Chapter 8

I heard the loud noise from the outside realizing that father was already back from his trip. 

I immediately ran outside while holding the book I was reading and eventually saw my father entering with a child beside him. 

My eyebrows furrowed. "Father, who's that?" I asked trying to hide my irritation. 

His eyes found mine before he started to whimper like a puppy, what the hell? 

"He's going to be your brother," he answered before he carried the child on his arms. It's not like the child can't walk so why would father carry him. 

I scoffed before rolling my eyes. I can't believe it, that child? As my brother? It triggers me to pull his body away from my father's arm, I don't like him. 

"Honey, you're back." Mother went down from the stairs and stopped when her eyes found the child on father's arms. 

"He's Trevor honey, he's going to be our son." 

"Wait, Trejhan you didn't told me about this. How could you make such decision without asking me?" she lowered her voice when the child starts sobbing. 

What a cry baby. I crossed my arms and glares at him when his eyes looked at me, giving him a 'what are you looking at' look. 

"It was an emergency since this child is the only survivor in Viadel's bomb incident," Father said making me stop from sulking. 

"His parents died?" I asked and I felt my mother's hands covering my mouth realizing that my question was too much to bear for him. 

"Let's just adopt him Celine," Father pleads. 

Mother surrendered and nodded. "There's nothing I can do since I can no longer have a child, it might be better to just adopt him." 

His eyes was still staring at me making me a bit uncomfortable, why is he staring at me like that?

"Promise me Talia, don't hurt your brother okay?" Father said.

I pouted before I nodded. "I'm not that bad Father." 

He put down the child before he led him near me. I was about to stepped back when suddenly his small hand touched my face.

What? 

What the hell is he doing? 

"Beautiful," he said with his tiny voice as if he was chewing something inside his mouth. 

I heard my father chuckled before stopping his small hand from touching my face. I felt the heat from my cheeks especially the part where can still feel his warm small hand. 

"Isn't he cute Talia?" Father asked. 

I sulked before nodding slightly. "He's not bad," I answered trying to hide my reddened cheeks. 

The house filled with laugh when Trevor appeared in our lives, I can say that he was the best gift for my birthday. 

I felt the heaviness of my body when I slowly opened my eyes, I can feel the tears coming out from my eyes. 

Where am I? 

I was about to get up but my body feels weak, remembering that I was just talking with the mercenary earlier and after that, after that...

Ah, why am I even crying? 

I slowly wiped my tears but it kept coming out like a river not wanting to stop from flowing. 

The most painful thing that happened to me in the past was Trevor betraying me, he betrayed us. 

I can hear the loud sound of the rain pouring from the outside as if wanting to tell me that I don't need to cry alone, why am I even crying?

The door slowly opened. I immediately wiped my tears and sniffed hard before looking at the door's direction that I totally regret. 

He was there, peeking at the door while looking at me. His appearance is quite younger than in the past when I first saw him.

"Hi?" 

I can feel the pain inside my heart, how it was stabbed for a million times just to wake me up and tell me that he betrayed us, but how can I even think of that when his reason of betraying us was because of his love for me? 

"Hey, where am I?" I asked trying not crack my voice. 

I saw how his expression changed and entered before closing the door slowly. 

"You're in our house and this is my room," he proudly said.

"Where's my servant? The young lady?" I asked. 

He looks confused before his face beamed as if he remembered something. 

"She's with the guy with a uniform," he answered. 

He was about to sit on the side of the bed when I accidentally shouted. 

"Don't get closer!" 

I can feel my heart beating like a horse being chased by an enemy. 

He stopped before he started to whimper making me panicked. He was about to burst a cry when I immediately get up and pulled his hand closer. 

"Shh, I'm sorry okay?" I tried to calm him down and I sighed at ease when he stayed silent. 

"Sister, you smell so good."

I flinched when I felt his hands circling around my waist, he's hugging me. 

I can feel his warm breath on my tummy, did he fell asleep? 

How could this be? I need to progress everything that happened. He's Trevor with a younger appearance, he's still a little boy with no knowledge about everything so it means I can still.... 

I can still use him. 

I can see myself caressing his hair while grinning. 

"So this child is a descendant of Arthur?" I asked with my tone full of doubt. 

Since I woke up earlier, Trevor has been clinging to me as if I am his mother just like now. 

He's sitting on my lap while circling his arms on my waist, I can even see Fara glaring at him while forcing herself to stop from attacking Trevor. 

"Yes young lady, Arthur married Eudora and they had a child until the generation continues," he says looking at Trevor with his dark expression. I think he's trying to tell Trevor to get down from my lap, but Trevor wasn't looking at him, he was looking at me. 

"Nothing happened? They just lived peacefully?" I can already see myself unable to express my emotion because of what I am hearing. 

"Yes, Arthur doesn't want the throne but a family and he found it in Viadel." 

I massaged my temple before I chuckled. Is that what they called choosing love over power? Ha! I can't believe it.

"But there is one thing that Arthur wanted aside from a family," he said making my ears moved.

"What?" 

"It's to thanked his Father for sending him away, he asked for freedom and the Emperor gave it to him. It was his regret of not being able to save his father and that note, it's a treasure of the Emperor remembering his son's whereabouts. I think the Emperor already knows that he's going to die by that time." 

I can feel my inside throbbing with sadness because of what he told me. "What about the will?" I asked. 

"It's for you to answer young lady. You said you wanted to end the Sylvestre, maybe that's a weapon for you to end them," he answered. 

The old man lit his cigarette before blowing a smoke from his mouth. 

"Will you help me?" 

He chuckled before he shook his head. "Sorry, but I don't have interest in royalties affair."

I gave him a smile before I bowed as a sign of respect. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sir?" 

He blows a smoke before he answered. "Just call me Oak."

That old man seems to not care for his life, he was such a good smoker even with his old age. 

"What are you going to do with that child your Highness?" Fara asked while still glaring at Trevor, holding my hand while pouting. 

I already told sir Oak about Trevor that I want to raise him so that I can protect him in the future, but it's totally the opposite one, he's the one who's going to protect me. 

"I'm going to raise him," I answered.

"But your Highness—"

I caressed her face making her blushed for a moment. "Just trust me Fara," I whispered and walked passed before her. 

I need you to trust me with this and help me to raise him, since he can only choose betrayal because he love me or he will die for me because he love me. All that matters is that making him as mine, to use him as much as I want. 

I don't forget easily, but I rather use him than making him suffer. "Trevor," I called. 

He raised his head and looked at me. "Hmm?" he hummed as an answer. 

"I will be your master starting today okay?" I said with a smile on my lips. 

His eyes were sparkling with amusement as if he heard something good. 

"Master," he uttered.

That's right, I am your master Trevor. Don't ever try repeating what you did in the past because I might forget that I am a human and kill you without regret.