Lisa's POV An hour later, they all made their way into my room, each of them casting me an annoyed look as I waved at them, except for Klaus, who kept his head turned away from my bed. Chairs had been brought in earlier by the nurses to accommodate everyone. Both Kayden and Klaus grabbed one chair and took them to opposite ends of the room to stay away from each other. Klaus sat close to my bed, while he took a spot close to the door. Brandon had been quiet since he entered the room. He also seemed to hide in the corner between my bed and the bathroom door, which juts out of the wall. He was at opposite ends to both Kayden and Klaus.The tension in the air was becoming uncomfortable. This was going to be a great bonding experience.Jonas inserted the DVD into the player and took his seat at the edge of

LISA'S POV They all blinked at me simultaneously, their faces were devoid of expression. It was like they couldn't fathom what I just said. They remained silent, waiting for me to proceed further.

Kayden's POV Everyone else was already making their way to the pool. Without further ado, Lisa and I also follow the signs leading to it. The pool was inside the hotel, in its own separate room a few metres away from the gym house. I pushed open the door for us to make our way inside, and immediately the humidity from the pool washed over us. For now, the air feels warm and welcoming. The ground was covered with neon green tiles, and the tiles were littered with several puddles of water. I sighed as we stepped inside and shut the door.My cousins and Brandon were already inside the pool, shirtless and stripped down to their underwear. They were oblivio

LISA'S POV   We remained in silence for a long while but I knew Dom hasn't fallen asleep because I could hear him drumming on the leather seats with his fingers. "Do you regret what you did in the past?" "You mean turning everyone in when my undercover mission was over?" He asked. I couldn't say I was surprised that he knew exactly what I was talking about. "Yes. And being solely responsible for their deaths." "I do regret what happened sometimes. But other times, I remind myself that what I did was for the benefit of the Council. They were trying to destroy my family and I got to them first before they could make their first step." "I thought we were all one big family living together in the shelter house?" "Don't be delusional, Lisa. We were merely tools waiting to be exploited by the rebels." "Even at that, I still thought of them as a family of some sort." "Woul

LISA'S POV My head sinks into a cloud. My whole body feels light. My eyes flutter open to a dark room. Little rays of sunlight sneak into the room past the curtains opposite my bed. I sit up on my bed. I tried to remember getting into bed without putting on my nightwear, but I couldn't. Everything seemed surreal to me. I was used to this feeling