"Is Dad back yet ?" she asked but got no reply. Her mother was staring up at the sky in silence.
"The day I had you look just like this, a cold, night but I was so happy cause finally had a daughter. Your father had wanted one too but the moment he held you, his face changed and I knew something was wrong "
Liana listened to her mother speak.
"It was my fault for making you feel like an omen to everyone, I let his decision influence me into turning my daughter into a monster," she said.
Liana moved closer holding her hand, "It's okay, mom . It's all in the past".
Her cold had touched her face, she didn't flinch but smiled.
"You were never a monster, you were special and am sorry I saw that too late " she choked.
"Mom, please it's all in the past ".
"Your heart is so kind and pure to forgive me and your father so easily after all we have done to you. I closed my eyes as he destroyed your brother's life too, now his running like he has no home and his father abandoned him " she cried.
Liana held her tighter, "We let your father control us and hurt you in the process. I know you are someone else's reincarnation but it doesn't change that am still your mother who failed at it. And when she took over my body and showed me how I had destroyed your life, I almost died "
"But you still have a chance to change it, mother. So stop crying and let's go inside now " Liana said.
"You know even after your hair changed or skin... I still wanted to hold you in my arms ...but your father threatened to hurt you if I ever did. So in exchange for your safety I choose to distance myself and play along with him ....And am so so sorry my daughter, it keeps breaking my heart that I did all those things to you " she cried.
Liana held back her tears, memories of her past self being tortured by her parents were rushing in, causing her heart to ache and eyes to sting with tears.
"Mom, please don't cry. I forgot all that the moment you both took care of me that day. And I know now that you loved me back then even though you could not show it " she said.
"I loved you back then and still do even now. I never stopped loving you since the day I held you in my arms...I love you "
"I love you too, mother " she hugged her.
After her mother calmed down, Liana took her up to her room and stayed until she fell asleep.
...
"Please watch mother, when she wakes up give her some more medicine for her fever and some food too," she told the maids before walking off to her father's study.
"Come in ". He looked up while she walked in.
"Father," she said.
He had a smile on his face now.
"The chosen is here," he said.
"I came to talk about mom and Lucian," she said
"I don't think you have any right to talk about them, they are not your family," he said
"She's my mother and he was my brother until you got under his skin and controlled him " barked Liana.
He chuckled, "You confused now, my wife only helped to bring you into the world but was never your mother cause our child died so you could be brought into this world ".
Liana frowned.
"Yes dear fake daughter of mine, to make it possible that you could reincarnate, my daughter had to die so you could replace her inside my wife's womb. So that means neither she nor Lucian are related to you "
"You crazy now, father " Liana breathed.
"You can call me crazy but we both know whose reincarnation you are and why your hair is red or even why you fell for the master's son, " her father said.
Liana felt her body tremble, "what do you mean by master's son ?" she asked.
He laughed getting up, "What do you think I mean Liana...Of Course, I know about Prince Avel and your old original self-love story, I know all about it"
She moved back. "How do you know about that, did Lucian tell you ?"
"No, that fool was still half loyal to you at some point, but he didn't have to tell me cause I know everything "
"How is that possible, your lying trying to get information from me "
"Oh, Trinidad. You are still as foolish as you were back then. Sacrificing your life for a man who kept forgetting you every century. Betraying your kind and mission for him and ending up losing everything but all he lost was his memories and small pain" his cold eyes stared at her "Losing your powers and self in the process but him getting stronger every time ".
"Do you know how much hate and disappointment I felt when I saw you born as my daughter, I could not take it so I made sure to make your life a living hell, but then I forgot that you and he always find each other so he was there to protect you making it hard to hurt you anymore ".
Liana felt confused, "You speak like you were there, who are you ".
His cold eyes held a little sparkle while a smile crept to his lips.
"Am someone who was there from the beginning of your tragic love story, all through those incarnations until the time you were born as my mortal daughter. I didn't want it to happen but Master had plans for you so I could only torture you but never kill you ".
"And who's your master?" she asked
"I just called your boyfriend my master's son. so who do you think is the master I serve?" he asked.