"Cayden... Glad to see you here after a year," a man in his 40s or 50s greeted Cayden which I think is his father based on his posture and the way he stands seems so mighty but that still didn't gain my respect. I know better of who and what he is and he's far from being a mighty person. He should try harder- no. He should actually just step out of his position and die together with the world's lies and greediness.
"Your highness," Cayden slightly bowed at him to show him some respect. So, he's calling his own father that way, huh? Such an arrogant man. Just the way I expected him to be.
His eyes roamed around and when it finally reached my eyes, he gave me a playful smile and raised his eyebrows at me.
"And who is this fine young lady with you, Cayden?" He asked still not removing his eyes at me and I looked at him with the same intensity. I won't let him make me feel weak. I want him to think that we're jus
"Cayden! Mi Hijo... I'm glad you already came back," a gorgeous woman entered which is obviously his mother, and greeted him with a hug.Longing is visible in his voice and her eyes are pooling with tears yet that didn't make him less elegant, rather, that just made me see a mother longing for her child and yes, she already got my respect now although it's my first time seeing her. For Cayden to trust her that much, I know she's the opposite of her husband.She seems to be the epitome of beauty yet she's trapped inside hell where she doesn't deserve to be. But the love in her eyes... She seems to love Cayden so much and so as his husband. The kind of love that she's willing to go against his husband just to lead him to what's the best for him.Love really has a twisted way to play yet I just hope that this time, love won't fail itself in this family just like what it did to mine.
"Now, ask," he demanded right after I woke up and was about to confront him. I know that he's expecting me to ask right away and yeah, that's what I was about to do, actually."Who... Are you?" That words just came out of my lips and I don't even know why I asked that. I know him. Yes, I know him as my man- the heir who's planning to take his family down because of their evilness but now, everything has changed and I think I don't know him anymore. He seems to be a completely different person that I don't know when he was actually with me for a while now.I don't know... It just feels like I've been lied to. It seems like I've been blinded by the truth and those whom I hate are actually the ones whom I should trust. That the things that I've been believing in this world are pure lies which I was unable to figure out for I was only believing a specific thing which I think was the truth.I have been hatin
Cayden decided to introduce me to his father again without hate. I guess our first introduction and first impression of each other really is an awkward one and it's not good at all.I don't even know how I'll face him after that. Maybe I've been somehow polite yet it's obvious that those were all fake and I don't know if he knows that I have no idea about them that time.I don't want my man's father to have a bad impression on me. It won't surely leave my mind and will bother me every time I'll meet him so might as well talk to him again without me thinking bad things against him and wanting to kill him.I can even remember everything that happened that day and I don't think my attitude that day is nice at all.Well, that's also because of how his father acted at that time. I guess he really is that cold and sarcastic for me to prove that what I know was right and he actually
Family... That's what they offered me yet I'm having a hard time deciding whether to accept that or not.Since the day my own father betrayed me, my definition of family changed. Back then, I see it as everyone's home and safe place, but now, I think it's nothing but a name. The family isn't the ones you should trust your life with because just like everyone, they will betray you like no one.I've been there and maybe my own experience made me kinda bitter about it. It's just that having a family means being comfortable with them but what if you got to the point of your life where it became a threat to you?Maybe not everyone experienced that or maybe it's just me that's feeling that way. I've closed my mind already for any explanations.For a few days of staying here, the family that I judged- the Vasileìas gave me another impression of them- a positive one, and there
"So, you're here, huh?" A deep voice behind me asked and that made me statued on where I am standing. For a year of staying with him, I already know.his voice and I can and will never be mistaken.How did he even get here and how the fuck did he manage to enter the palace's vicinity?I immediately turn around, wanting to make sure if I'm right and there I saw him again- not with his kind and an angelic face but a devilish one which I have never seen on him before.It's him- that old man whom I treated as my father because he really is but then he just gave me misery and betrayal.But no... How did he get here? How did he manage to pass through the security? This can't be happening now!He smirked at me when he saw my puzzled and worried face so I made my expression hard and brave for him not to see that I'm surprised to see him here.&nb
"What's the matter, mi Reina?" Cayden asked me the moment he noticed my worried expression."He's... Here," I said, didn't bother to tell his name yet he immediately got it and that left him a hard yet worried expression just the same as mine the moment I saw that old man again."Who?" He asked even though I know that he definitely has an idea whom I'm talking about."My father-" that's the last thing I said before I saw him walk out of the door without even letting me know where he'll go but I know that he'll just inform his parents about what happened. He didn't even bother asking me what he told me but it would be better to talk about this with everyone.We won't waste our time from now on or else he'll have his own way faster than ours.Honestly, I have no idea what I should tell him and how I should approach him. We've bid each other our goodbye
It opened. Yes, it did. At first, I thought it won't for the first time my hand landed on it, it created an irritating and unknown sound which I think is part of the explosion that will happen because I failed- we failed.That time, I was ready to accept that I failed and so as ready to die with everyone here but when the door suddenly opened, that's when my hope came back, I was overwhelmed that finally, everything will now come to an end but no, I shouldn't celebrate this early yet. We haven't seen the Clepsydra yet- if it's still here and I hope it still is.My father should not get a hold of it anymore or else all of it will be messy again.I am the first one to step inside the room and there I saw an hourglass-shaped container with lots of tubes connected to it. There's nothing in this room except for that but no one tried walking towards it aside from Cayden's father.He
Damn it. My head feels like hell and it feels like I'll be sick any moment from now when I haven't actually drunk any alcoholic drinks for a while now.I just feel so dizzy. I freaking want to vomit everything that I ate and that made me run towards the bathroom.I just continued puking even though I felt a presence behind me which I think was Cayden. I felt him hold the hairs that are covering my face and caress my back softly."Mi Reina? What happening to you? Are you hurt? Do you want me to call a doctor?" He asked worriedly but I shook my head as a response and cleaned up."No... I'm fine. Maybe I just ate something bad yesterday," I answered but that's not actually what I think it is. Lately, I kinda feel something different in my body and I don't know if this is good or bad.I don't know. I don't want to admit it but it doesn't mean that I don'
I was able to make her believe that I'm a robot that her mother made who's already near or even better than human but I know that she still has a little doubt about that knowing that it can be possible and her mom isn't here to testify about that but when I told her that I know how we can stop this and about her mother's inventions, she managed to trust me even a bit and there we planned when we should leave our era to have our mission that I made her believe but that's not just because I want to fool her but because I also was tasked to make sure that it's really the Clepsydra that we need to broke and the way how we can break it without risking our lives.But when we got lost in the year 2021, I thought everything have already fucked up. I thought it was already the universe that's trying to stop us. This time machine brought us to a place where we can't have something to fix the time machine that we need to come to the year 3079.I
Cayden's P.O.V.Hell. That's what I think of what the world is right now. I hate everyone for judging my family. Being royalty doesn't mean we can already do evil things for we know that no one will even try to stop us because of how powerful we are but no... It's not us who made this mess in this world. It's not us who made everyone suffer for us ourselves are suffering because of everyone's false judgments.We're being blamed and hated for something we didn't do but we can't even do something about it. We just let everyone think what they want to because if we will move, then all of us might lose our lives before we can even stop and clean this mess that we didn't even make.That old man set us up he let everyone think that it's us who made all of this and those stupid people really believed those words but I can do nothing about that.Dad actually sent me on a mission- a mission
"Hermione? Come here, baby. I want to introduce you to someone," I said and when she saw mom walk inside the room, her eyes immediately shouted curiosity of who my mother is. So, she ran towards us with a slight smile on her face, not being comfortable seeing someone she doesn't know."Do know your daddy's mommy, right?" I asked, not wanting to shock her."Yes, grandma, mommy," she answered innocently after nodding her head."Well, I have my mommy too. So you have two grandmas and this is her, baby," I explained that making her mouth forms an 'O'"Wow! Really mommy? I guess that's why she's pretty too, like me!" She explained and clapped in happiness before embracing my mom. I saw how tears of happiness flowed on her cheek. I know that feeling. The feeling of being accepted and trusted even though she doesn't know her that much. She immediately removed those tears for Hermione
"H- Heszhia..." She whispered the moment she saw me and as is on one cue, her tears started falling heavily, her lips were shaking and her eyes are begging for me.She walked towards where I am standing while Cayden is holding my hand, still don't know what to say or how I'll react.She called me by my name... Then that means she knows me, right? She knows me but why did Sam tell me that she can't remember me at all.When she was about to touch my face with her shaking hand, I immediately stepped back and held Cayden's arms for support because I know that any moment from now, I might lose my balance."You know me? You can remember me?" I asked and I didn't mind even if my voice is already breaking. I can't help it and that's when I felt Cayden hold my hand that he's holding tighter, trying to make me calm down."Yes... Mi Hija," she answered but I ju
That's what happened and now I'm here with him, trying to find my comfort for I can't think right anymore.It's just that I don't know how I should react now that I found the truth out.She has amnesia and she can't remember me. Does she deserve my hate now or are we just both victims here? She doesn't know me... That's the reason why she didn't come to get me for her to be able to save me.Is that an enough reason already? I don't know, as I've said, I can't think of anything straight right now because of emotional exhaustion. I've been too exhausted talking to Sam and everything that I heard is just too much for me to handle. I don't want to strain myself from stress and too much thinking for I am pregnant but I don't know what I should do anymore."Shh... I trust you, mi Reina. Whatever your decision is, I will trust it but for now, take a nap, ok? You need to rest for a wh
"Mi Reina? You're back! I heard that Sam was here and both of you talked. I can't believe that she's alive when all we know was she's dead but where is she now?" Cayden asked when he saw me walking towards our room to finally get some rest when I know that I can't do that for my mind is full of things to think of right now and I just can't get it out of my head."S-she left for a while to get her things for I told her to live here with us," I answered unconsciously without looking at his eyes for up until now, everything that Sam told me really is bothering me up until now."Hey, look at me," he said and lifted my face to look at his eyes and so I did. "What happened? What did you talk about and why do you feel so down?" He asked worriedly and that made me break into tears again, wanting to tell him everything. I want to tell him all my worries for I know that only he can make my heavy heart feel light. I look like a cry baby now
"Mommy!" Our daughter shouted with her soft voice, she seems to be sleepy already but then she still ran towards us and sat between me and Cayden, her eyes were twinkling with such innocence visible in them. There a can see a fine young lady that she will become.At such a young age, she didn't wish for toys or anything that she can play with, she just wanted to train all day, read books, and sleep. I even thought she's more mature than I am when I was in her age.Hermione Cashia Croñelo Donovan. That's her name that suits her beauty well. It's been six years and now she's five years old. At first, I was so nervous thinking about what I'll do to be a perfect mother for them. I've seen my dad and observed how undeserving he is to be called anyone's father and that's what I'm worried about right now. I'm always asking myself what I can do to deserve them.I'm afraid that my future children will als
That day is when we started living normally again. I found out how everything disappeared and how those technologies turn into ashes. Yes, the Vasileìas are still reigning in this world but not as the evil ones just like how I thought of them before but the ones who will definitely do everything for the world to be a better place to live in.It's amazing how the world literally changed completely in just a span of seconds. It's amazing how broken and miserable it is when I closed my eyes but the moment I opened it, it seems like I'm in a completely different world that I never imagine our world can still be this mesmerizing.My father really did something evil in this world that it became hell because of him but now that his reign ended, I'm proud to make everyone see how beautiful the world really is without someone controlling everyone just for power. Maybe in the near future, someone like him will happen again, as I've
Sam is... My sister? But how did that happen? Then dad had another woman to impregnate in the past? Oh my God. My poor sister. I can't even imagine his misery living with that devil and she can't fight him. Now that she knows I exist and that she really has a sister, that's when she also needs to sacrifice his life for the sake of everyone and me.If it wasn't for her, then I'm the one who will need to sacrifice my life for the sake of others. I would need to volunteer for there's no other way that we can do just to spare someone from sacrificing their lives but Sam... At such a young age, she managed to have a decision that's as heavy as that but why does she even need to do that when she can just run away and spare herself? Why does of all people, it's always my family that needs to sacrifice to stop our own family?Why does my sister need to sacrifice herself just for the sake of others? Fuck this life! Fuck that old man! I di