that he won't show up anywhere to cause fuzz," she explained to me. I already know all the facts she didn't needed to recite. 

" Go, commit to your duty and when you get the chance, silent that man." again and again she kept explaining until I was on the staircase, literally all of them for me. "Do you understand my words angel. You should see this as an opportunity to run away from this jail. And you are getting a new beginning , you should sieze the time." she again did the same thing as she patted on my head like a kid. As I couldn't control but teared up.

"Hey! What's that cruel things dripping from your eyes? Stop that immediately." She yelled funny,and she swiped that tears off me and than gave me another huge smile. "He seems like a nice man, he asked for your opinion, he got angry when your brother were being an asshole. And he was calm. I am sure, he is not the violent type. I'm sure he will keep you very happy." she said as Lia came from behind and hugged me. 

"Does this means you have to leave? " she asked me as I grabbed her hand and got out of her circle and shake my head, "Not yet,I will try my best to stay. Or a way to get out of everything. So don't worry," I tried to explain and earned a gaze from aunt Shelly.

"I won't say I'm happy for you. But I won't say I'm sad either." she said as I chuckled at her cuteness as I waved them bye and walked where everyone can be. 

Passing through the long hallway to the left wing to the other side as I reached the place Brother and his men always discuss business and work. They were here as Brother was appointing a male and female caretaker for each of the members. I witnessed Vellore. Who was sitting there with wrath as he witnessed me I saw that his eyes was red with fury while his face was flushed with frustration for keeping all the anger inside. 

And then I saw the other man as he was doing something in his phone and then him. What was the name again? I forgot, what did Lia say? 

I again turned back to Vellore, when mine and Vellore's eyes were stuck with each other. He kept looking at me angrily while I was looking with guilt. 

Then my eyes went to the man next to him, whom Shelly aunt just called my key to freedom. Time to runaway from this mansion I was locked for all this years. Is he? 

I don't know. But one thing is clear. Thier is nothing I can do about it. If he is or not. Doesn't matter. 

Everyone where here but elders now had left. The man in his 50s who was talking about the deals earlier and Remmo Brother. 

Ace Brother stood and walked towards me, unwantedly I took steps back, like a reaction to his actions. "If your lets hit my sister sessions over, do what you were asked for." I heard for I heard the man say in between, when he passed a gaze at Ace brother, who turned to look at him. 

"She is my sister, until she is your wife. Stay back. Remmo is not here to stop me this time." Ace threatened him. When that man looked up from his phone. I gulp down the lump in my kneck when Ace brother just signed and turned to look at me again. 

"Roseanna go and show Kashton around the Mansio-"

"No need I saw it earlier." The man cut him. He cut Brother off. And even denied him and fought him. Is he just not scared. But what more caught my attention was the name. 

Kashton. Yes. I remember now. Kashton Raven. 

My eyes went to see him as I ended up locking eyes with him. But I instantly took them away from him and ended up keeping on Vellore. Who was fidgeting with his fingers. I know I was under the eyes of my brother but couldn't help and and ended up tearing a little.

"What are you looking at Roseanna?" I heard brother asked me, when I took my eyes off him. And a single tear slipped my eyes. "Is that tears? Why? I haven't even done anything? All the mistakes you have made is still in the line for punishment. Why you already teared up." he asked as slowly his hands ran up near my neck and he slowly was grabbing it and just the hold now was forcing for the tears to role down from my eyes. The grab got more and more hard and it was getting harder to breath. But before I would end uo chocking a hand came for my rescue, Vellore, he grabbed my brother's hand and turned to look at me, I too settle in his eyes. "Leave her. What you are doing right now, is tampering with the product you have offered us, and this recalls for legal actions."

I don't know what to recall this action of his? Was he helping me or? Or just doing his duty? Was he acting that he was doing his duty but also was concerned about me? But despite everything. The way he addressed me. 

Product? Was heartbreaking. Am I nothing more then a thing? Is that my whole identity? I'm getting sold and bought like a game. Is this the whole thing? A product? With a price tag. 

"Indeed you are tampering with what we have said yes to." Kashton again said the same thing, but he changed the word to the phrase that hurt less. "Not a product. Vellore." he gazed at his own advisor. "And I don't like it. Even a bruise on her. And I'll show you your death bed. Ace."

But then Ace grabbed the collar of Kashton, and spat with his words on his face, "Bruised or not. All you care about is fucking her. So just do that, some wounds here and there won't make any difference. Will it?" I couldn't believe my ears that what I was hearing was coming out of my own brother's mouth. 

"Enough both of you!" I heard a yelling from a far when I turned to look at the middle age man from earlier entering with Remmo brother. "Are you both some five year old kids who are fighting over a candy?" He scolded them, and then looked at me from up to down. Again and again. I was feeling very ridiculous in myself. As I took my eyes down. 

"Tell her for what she was here." The same man said again, as he took a step near me. "The Gynac is here." 

"What ritual are you talking about dad?" Kashton asked. As expected this man was his father. 

"The purity one. We don't belive in words. We want practical answer. If she is a virgin or not. I don't want a repeated mistake." I couldn't believe in my ears. They want to do what? 

Kashton was surprised too for a second but then he went to normal and took a step towards me,

"We don't need a Gynac for that, I'll check it myself."