“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
“It’s odd to me.” Rune says. “What’s odd to you?” “The fact that mom never told us Elena knew your mom when all this time she knew about them being friends.” Rune says whilst walking down the stairs. After the talk with his mom. I changed and decided to wear a floral gown since Kane said his dad likes class. It’s light pink with red roses on it. “I don’t think she cared enough to mention it. Especially since it had to do with me.” I say whilst watching my steps. Once we reached the bottom of the stairs, Rune tells me he noticed how I dressed and that I shouldn’t have listened to Kane. And that Who cares what his sorry excuse of a father will say. I loved the reassurance, but a part of me feels like Kane didn’t want his dad to insult me because it’d piss him off. Or maybe I’m being delusional. We finally reach the car outside. Kane was already waiting for us in the car. I can’t see through the windows of the car because they are all black. I badly wanted to see his reaction to
“To say it shocked me when I found out my step sons were your step brothers would be an understatement.” “How come you didn’t know who my father married after moms death?” “I didn’t care enough to find out. But I had no idea it would be my husbands children.” “Why didn’t he tell you?” “He doesn’t talk much about his past. But you know us women, some things we find out on our own.” Elena and I are presently strolling around their garden outside. Their backyard has a big garden full of different flowers, trees and pathways. She had decided to show me the garden before heading to the lounge. “So when I found out you lived in that house. I was discombobulated.” Elena says while touching a lily. “It’s really getting sunny now. You mind us going in?” I ask but only because I want to ask her questions when I’m face to face with her whilst sitting. “Sure.” We go back inside the house and I could swear I hear cursing coming from the living room five times before Elena and I even
I may not like Emaine. But I wouldn’t be happy with anyone going through that kind of abusive relationship, the fact that Elena is talking about it so casually makes me want to vomit. I didn’t even realize I stood up. No wonder she stopped talking mid sentence. “Do you think what Richard did was right just because he didn’t love Emaine, actually no to hell with his feelings he’s the one that chose to marry her. Do you truly believe there’s nothing wrong with what he did?” “Well since she’s not his love then yes, I was happy when I found out the things he did to her and his sons through court documents since he refused to tell me himself. He didn’t want me to see him as a monster. And I knew he’d never have done any of that if I was the one with him.” Bile rises to my throat and I immediately want to leave. I don’t even say anything, I just start walking towards the door. “Where are you going?” Elena asks so casually as if she did not just say the most outrageous shit. My face sh
The ride back home was one of the best things that happened to me today. Aurelia's hair was a mess and she was angry throughout the ride. She refused to talk to me. My office door opens. “There you are, I was looking for you, where did you go? And where's Rune?” My mom asks with a confused look on her face. “I was busy, I don’t know where Rune is.” “Then Why did I see the three of you go out together?” “So you saw us and you're still asking?” “Only because that witch was with you guys.” I ignore her and continue using my laptop. It’s been a few hours since Aurelia and I were in the car? She ran up to her room once we arrived and my room is unfortunately still a mess. I sleep in the guest room. I was researching on Leonard and trying to gain more information about the 12 strokes of midnight club before my mom entered. There were a couple of alcohol bottles on my table that are now completely empty, I needed to forget about my conversation with Richard. I hear the seat i
I wake up feeling like I’m on a hard but soft surface, but it’s so comfortable I just keep moving on it. I never knew my bed could be this comfortable. Maybe a little bit too comfortable. I decide to open my eyes and Kane's face is the first thing I see. I’m about to scream but the thoughts of yesterday come back to me. How did I even end up on top of him? I carefully lift myself off of him and check the time. It’s 5am, no wonder the suns barely risin. Emaine will probably be in my room by 7am telling me to wake up, hopefully by then Kane will be awake. I wish today was Wednesday. I stare at his sleeping face. He looks so cute, even when he's sleeping he has a poker face, just softer. I check the mirror and notice how much of a mess I look like, I check my drawer for the phone I sneakingly bought a few days after Emaine had taken my original phone. It’s this same phone I bought that I got an email from. I pull the phone out and check if there are any other Emails from an unkn
I wake up to a harsh knocking sound near my ear. It’s like someone’s trying to wake me up. The moment I pull my head up I remember where I am. It’s a bar I usually go to when I want to get wasted. There’s a man that’s talking to me but I can’t hear anything he’s saying. He’s probably telling me I slept here and it’s time to leave. I stand up but immediately almost collapse, the man talking helps me stand properly and hands me a cup of water. I take it and clear my eyes. Everything is clearer and I’m coming back to my senses now though I still have a strong migraine. “Hey?” I can finally hear the man talking.“Hey, wassup?” I respond.“I just say you on TV, I was wondering if that’s you.”“Yea, Im a musician, it’s probably one of my concerts.” “But what I saw was on the news. Check your phone.”The news? What does he mean by that. I pull out my phone and the first thing I see is hundreds of notifications. I enter Instagram and see a bunch of comments on a photo. I click open the p
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