35Kaya’s POV.I’m eating like a wild animal, running everything into my mouth as if the food is running away. Aiden keeps watching me, and now he is fiddling with his fingers as he is adjusting himself on the bed.Then, when I finishwith the food, I blink up to see him. He is staring back at me with a smile that doesn’t reach his face.I glance away before I glance back at him. This situation is awkward.“I’m sorry...”“No, please, take your time.” He spreads his hands out at me while he fakes a smile again.This situation is indeed awkward.“Did I do something?”“Well,” he scratches a side of his head, “you agreed to talk about your situation, but it’s been twenty minutes and you’re still eating.”
36Kaya’s POV.From afar, my ears pick up on the sounds of cheering coming from a great crowd. I wonder what is happening that’s caused the guards to march to the center room where I was chained a few hours ago.Aiden is in the front, watching out for the both of us. We cannot afford to be caught, unknowing whatever could happen, especially for someone like me.I can’t see the triplets in this state. Just thinking about their existence alone is a fear that sends chills down my spine. My palms suddenly perspire from the trauma that I’ve faced in their hands, knowing that as long as I remain alive, I cannot escape it.But then, at least for now, I’m with Aiden, and I shouldn’t spoil the good mood. His whispering voice calls my attention before a wave from him.“Here, Kaya.” I raise my face to meet his and hurry to the side of the wall where we’ve hidden.Blinking profusely, my lips part at the sight in front of me, and my heart resumes its hammering, clanking against my sternum.I grip
373RD POV.The aura of the triplets fuses into the air, seeping into every inch of the atmosphere. In the distance is an ocean, clashing against its own body in a hefty wave.The air blows with rage and a howl of an external presence, wandering within the breezes.In the eerie scene are the triplets. They all have their eyes closed, their legs crossed under them in a sitting position, and a powerful connection of willness in their middle.Kade, tightening his grasp on Kieran’s and Kyle’s, speaks. “Brother, it is again the time when the crescent shape of the moon elevates the strength between us. It is yet another night of ritual where we connect our minds for betterment.Finishing, he joins back with his brothers in their silence. The ritual became one through Kade, who realized a long time ago that when they all focused their minds into one, like a big spherical ball, they could grow their powers.So, ever since then, the brothers have always performed the connectivity whenever the
38Kaya’s POV.My smile brigtens at the sight of the morning light, radiating into the room to beautify the interior decor.Ever since I’ve been captured by the triplets, I really thought it was the end for me, that is, enjoying the sight of the morning sunlight. It was so for some time, but Aiden turned out to be the guardian angel I needed in my life.He really did help me out.I roll out of bed and stretch, my bones releasing a crunchy sound almost inaudible to the ear.I go to the other side of the bed, stopping in front of the cabinet to pick up a robe, which I throw over my shoulder. Sighing, I make my way to the balcony.It’s been over two weeks since the triplets called on me; it’s as though they’ve forgotten me. They don’t even ask for anyone to check up on me or keep me confined to the room, a
39Kaya’s POV.“I did say it that you’d not regret this.”Is that a boast I sense from Aiden?I shake my head to glance at the naturalistic beauty, “if we are to count the whole trekking, then trust me, yes, I did regret following you.”Aiden laughs, “ouch, that hurts. But well, I am about to make it up to you.”“Ooh, in what manner do you plan to do that?” I wiggle my brows, joining into the laughing sensation as well.It’s fun being with Aiden. I could say that I’m tired but trust me, it was worth it, looking back at all the fun I had along the way. Everyday, he gives me a reason to laugh and I can’t thank him enough.I’ve come to forget my worries and now, just enjoying the moment.“We are here...” T
40Kaya’s POV.My senses come alive, and a groan is released through my throat as I try to pick myself up from the ground. I can’t make sense of where I am for a while, as it is all dark.My hands rub a side of my head, wincing at the pain resulting from the action.“What...” My voice is a whisper that trails off into the air as my orbs shift around to make sense of my surroundings.Following the rays of the dim light from the candles, I hear a rattle in the distance—no, close to me. Before is Aiden, chained to the wall.His hands are above his head, tucked into the chains. My eyes flare as my brain reels back to what happened earlier, just before I got sucked into the darkness.We were taken by the sex slaves. Clara hurled me off, and my head hit a tree, which made me pass out.“Ho
413RD POV.“You cannot enter. That’s an order.” Says a guard at the entrance to the triplets’ study room, but Lyra isn’t planning on stopping.“And someone as little as you would stop me?” Rather, she barges in, walking in with grace as though she owns the space.Kade waves off his hand at the guard when he tries to hold Lyra back. The guard nods his head before he goes back to his spot.“Your highness,” Lyra is just starting when Kieran halts her voice from coming out of her throat when he grabs her by her throat and runs her against the wall.He holds her there, his eyes burning into her face. “It was an order that we did not want to be disturbed. What have you come here for?”“My Lord, it is important. Something I am certain you want to be informed of, especially
42Kaya’s POV.I’ve wondered and wonder even more what the future holds for me. Every time that I get hurt by these bastards, I think it’s the worst that could ever happen to me until a much more hurtful event occurs.Raising my gaze, my insides burst into another fragment of tears, rushing to the outside, and I can’t control it.I’m hiccuping; my nostrils are wet and running with mucus. I can’t even bring myself to clean it off. Talk about my face?It’s all wet from tears. They’d dry, and I’d hiccup for some time before, again, I would start crying.I wish I could just die, but no, these bastards want me to suffer. And, coming to think of it, what did I ever do to them? What was my offense?That’s what pains me more. What did I do? What was my offense? Did I ever hurt any of them? Or is this some curse that is bestowed on me that I must continuously get punished by these bastards?I wish they could rot in hell. I wish they could get crushed within the wind, and I’d never have to see