Conall Reid's POV
I don't know how I have come to dislike the smell even being in the hospital. It all started when my parents were being discharged from the hospital when the doctor could not save them when I was only 10 years old at the time. Aye, it was a mess but I have to keep moving forward and showed no weaknesses. Until now.
"Hi, is there a person name Karla Kuznetsov admitted to this hospital recently?" Katrina asked the nurse that was stationed at the counter.
"And you are?" She asked as she looked at Katrina.
"I'm her sister, I was here to see her if she's alright if that's okay?" She asked as she looked at the nurse. She flipped through the medical files and told us Karla was in room 203.
"thank you," Katrina said as we went to the room. I held her hand as I don't know what to do. I know that Katrina was a badass woman but I don't know if she would need my support right now. I know I have her and I will always be the support of her if she ever needs me. She knocked before someone came to open the door in front of us.
"Oh, my. I'm sorry. I was just here to ask a few questions for Ms. Karla. Are you by any chance Ms. Katrina Kuznetsov?" A police officer asked Katrina. She nodded.
"Hi, my name is Edmond Lattone and I was the detective and inspector that put your father in jail for his crime. Do not worry, he will be away for a very long time," he said as they shook hands.
"Hey man," I said as I went to shook and bro hugged him.
"Hey," he replied as he smirked at me.
"Wait, you guys know each other?" Katrina asked as she looked at us.
"umm," Edmond said before I waved my hands at her.
"he's an old friend. My childhood friend actually," I said as I should be honest with her.
"oh, I see," she said before she eyed me, wanting to see her sister.
"Go ahead, I have some question for Conall, if you will," Edmond said as he looked at Katrina. She nodded before getting inside the room and leave us to private chat.
"man, your trip to Russia was worth it," he said as he elbowed me. I rolled my eyes at him.
"yeah, and how's yours? I don't see you around," I said as I was playing with him.
"Come on, man. You know that was a sensitive issue for me," he said as he was looking at me. I arched my eyebrow at him.
"Nah, just kidding. I don't care. I have the best time of my life as an eligible bachelor. Of course, being an Interpol inspector was not easy but hey, I got to travel the world and taste some of the exquisite ones, if you know what I'm saying," he said as he wiggled his eyebrows at me. I scoffed at him.
"gross, anyway, I don't want to know about your sexual life. How's the father? Will he be gone for a very long time?" I asked as I looked at him. He was patting my back.
"well, if you worried that you might be quarreling with your father-in-law, then don't worry. I'll make sure that he will serve a very long time in the prison," Edmond said as he looked at me. I sighed.
"Thanks, man. I don't know what to say as he was very cruel, to even thinking of doing that to his daughter," I said as I looked at Katrina through the window. She was caressing her twin-face as they were talking. She was laughing but her eyes hold sadness in them.
"I know that look. What did you do, Reid?" Edmond asked me as if I have been doing something bad.
"What do you mean by that, Lattone?" I asked him as I was looking at him. Momentarily, trying to forget that Katrina was the reason that I need to do this.
"the look that you have right now, you were having something to say to me. Come on, I don't have all day, spill it. Let's hear it," he said as he looked at me. I sighed before I took out a book that Katrina has given to me. I needed to destroy it before anyone gets to it.
"What's this?" Edmond asked as he looked at the book that was in my hand.
"Can you do me a favor? I want you to destroy this. I don't want anyone to know about it and you are most certainly forbidden to look at it and even made copies of it. Is that understood?" I asked seriously as I was facing him. He gulped as he never saw me that serious.
"yeah, okay. okay. geez, you don't even trust me," he said as he took the book. The weight on my shoulder has disappeared as I know that I have done something right.
"good. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go meet my new family," I said as I was smoothing my hair with my hands.
"Wait, don't tell me—" Edmond said before I looked at him smugly.
"Yup, I have proposed to her and she said yes," I said proudly.
"ooh, damn. Now that's shocking news," he said loudly before a nurse shushed him to respect the privacy of the hospital.
"Sorry," he said to the nurse before he looked at me again. He puts on his drama face before faking wiped his tears.
"oh, Conall, I thought I never see this day in my life. I thought you would be a loner," he said before he pulled me into a hug. I don't think that he would do this in public before I tried to get out of his hold.
"Edmond, we are in public space," I hissed at him before he chuckled.
"no, I will not let go until I feel complete," he said and second later, he released me.
"Okay, I feel complete now. Oh my God, Conall, you'll be getting married. When is the date?" He asked me before I shushed him again as the nurse earlier was glaring at us.
"don't know yet, but maybe we just an intimate one," I said as I was smiling at him.
"You sly dog, you can't wait don't you?" He asked as he was punching my shoulder. If he knew about us travel back in time, he would freak out. His phone was ringing before he looked at the ID.
"Shit, I have to go. You better invite me, Reid, or I swear to God," he said as he looked at me. I laughed.
"Of course, I would. What you think I'm not going to invite you guys?" I said as I went to wave at him before he disappeared from my view. now, it's time to tell my sister-in-law about that great news.
Katrina Kuznetsov's POV
After Conall introduced his childhood friend, I took my leave to go inside and talk with my sister. Edmond said that she had stabilized and was awake. I can talk to her as she suffered a lot of blood loss.
"Hey, sis, how are you?" I asked her as I went to her side. Karla looked so thin as she smiled at me like she always did.
"Hey, Kat. I see that you have that hunk with you, did dad made you do it?" She asked as she looked at the window. I looked at Conall who was animatedly talking with his friend.
"Yeah, about that," I said as I looked at Karla. She looked confused before I took a deep breath and told what happened to Lord Kuznetsov and how I have discovered things that I don't even exist in the past.
"huh," was the only respond from Karla as I looked at her. I smiled weakly as I know how she would take it. She was close to Dad.
"well, I guess I saw that coming eventually," Karla said as she took my hands. I looked at her as she was playing dumb.
"wait, what do you mean?" I asked as I looked at her. She sighed before she looked at me deeply.
"after you told me about your travel to the past, I have been receiving these dreams that I don't know what was going on at first, but then you told me that you have been stuck there for a few weeks. I saw that vision in my dreams when I was in the chamber. And the funny thing is, I saw as well who was related to our bloodline as well as the other gems," she said as she looked at me.
"Did you have the book?" She asked me. I shook.
"Conall took it as I was afraid of the discovery of this time travel will disrupt another world war for its power. so, I told him to get rid of it," I said as I squeezed her hands. Karla smiled weakly at me.
"that's the right thing to do, but it makes me wonder, when those gems will show up and where?" She asked as she looked at me. The door was opening as Conall came inside and introduced himself to Karla and told the big news. I saw some happy tears in Karla's eyes before she pulled me into a hug and Conall joined in as well. It was a perfect day, with my twin and my soon-to-be husband.