"Liana, Liana wake up " a voice whispered in her ear.
Still frightened from the accident Liana slowly opened her eyes. A warm hand held her head up while she tried to focus her vision.
"Joy and the driver they are..." she said.
"They are okay don't worry "
She moved her gaze up to face the person holding her, "Xavier is that you, are you back . I tried but I kept failing" she broke out in tears.
He held her close, "Don't cry Liana am here now " he said.
Liana grabbed onto him, "Hold me please " she cried.
His warm embrace surrounded her calming her down.
...
"How can she keep getting into accidents like this, is her luck this bad " Lucian cried holding his sister's hand.
"Her injuries are not serious so she will wake up soon," the doctor said.
"How are the other two doing?" he asked.
"Doing okay, the young lady is awake now " the doctor said.
Lucian nodded and sat next to her. She was murmuring Xavier's name.
Lucian bought Joy into her room after waking up.
"We just left this place and now we are back. What is happening to us " Joy watched over Liana.
"I have to leave cause Mom and Dad called me back home. I will return soon so please take care of her " he said.
Joy stayed and watched Liana. When she woke up Liana kept calling Xavier's name.
"He's not here, it was just a dream ' she told her.
Liana was heartbroken that it was a dream.
She told the doctor to let her go since being in the hospital is depressing.
" But you not well yet " Joy and Lucian begged her but Liana refused.
They got home and she locked herself inside her room.
Lucian and Joy handled the work from the company while taking care of her.
Gerald after a few days came to visit. Liana let him in, "Did you find him?" she asked the moment the door was closed.
"No, I checked everywhere I expected him to be but failed so it means he where I first suspected," he said.
"I had a dream about him when the car crashed, he came to me saying he was back," she said.
"Am sorry Liana but we can only wait for now "
Liana covered her face with her hands, "We had just started our relationship and didn't even have a proper date with him. Am I unlucky when it comes to such relationships " she cried.
"You should not blame yourself, it's all fate " Gerald said.
Gerald walked closer to her, "Am going to tell you a story about Xavier's past and why you connection to him " he said.
Liana looked up with tears still flowing down her face.
.....
Xavier is the son of the underworld making him a prince and like his father his appearance was unmatched. Both father and son were the most good-looking in the underworld.
His father wanted to conquer a rich land but a female general was in his way. Sending his son the leader of the army to put an end to her, Xavier set off.
But after they met face to face their fate was sealed, Xavier fell for the female general and disobeyed his father's command.
The general was a beautiful woman, with black eyes that could see through one's soul with hair white like snow making her lips look bloody red. Her skin was pale and clear like pearls.
Everyone was mesmerized especially, Xavier. And compared to his father Xavier was heavenly handsome.
They feel for each other and abandoned their duties. Runaway into hiding.
His father was angry and hunted them down.
Tired of running, the female general went to his father and begged for their lives, he accepted but put a condition.
Only of them could live, she agreed and gave up her life so Xavier could leave.
Disappointed that she agreed so easily he also made a deal with his son who did the same.
A Lot of people had died during their pursuit so her people wanted her head too for abandoning them for the devil's son.
Liana gazed at Gerald, "So what did they do?" she asked.
"Before Xavier could give his life the general offered her life to the king so the man she loved could live.
When he found out, Xavier rushed to where they were but was too late "
"So she killed herself, " Liana asked.
"She knew Xavier would live in guilt for her death and those who had died because of them so she choose another way," he said.
She told the king to give his son another chance at live and also cleanse his hands of the bloodshed of all the people who died.
Xavier watched as her beautiful long white hair turn to red and her body start to decay.
Xavier heard his father say that all the blood of the innocent who died stained her hair and their decaying bodies made hers decay too.
Xavier collapsed soon after.
His father honoring their agreement gave Xavier another chance and banished him from the underworld. His memories of ever loving her disappeared and were only replaced with her being their enemy. He thought the reason why his father sent him away was that he failed his order of killing her.
" His father was so fearless to his son " Liana cried.
"He's the king of the underworld what do you expect " Gerald chuckled.
"So what does that have to do with me?" she asked.