The thoughts of how she’s been lying to Rune and I squirm around my mind. I keep asking myself why she would be doing such. Not only that, but how many other men has she done these kind of things with. Should I tell Rune…?I don’t think I should. My thoughts get interrupted by the thunder roaring outside my rooms window. At first I thought those bruises might have been a coincidence but when I came back home and sat down and let the thoughts sink in, I concluded that those bruises cannot be a coincidence. They look exactly alike. Or maybe I’m going insane. I decide to go to her room. She’d probably be asleep cause it’s just 4am.The moment I reach her door, I think about knocking but the fact that she’s been lying to my face this whole time makes me forget about human decency. The moment I barge into her room I regret it. Not because I felt guilty for entering without knocking, but because she’s in a robe, a very short one at that. She had her back turned towards the door but
Aurelia The moonlight shone down on the small town, casting an eerie glow over the houses and streets. I could hear the crickets chirping in the distance as I walked through the woods, their song mingling with the rustle of the leaves in the trees. I had been wandering aimlessly for hours, trying to escape the confines of my home and the rules of my step mother. Suddenly, I heard a voice calling out to me…I hesitated, unsure of what to do. The voice sounded so urgent, like it was trying to warn me about something. But I couldn't be sure if it was safe to follow it. What if it was a trap? What if I was walking into danger? But something inside me told me that I had to find out what the voice wanted. So I took a deep breath and stepped forward.My heart was pounding in my chest as I took another step forward. The voice seemed to be getting closer, but I still couldn't see where it was coming from. All around me, the trees were silent, their branches rustling slightly in the breeze. The
Rune“This road is no longer as smooth as it was before.” Kane says while driving like a lunatic. “ You're the one and only business man that everyone talks about. fix it and stop complaining.” I respond while thinking of our last discussion. After I had entered Kanes room, he told me to sit. It honestly felt gay but I mean- maybe it’s just my dirty mind. He told me about how he wants to find out who blue Ivy is. This boy wants us to get in trouble. lucky for him, trouble’s my second name. Literally. I thought about it for a while and realized there was probably a reason why he would decide to want to know who the woman behind the mask is. I initially thought he had fallen for her, but it was far from the case. He told me he just wanted to know who it was that he’s starting to lust for. I feel like he’s hiding something from me and there’s more to it than just lust, knowing my brother he wouldn’t want to go through a whole process just for a boring reason. I decided to play alo
“Isn't that Elena?” Kane questions immediately after seeing the woman’s face.“I don’t know whether I’m hallucinating but I think it is exactly who I think it is.” I say while makes sure it’s really her.I don't think I’d ever once thought that of all faces I’d see today, it would be my biological fathers wife’s.“How is this even-”“Kane, listen there’s no time to think about all that right now, we need to do what we came here for and get out before they see us, whatever is going on we’ll discuss it later.” I say while standing up and urging him to get up from his squatted stance.“This is crazy. I don’t know much about the woman dad married- hell I don’t even know much about our father- well besides the fact that he’s an asshole, anyways I’m not even meant to be shocked.” “Look, let’s go-” Kane places his hand on my mouth and nods towards the glass wall that the man and our step mom are in.I’m about to bite his hand but I hear something that immediately makes me stop in my tracks
I don’t know what to do anymore. I spent the whole of last night looking for women th at somewhat resembled me and would agree to act with my terms and conditions. I didn’t have a car so I’d been taking taxis everywhere. I also searched online but still achieved nothing. I thought of coming back home but I knew Kane was home and if he has really found out who I am, he’s going to tell rune and they are for sure going to confront me about it and they wouldn’t care about whether or not people are listening. Let’s just say it was an impossible task to get what I was looking for. I’m presently on my way home. It’s morning already, probably around 5am. I need to be home before 6 if not my family will start looking for me. That’s if my step brothers haven’t. Though I didn’t get anything I wanted last night, I got an email while I was out. It was an exclusive offer to be his for one night. It didn’t take me a second to guess it was the dark Prince. Or maybe it’s because I’m afraid of who
I freeze for a second before I immediately fold into the kiss. He uses his hand that was on my chin to grab my cheek. He then pulls away. His forehead is on my forehead and we’re both looking down though our breathing is a bit heavy. “I’m sorry you felt so trapped in this house you had to follow such means to try and escape. Though I wish you had told me sooner. I’m not like Kane. I wouldn’t have had an issue with it as long as you’d keep me updated and let me know you're safe. Aurelia, the place you claim to have resigned for is going to come back and bite you in the ass.”He stands up and extends his hand out, I grab it and he helps me to stand up.“I’m sorry Rune. I really am. But What do you mean by that? I’ve left the job and I have a secret identity so no one truly knows who I am. And why did you just kiss-”“You really believe that it’s not easy for them to find out who you are? You really are just a child as Kane always says.” I ignore how he purposefully ignored my last qu
“It was Elena who made this?” Rune says and starts walking up and down pondering.“You know her?” I am completely confused. “She’s our biological fathers wife.” Kane responds while taking the CD out of the computer.“But how do you know it’s the same Elena?” I ask.None of the boys responded to me.“Tell me!” I emphasize.“We were looking for you last night at the club and overheard leona- wait what was his name again.. yea leonardo the dark Prince talking to Elena and he called her the mistress so we just connected the dots. Another crazy thing about this is the fact that Elena might know our mom if she knows your mom.” Rune says.“That would be absurd but not surprising since mom married Aurelia’s moms husband. If they knew each other it would only be fair that Elena would marry moms ex husband. Tit for tat.” Kane says which makes Rune chuckle. “How is she yalls step mom? How come I've never heard about her?” “You don’t know a lot about us sweetheart. The night we were looking fo
“Rune.” I say the moment I enter the house.“Rune!” I scream whilst walking up the stairs. “What is it Aurelia, I’m in my room.” He responds.I stop in my tracks when I notice Kane walking in front of me, his hands are in his pockets while he stares directly behind me. As if he's trying to avoid eye contact. And as usual he’s in a suit.I squint my eyes at him and stand directly in front of him. He stops walking and finally looks directly at me. “Move.” He says while staring at me.“Why have you been ignoring me?” I ask and immediately regret because now I feel like a desperate geek.He ignores my question and tries to sidestep me but I just move along with him still refusing to let him pass.“I do not like games Aurelia, I have a meeting to attend.” “You didn’t seem to mind playing games when you were beneath me just a couple of weeks ago-”Kane interrupts me by using his hand on my neck.He pushes me to the corner of the stairs. My hands immediately wrap around his hands, choking
My eyes have been shut this whole time that when I open them I realize none of this makes sense but I don’t even care. I get off him and kiss him so hard I’m sure I left a bruise somewhere. I finally allow us to breathe. “I’m so sorry baby.” I whisper whilst hugging him. “Shh..” he says and rubs my back. I step away and he wipes my tears. “I know you have many questions.” He says whilst holding my waist. I nod with snot probably coming out of my nose. “Ask.” He says. He’s trying to distract me. “How are you here.. the letter! Your silence on the phone? London?” I speak without thinking . “Michale called yesterday. He told me he didn’t want to tell me about your wedding but I told him we already met and you told me about it. He then told me it’s happening today but I still didn’t want to bother. I had concluded that I’d kill myslef the day you get married. So I was prepared until he told me the kind of danger you might be in and I immediately got on the plane. The only
“I’m so sorry Leo.” I say but he ignores me and I can see his heart shattering. I know how much he loved his sister even though he loved to pretend otherwise. I then look at Luca who seems to be staring at Isabel like he’s in a trance. He’s not even crying. There’s not even tears. He’s just staring at her. I sit flat on the floor between the two dead bodies whilst the war outside is still happening so it’s not like I can go anywhere. Elena suddenly calls my name but I’m too shocked to look at her. She shows up in front of me and hands me the same envelope that mom gave her. I take it from her and open it. I look down first because I want to see who it’s from, this is not the time. I see the name Kane there and I immediately start to get the most painful headache ever. I close my eyes and I could swear I’m in a trance where all I’m seeing are memories. They're all coming back. Rune was my stepbrother. Leonard killed him. I loved Kane alot and I also loved Rune a lot. Emaine
I sigh when I realize Michael and I have walked past half of the aisle and look up. I finally have eye contact with Leonard and the way he looks at me makes me want to drop my gaze back down. He looks amazing in his black suit. His hair is slicked back as well and he’s carved his beard. He’s staring at me like I’m the best thing he’s ever seen and that makes me smile. We finally reach the small stairs and Michael untangles his hand from mine. I see him glare at Leonard before he lets me go and I walk up the stairs. I stand right in front of Leonard. He's on the right side whilst I’m on the left. The priest is in the middle. My girls are behind me and vice versa with Leonard’s men. I so badly want to ask Shannon where Emaine is but I don’t think it’s appropriate. I hear some whispers whilst I’m up here but I can’t hear what their saying. Everyone sits down and I finally hear someone say that it’s not right for my mom to be here but the king's mother isn't. I snort and Leonard rai
One week later I’ve been thinking about Kane and I’s conversation all day and my heart feels like it's exploding every time. I don’t know whether it’s the memories of my past that have been coming back lately but they are affecting the way I feel about this entire situation. Leonard decided to rush our wedding because he felt like something bad would happen in between. Apparently the rebels are angry at me for betraying them. they’ve started to riot again. I didn’t betray them but it sure as hell looks like I am now that I’m getting married to one of the revolution's enemies. They must be feeling the same way Michael feels. I would definitely try to find who is commanding them now that me, Michael and Luca are no longer there just so that I could talk to them and try to find a reasonable understanding or come to an agreement between one another to stop the violence and just let the wicked leaders lead. The people will handle it during the elections when they are choosing their own l
I lean back in the seat, tracing the edge of the invitation card in my lap. It’s still strange, seeing my name next to Leonard’s in elegant, golden script. I went to see them today, to invite Michael, Elena, Shannon, and the others to the wedding. A part of me hoped they’d all be there, that maybe they’d want to share this with me. But every single one of them declined. Their rejections feel like tiny, sharp pinpricks, pressing deeper the more I think about it. As we slow at a red light, I glance out the window, watching people hurry across the street, faces blending into each other. Then I freeze. In the car beside me, a familiar face leans against the window, lost in thought—Kane. My heart skips. Without thinking, I lean forward and tap the driver’s shoulder. “Please, pull over. Right here.” He raises his eyebrows at me through the rearview mirror but nods, steering us to the curb. I roll down my window, sticking my hand out to catch Kane’s attention. “Kane!” I call softly, hop
Everyone keeps congratulating me but for some reason I don’t even feel like this is real. Leonard told me he doesn’t want to waste much time on our wedding and I agreed so we’re getting married in a week. I decided to go to kanes place to tell Michael and the others. For some reason I can’t get Kane out of my mind….ever since he helped me that day by getting me away from that weird ass man in the library stuck with me and I haven't been able to thank him. I didn’t even thank him for trying to get to me the time that Leonard had kidnapped me. Leonard invited his hateful relatives for our engagement. Apparently the tradition is that they have to all come and dine with me, I refused to do so.. they came regardless but I wasn’t there to see them. Leonard had understood that I needed to leave so he let me go to kanes place which is where I’m heading now. He insisted that I take some of his guards so I did. I don’t know how Shannon, Michael, Elena, Luca and even Kane will take this news…
Hearing that Aurelia was in love with Leonard was one thing but seeing it in her eyes did something to me. The moment we got home I didn’t speak to anyone no matter how much they tried to get me to speak. There’s no use for me to stay in Rome if the reason I’m here is clearly gone… I don’t want to give up but as long as she doesn’t have her memory back I have to leave. I decided to write her a letter, I hope that when she gets to read this her memory will be back. I’m presently packing. I'm going back to London. I don’t plan on getting talked out of this so I’m planning on going when everyone’s asleep besides Shannon, I'm going to give her the letter personally because I know she’ll deliver my message. I step out of my room silently and knock on her door a few times. She opens it whilst brushing her eyes with her hands. She looks like she hasn’t been sleeping… but she does look very tired. “Kane?” she asks, voice hushed. "What are you doing here? And...with a suitcase?" I st
I sit in my room, the dim light casting shadows on the walls. My heart still races from the commotion downstairs. I expected my mother, Shannon, to leave with the rest of them, but she didn’t. She’s here. I hear her soft footsteps approaching before there’s a light knock on the door. “Aurelia, may I come in?” she asks, her voice gentle but firm, like always. “Yeah,” I whisper, unsure of what to expect. My fingers fidget in my lap as she steps in and closes the door behind her. She sits beside me on the bed, the mattress dipping slightly under her weight. There’s a brief silence as she studies me, her eyes soft but observant, the way a mother’s should be. I look away, my throat tight, already feeling the emotions bubbling up. I know what this is about. “I didn’t leave with the others because I needed to talk to you,” Shannon says, her voice soft but serious. She reaches out, taking my hand. Her touch is warm, familiar, and it instantly begins to break down the walls I’ve tried to
I sit on the edge of the couch, my eyes scanning the room. Kane leans against the wall, arms crossed, his face unreadable. Shannon and Luca sit across from each other, both looking deep in thought. Elena is quiet, but I can feel her eyes on me, waiting. Emaine sits off to the side, her posture stiff, clearly uncomfortable. I clear my throat, trying to break the silence. "The revolution has been regrouping. We don’t know who their new leader is, but I have reason to believe they’re planning to take action soon." Kane uncrosses his arms, his lips curling into a grim smirk. “Let them. If their first plan is to kill Leonard, I’d be more than happy to let them.” Before I can respond, Shannon jumps in. "That’s not a good idea, Kane. Especially if Aurelia isn’t leading them anymore. They see her as a traitor. If they try to kill Leonard, they’ll go after her too." Her words hang in the air, and I can feel the tension rising. Luca’s phone suddenly rings, cutting through the weight of the