LILITH’S POV:Our hands fall away from the other, seeing as the dance style requires both partners to move together but never touch.We have a brief stare down, a silent wish; may the best man win, whispers into the air between us and then I begin.I swirl around, holding my dress with one hand and the other hand up while swaying my hips and tapping my feet against the hard earth, putting out my best almost instantly.Kain moves as well, dancing more expertly than I’d imagine. His feet work is almost perfect as his taps, with the hastened beat against the floor.We follow each other, mirroring the other's moves, at some point raising our palms up and close to the other as though we want to hold hands, but keeping a little gap between them.Even without touching his skin, I can feel the heat emanating from him. Heat that only seems to grow the faster we dance and move.I swirl around faster as the beat picks, loving the adrenaline rush pulsing in my veins. I can hear Kain chuckle from
LILITH’S POV:Her eyes lit up like the sun instantly, looking down at the familiar piece of jewelry with doubt.After taking her time to inspect it and realizing that it is, in fact, not some fabricated fact to cheer her up, she looks at me again.“Really?”I nod, feeling a bit of happiness just from her expression.I know I shouldn’t let myself get so involved in this, after all the main aim of all this fussing was to get enough trust out of the both of them. Somewhere along the line, it had become fun.And I sort of like hanging out… just a little bit.So, the tiniest bit of my heart pines desperately for these two people to be together.She ties it around her wrist too, quickly admiring the look of it on her with rose tinted cheeks and a lively shine in her eyes.“What are you waiting for? Go and tell him how you feel.” I push her.The longer she stays, the more her chances pass her by.She looks up at me nervously, too scared to move.“I’m scared.”“What’s the worst that could ha
LILITH’S POV:I strip from my dress and undies with only the thread tied to my wrist and walk into the pool of water that is surprisingly warm and tingling against my skin.I close my nose and fully immerse myself into the water for a minute before standing out fully soaked and gasping for air at the adrenaline rush. Kain walks into the pond slowly, after the rest of his clothes have been carefully taken off and set aside.Even though I’ve seen it more than enough times, the sight of his wide and hard chest has me staring at him too long, unable to look away fast enough.My heart begins pounding harder than ever as he makes his way towards me. When he does, he stands, holding my gaze and towering over my smaller form.He reaches his hands over to my side, tracing them over the skin of my chin slowly before cupping it into his palm. I lean into his comforting touch, only because it feels like the most natural thing do while holding his eyes.“I don’t think we can just swim again.” I
LILITH’S POV: It all happens so fast while I’m left forgotten.Kain directed her to his office where they’ve been for hours after she had revealed herself. Never once had his eyes moved towards me to at least send me off with his words.Weirdly enough, that bothers me and not the fact that he has a bloody sister that decides to show up from nowhere dressed in rags, while her brother is fucking rich.A lot of things don’t add up or make sense, and I can’t sleep.Instead, I walk aimlessly around the hallway as maids run about frantically, preparing a room for the lady.Images of Kain’s expression flashes through my mind when he had heard that she was back and when he had seen her. It didn’t look like an expression a brother would make upon hearing about his sister being well.Or a typical brother and sister reunion.Which only means their relationship is estranged.I spot Ivan in one of the hallways, instructing a few of the maids to prepare a warm meal of porridge for the visitor.“I
KAIN’S POVI tap my finger against the hard mahogany wood of my desk incessantly, deep in thought and trying to figure out the current situation.I’m unable to fully focus on the logical side of things every time she comes into my line of vision. It’s as though my thoughts are jumbled by a senseless feeling of rage, yet I can’t do anything about it.The person in question walks sround my office, staring at every trinket and antique curiously, not holding back from touching everything and shifting them out of its place and more to my uneasiness.She herself is an anomaly standing in everything I’ve created and built for the past 13 years.“I see you’ve upgraded Father’s office with a few of your toys.” She speaks after minutes of silence, starting off without explaining why she’s here or what she needs yet.I groan at the thought of that man. An unreasonable amount of displeasure swells within me.“Don’t mention that man in front of me.” I say curtly.“Why? Still have a sore spot for o
LILITH’S POV“…I saw you kissing him.” She announces suddenly.It clicks in perfectly now.It wasn’t just a coincidence that her hair pin had been in the hallway and that sound Ivan and I had both heard… She was the one standing there.“Ariel, wait, you gotta hear me out before you draw ridiculous conclusions.”“I don’t see how catching you both smacking lips is a ridiculous conclusion.” She sniffles, frowning at me so cutely I sigh, massaging my temples in circles.Maybe I really should have dropped by the later on today when the sun is out, but I’m already here.“Look, if you did see everything unfold, you’d know it was an accident. I tripped and then he tried to catch me and we both fell, leading to our lips touching. That does not count as a kiss.” I explain.She doesn’t say anything else, possibly knowing as much as I did that it had been a mistake, but her frown doesn’t fade either way. Her tears don’t dry.My heart pangs again, seeing her in so much pain.I move closer, dropp
LILITH’S POVEverything she mentioned in the first minutes of conversation is viable information, more important than the scraps I’ve been able to gather.But, there’s something about her sudden appearance and everything that’s going on that doesn’t sit right with me.“Lilith…” I introduce myself now. “Just Lilith.”“Yeah, I heard of you. The concubine he bought from an underground human auction house and brought back suddenly. You caused a stir the day you arrived.”My eyes widen at just how much she knows about me, down to a bit of the details. It doesn’t seem like she had figured it out on her own too. Someone must have told her.My eyes move briefly to the maids and guards, chattering freely behind her and a few of the pieces fit together.So, they’re already spilling information to the newcomer just because she’s friendly and appears chatty. I begin to see this woman in a new light.She’s the kind that knows how to squeeze out enough info from you during a conversation, I bet.
LILITH’S POV:I groan groggily, finally climbing into my bed after an eventful and yet boring day, and after being stuck by Kain’s side while he worked because he wanted me to.I’m convinced that he sees me as some stress ball to poke at.Then there’s Ariel who has locked herself in her room all day, refusing to see me or anyone else.I’m only grateful that the night has finally come. Hopefully, I will be able to catch up on some sleep tonight.Just as my head sets on the soft comfy pillow and my body rests in the perfect position to achieve optimum comfort, a knock resounds on my door.For the love of the gracious goddess.There’s no way I’m opening up again. I decide to ignore it at first but the knock comes again after a minute of still silence.“Lilith, it’s me.”I can recognize the voice to belong to Lady Rebecca.Now, there’s no way I can’t open it for her. I press my face against the pillow and scream out my frustrations till my heart feels lighter.Then I get up and open the d