“It was my sister” He replied looking down with embarrassment.“Laina?” Mark and Oliver asked in unison.They were beyond taken aback. I mean everyone in the room except for me, obviously. I always had my doubts but I couldn’t just confront her without proof.“How dare you put the blame on my daughter…!” Aunt Melissa shouted at her own son.“I am speaking the truth, mom! I saw her locking the door that day. She told me Rose is evil and we should get rid of her!” Theo shouted back.“I was a child back then. So, I accepted whatever my older and wiser sister told me, but not anymore. This time I decided to use my own judgement when she came back to stay with us, and in this short moment of her stay, I don’t think she did anything to be treated with hate. Instead, it was always us who started it, Rose only fought back as it was her right to do. Why would she tolerate our nonsense. Never once she started the fight” Theo fought for me which shocked me the most even more than his own mother.
In Mike and Mary’s room,“She was not alone in that room. Someone was with her!” Mary said which surprised her husband even more“Who? Are you sure? Who was with her?” Mike asked in hurry ready to bolt back to Rose’s room/“I don’t know but I can tell. You know that” Mary said sitting down on the bed.“Oh, I see. Was she hiding a guy in her room?” Mike asked in confusion.“I don’t know that yet but it wasn’t her blood on the bed. She only had a minor injury. I think something is awfully wrong here” Mary said closing her eyes while holding her head in her hand.“What do you mean?” Mike asked but he was only met with silence.She finally opened her eyes and gave him a knowing look.“You mean it is related to my brothers?” Mike asked in shock.“I know my daughter, Mike. The way she asked about her uncles and aunt, I feel like she knew something or worse she saw something that she shouldn’t have” Mary said feeling helpless.“I felt weird too when she asked specifically about William and M
Third Person’s POV;“You are mine!” He said looking straight into her eyes. His royal blue eyes darkened. The playful smile on his face was long gone. There was no trace of humor in his eyes. There is no way he was joking with such a serious expression. Even the aura around him changed darkly.Suddenly, the temperature of the room dropped. It was freezing cold in the room and the only source of warmth was the man standing right in front of her.Her heart was racing against her chest. He took a couple of steps towards her slowly, and just like the last time she was frozen in her place. With each step he was taking, the temperature was dropping drastically. In no time, he was now standing right in front of her.His warm breath was falling on her face.“I…” She tried to speak.“Shhh!” he kept his forefinger on her delicate lips and Rose submitted instantly.‘What the hell is wrong with me today? Where is the feminist inside me? Is she on holiday or what?’ She asked herself angrily.She
Third Person’s POV;“Rose, do your parents give you something strong to drink? Like something actually, a bit bitter and bad to taste?” Elijah asked and Rose's eyes widened in shock.‘Hell! Is he talking about the absolutely horrible-tasting herbal tea that my mother forces me to drink calling it nutritional and important for woman's health? but I can’t tell him that. No matter how attracted I am to him, he is still a stranger’ Rose thought deeply before giving away any answer.“I don’t know” Rose’s answer wasn’t clear enough but her expressions were speaking otherwise.“Think about it, Rose. It is the kind of drink that if you mix it in any strong liquid, for example coffee, you won’t be able to taste coffee” He replied while grabbing both of her shoulders gently, looking at her with concern and care. Rose was affected by his care but his questions were also hitting right on the target.‘How the hell does he know this? Is he stalking me or something? I remember the shock I felt when
“Can you do me a favor, Rose?” His playful mood was long gone.What kind of favor does he want from me? Honestly, I am ready to do anything for him.“And I thought you were going to grant my three wishes” Rose asked raising an eyebrow.“It’s just a simple task and only you can do it” Elijah said and Rose gave in.“Fine, tell me” she said with a humorous smile.“Can you please find the whereabouts of the men who attacked me yesterday” Elijah requested making her confused.“Why?” she asked unable to understand the reasoning behind it.“I just need to know their situation. It’s important” Elijah said not explaining the reason behind it.Looking at the seriousness on his face and a hint of discomfort, Rose decided to pester him later, so she just nodded for now, “Alright. I will try”Saying that Rose left for breakfast. She saw everyone waiting for her eagerly in the dining room except for Aunt Melissa who was busy throwing daggers at her with her eyes. Unlike the rest of the time, Rose
“I am sorry. He is no more” After saying that, Aunt Milly burst into tears.“WHAT?” Uncle Levi shouted from the top of his lungs.“I tried everything I could but I was unable to save him” Aunt Milly said between sobs and hiccups.Levi passed his hand through his hair. A tear fell on his cheek. He composed himself before he broke down. That was not the right time to reveal it in front of everyone.On the other hand, Rose who was standing outside the bathroom, covered her mouth in shock. She never imagined this would happen. That she was not going to see Uncle Pete again. She never really liked him but she didn’t expect him to die so soon. She knew Elijah was responsible for his death. Before she can blame him, her heart reminds her that he was just trying to protect himself. She reminded herself of the truth.No matter how much she hated him, deep inside, she still felt bad for Uncle Pete’s sudden death.“Tell me about the rest?” She heard Uncle Levi’s demanding voice after a while.
Rose’s POV;Before he could utter another word, I heard a familiar voice,“What the hell do you think you are doing?”We both turned towards the source of the voice only to witness the said source marching towards us like a fuming dragon.“Mark!” left both of our mouths in shock.“Are you two nuts? What do you think you are doing?” Mark asked in anger.He grabbed Oliver’s arm and pushed him away from me.“Mark, I can explain!” I said but was cut rudely by him.“You better shut your mouth!” he said in an angry voice.“Mark, it’s not what you think…” Oliver tried but was awarded with an equal rage of emotions.“Oh, shut up, Oliver! Like you were not going to kiss her” Mark said with a look of disgust clear on his face.“How can you do that? How can you kiss your own cousin? Its disgusting bro!” Mark added making me cringe a bit with the unnecessary title. I knew it was about time that we cleared some conceptions.“That’s the thing, Mark! Listen to me. We are not related!” I spoke from
Rose’s POV:“I can smell him on you!” The moment the sentence left his mouth, I felt like a cheater. Like I was being disloyal. This unexplainable guilt took over me.“I told you to stay away from him and any man but you didn’t listen!” He roared with the anger clearly visible in his eyes.“Elijah..!” I was speechless. I regretted my every action. But why was I submitting to him again?‘Did I really do something wrong?’ I questioned myself.“Why did you do that?” Elijah asked, his face just inches apart from mine.I felt like my heart would burst out of my chest. I bet he could hear my thudding heartbeat.My breath quickened. Saying my palms were sweaty was not enough, I was sweating throughout my body.I should be grateful that my sweat doesn’t stink or I would’ve been embarrassed to death by now.I realized that when moments ago Oliver came this close to me all I could feel was disgust but right now, when Elijah is so close to me, a part of me, a bigger part to be honest, is quite