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
LILITH’S POV:Her eyes turn cold, staring at me with enough killing intent that a shark would give the first meal it sees after starving for a month.If looks could kill, I’d be six feet under in only seconds of her stare.Maybe if it had been someone else on the other end of her deadly gaze, they’d piss their pants and hide for a year, but she still doesn’t inspire a bit of fear within me.Maybe discomfort, but that's it.I gulp down the rest of my white wine, dropping the glass and turning away. Today has already started out good, no way am I going to let a spoiled psychotic princess ruin it for me.The moment I turn around to walk far away from her as possible, I bump into someone else, luckily without the wine in my handThat would have been a disaster.“Ouch.” She mutters, rubbing at her arm.“Ariel?” I recognize her voice and watch her familiar face contort slightly in pain.Her doe-eyes look up at me.“Hey.” She greets almost shyly. From the way she stands there, I already kno
LILITH’S POV:Rebecca shrugs casually, not in the slightest bothered by the fact her dearest brother had quite blatantly ignored her without bothering to make it less obvious.“Well, that’s fine. It’s you I really wanted to talk to.”“Me?” I point at myself, wondering why she was looking for me.Her eyes go over my entire attire with a warm smile.“I love the entire you, simple and chic. You look gorgeous.” She compliments me and it doesn’t sound forced in anyway.My cheeks go red from the unexpected compliment that takes me off guard.“Uhm, thank you.”“No, thank you for coming.” She says, taking a hold of my hand and staring deep into my eyes.I can almost feel her gratefulness glowing off her skin. Her niceness is heavily overwhelming and I begin to second guess myself for ever suspecting such a blatantly kind soul.“I wouldn’t have missed it.” I feel compelled to add.“Today would have been more than perfect if Kain wasn’t such a stick in the mud though.” She adds, dropping my ha
Kain’s POVI’m already fed up with this godforsaken party by the time I’ve kept more than a reasonable distance away from the rest of those people.And that woman…I refuse to play along in whatever game she’s concocted this time, although it does bother me a bit knowing this time, she seems to have a little interest in Lilith.Something about that puts me on the edge, wanting to take her away from the scene entirely, but she’s such a stubborn woman and it would entirely have the opposite results I intend.So, instead, I sit by the fountain all by myself.It stays like this for minutes, still silence all around me until I hear footsteps slowly approach me.“Alpha Kain.”I look to the side and spot Ivan dressed in an all black suit and blazers with both hands in his pocket.He sits casually right next to me, letting out a tired sigh.“Shouldn’t you be watching my sister?” I ask with a raised brow.His secret job was to watch, figure out what her real motive is here besides gossiping wi
LILITH’S POVMy body feels heavy as though a heavy weight rests directly on my chest, keeping my breathing slow and labored.I open my eyes for the first time, taking in the new environment around me; the white walls and dreary grey painted walls, the strong smell of disinfectant and spirit hanging in the air.The last thing I remember is puking out that red metallic fluid before passing out… I guess that was more serious than I thought.I move my eyes around and spot Ivan by my bedside, staring specifically at nothing while lost in deep thought. His facial features seem too rigid as well and next to him is Ariel dozing off on his shoulder.Well, that’s something you don’t see every day. I try to sit up on my own but feel the piercing pain running down my back from using my own muscles and groan.The sound I make alerts Ivan immediately. He turns to me, eyes widening like saucers and filled with instant relief. He quite literally bolts over to my side, forcing Ariel awake in the pr