Lilean didn't dare to come in. I turned to see his eyes staring into mine. He smiled. "What?" "Nothing." "No its not nothing tell me!" "I don't deserve you." "What do you mean by that." "You are so good. And I'm....not." "Yes you are."
I put a hand through his hair. He put his hand on my cheek and then down to his marks. Three now all in a row. "You let me do it. Why?" "I-I don't know." "You know what it means though right?" He said. I smiled and rolled my eyes.
"Come on say it." He said playfully. "I'm yours.... and you are mine." I said. "Yes." He dragged a finger down my face and then to my pointed ears. "I will never get used to that." I said. "They are beautiful. Like the rest of you." I blushed and he took his hand in mine.
"Do you truly think Cal is safe?" He whispered on my skin. He started to kiss me on my neck, light little kisses trailing to the spot behind my ear. "Yes. I-I have this connection with him. All i felt was terror when he was locked up. And i can't explain it but he is...ok. But that doesn't mean I am done looking for him. I will never stop. But now I have a piece of mind about it."
He rolled so I was under him and tangled his hands into mine. "We should go eat breakfast." I whispered. "Mhmmm." He continued to kiss my neck and chest. His hand went down between my legs.
"Raiden! Really we should go!" But I found myself putting my hands on his waist and bringing him closer. Then after a few minutes we finally pulled away and pulled his shirt on. "I'll be back to pick you up in 30 minutes. I'll send your maid in."
"Ok." I sat up and smiled. "You make it so hard to stay away." He said and left my room. Lilean came in and scowlded at the marks. Then pulled the lace fabric over to hide them.
She took my hand and looked at the black and blue bruise along with my scar. "You really got that from your dreams?" I froze and then nodded. "Faleon told me. I'm so sorry." she whispered. "It's ok." She sat down next to me. Every morning I tell her about what earth is like. She says she wants to go someday.
"I will bring my grandchildren and they will try some of that icecream stuff you are always talking about." "Yes. I still can't believe you don't have ice cream here." She laughed and stood up from the bed.
"You know your really not like the other noble girls." Lilean said folding my night clothes. "That's because i'm not noble." "Oh yes you are dear. You have the noble glow. Its practically radiating off of you."
"Well remember this is all new to me." "Yes. Indeed. But people change when they are here. I have seen it for myself with Silvia." "Who was Silvia?" "a very long time ago.... A lovely maiden was brought back from the human world. Nobody knows why but Raiden brought her here and she lit up the kingdom. Everyone was joyous around her and she had your spirit...along with other things. But the point is that she changed. And then after a while she became dark and betrayed Prince Raiden. She most literally stabbed him in the back because she was working for another to get information. And then she was murdered by the Weaverax queen. I'm just saying I don't want that to be you." I nodded.
"Well i'll reassure you and say i'm not some spy." She giggled and left my room where Raiden was waiting a few minutes later. I took his arm and we went to our breakfast table. We were halfway through our meal and conversation when i said. "Where there any other people ever brought from earth?" "No. none that I can remember." He straight up lied about Silvia. He is either too scarred to bring her up or there is more to the story.
My lessons with Faleon were shifted to later in the day and he was waiting for me like usual. We talked about how I could sense Cal and he said my power is developing.
"Faleon. Can you tell me about Silvia?" His eyes darkened and mouth tugged to a frown. "She...is a sore topic in this kingdom." "I know about her betrayal-" "It wasn't just a betrayal Mer. She tore Raiden apart from the inside. He was deeply in love with her when she.... Left. And It took centuries for Raiden to heal."
"How long ago was this?" "About 100 years ago." My jaw dropped i remembered how time is different here.
He opened another book and changed the subject. "But why would Raiden lie to me about her?" "There are many reasons." he scanned me up and down. "Which is not my place to say or explain." "Did you ever find out why she did it?"
"She was spying....for Leomus. That was the current king of night court at the time." That's another reason why he despises it. "Thanks for telling me." "Of course. I will assist you as I have assisted your mother."
"Wait my mother was here?" "Yes she isn't exactly from earth." "What house was she in." "That is for you to find out." I left the library with that and Raiden wrote a note that said he is in a meeting. I decided to take the next few hours to walk outside.
My lavender dress skidded across the marble making a pretty loud noise but the noise stopped when i got outside. The dress is clearly more of a ball dress than outdoors but I wasn't about to make Lilean change me again. I went to the lake, Whillo lake, and dipped my hand in the gleaming water. I bent down but as I did the hair pin fell out and into the water making a glowing blue splash.
"Hmm Whillo lake is quite the spectacle." A voice said behind me and I quickly turned around to face Nixon. He scanned me up and down and smiled. Well he sure cleaned you up well i'll give him that much."
"What are you doing here? I thought other courts couldn't trespass other boundaries." "your learning. Very good. I have come to give you news about your brother." I stood up and my eyes widened.
"What about him? Do you know who took him." "Yes. My court has him and he is safe and comfortable." My fists clenched. "I want to see him. I want to get him back." "He will not be safe in this realm. By order of the king he is to stay in ours."
"For what to break the stupid curse? I want him back." "The curse is the exact reason why he cannot come here. They will track him and snatch him back. They all have his scent now." "Then...then i wont let them." he shook his head and grinned. "A-And i will fight you to get him back."
"Yes Mercury. Sure." Then i charged at him and he flipped me over onto my back so he was pinning me to the ground. His knees dug into my thighs so I couldn't move. Then he looked down at the marks on my lower neck which were not hidden anymore and I saw his hands clench. He immediately got off of me and stood up.
"Your mother was taken by Luena. Luena will try to make a deal with you. And i came here to tell you not to take it. It will doom us all." And then he was gone. I practically ran to the castle and asked Liliean where Raiden's chambers are. I went up the stairs and first was in his office room.
Which was trashed to the last inch.
Papers were thrown all around it and the desk was flipped over. And then I noticed the claw marks on the wallpaper. I stormed into his bedroom but it was empty. It wasn't trashed like the office but there was something even more devastating. I looked across the room at a picture frame and picked it up in my hands. The girl was young with a fancy hat and beautiful gown.
Accept it was her face.
My face.
This was a picture of me. The picture was black and white but i could almost see the brown on my eyes through the picture. And the curled hair over her shoulders. My hair.
Then i looked a the date 1910.
Over 100 years ago.