180 It doesn\u2019t hurt to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
180 It doesn\u2019t hurt to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leilani.1\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani, we\u2019re your parents! Why would you even think like that!\u201d She screeched in my face, and for a moment, I went silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t speak. I simply watched her quietly until she began to fidget, and then I drawled;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe because of everything? Maybe because you\u2019ve always shown me that I was not a part of your tiny pretty family\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop!\u201d She growled, as tears poured out of her yes, but just like Chalice\u2019s, it meant nothing to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I snorted. \u201cYou remember my nineteenth birthday party?\u201d I asked slowly, not missing\u00a0<\/p>\n
way her brows furrowed in confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She cast me a glance and shook her head slowly. \u201cYour nineteenth birthday party?\u201d She whispered, \u201c\u2026when did that happen?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words as usual twisted the knife deeper into my heart. I drew in a deep breath, whilst reminding myself that she doesn\u2019t mean shit. That I should be used to things like that\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I wasn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t ignore it anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t ignore how much it hurt anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you remember Chalice\u2019s nineteenth birthday party then?\u201d I muttered under my breath, my heart hardening when her face lit up with barely concealed glee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She nodded. \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was supposed to be my birthday party too.\u201d I hissed coldly, \u201c\u2026and you do not even remember.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeilani-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyways, I am not talking to you about it because I suddenly want to be thrown a party. I am because I can remember what your husband said that day. The day he announced Chalice engagement to the triplets. He said and I quote; \u2018My only daughter\u2026 Chalice.\u201d\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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180 It doesn\u2019t hurt to find out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom gasped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, I used to think he said it because of his unending hatred for me. But now that I think about it, I know better; and I suspect that there\u2019s an iota of truth in it. I also\u00a0<\/p>\n
fear that I am not related in any way to both of you and I need to be sure of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re definitely my daughter.\u201d She rushed out desperately. \u201cI birthed you. I breastfed you. I nurtured you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words disgusted me. Goddess, it did to no end as I couldn\u2019t fathom how she could\u00a0<\/p>\n
all of these and still treat me like I am garbage. say\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shaking my head to rid myself of these thoughts, I asked; \u201cBut I am not Malakai\u2019s daughter. Am I?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She froze. \u201cYou are. You really are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I don\u2019t give a shit about what you have to say anymore. I want your DNA.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mother took a step back, her brows furrowing in confusion\u2026 and is that frustration? She shook her head again and turned away, heaving as if I had managed to steal the breath from her lungs as she hissed; \u201cI won\u2019t give that to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to.\u201d I answered coldly. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to do anything. Don\u2019t worry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And with that, I turned away and left, my heart pounding against my chest as I began to think of other ways I could get my hands on their DNA. I had almost begun to lose hopes of getting it until I remembered someone important. Someone who has been of so much value to me these past few days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agnes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I smiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chalice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had no idea what mom and Leilani were talking about; but all I knew was that I didn\u2019t want to be a part of it. I didn\u2019t want to be here anymore either and at this point, goddess, I simply wanted to die.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been over ten minutes since I pretended to faint and even until now, no one has come to my aid. Not my parents, not my husbands\u2026 and definitely not Gavin who was the source of my discomfort in the first place (2)\u00a0<\/p>\n
My body ached from places it pressed too hard against the floor, and the aching in my\u00a0<\/p>\n
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chest wouldn\u2019t stop even now that I was sprawled on the floor and away from everyone\u2019s scrutiny.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whenever my eyes caught the triplets, I would always remember Zevran\u2019s words; and no matter how much I tried to pretend that I wasn\u2019t hurt by it, I just couldn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gosh, he doesn\u2019t love me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And he manages to prove it at any given moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a presence before me, and peeling my eyes open slowly, my breath hitched when my eyes landed on Kael\u2019s stony face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hissed. \u201cHow long do you intend to lay there?\u201d (2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hades, these past few weeks, I have always noticed how distant he\u2019s been from me. But nothing\u2026 nothing at all prepared me for the coldness which now laced his voice like\u00a0<\/p>\n
venom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKael\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStand up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t stand up this minute, I\u2019ll be forced to help you stand.\u201d He growled, and when I still wouldn\u2019t move, he added; \u201c\u2026and trust me, it\u2019s not in the way you think.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A shudder coursed through my spine at the sound of his voice and I slowly sat up, feeling my tears leak out from the corners of my eyes as I pulled myself up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Zevran approached us. He cast me a disdainful glance\u2014 not like I was surprised- and seethed;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you think she deserves?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She? She?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Does he mean me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Desperation clawed through me as I forced myself to look at his face, and when I was met with a cold disgust, my blood ran cold. I shivered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly what you think.\u201d This time, it was Kael who answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He turned to cast a sideways glance at Zevran who nodded before they both turned to me again, their gazes icy as Zevran drawled;\u201d know we sentenced you to community service, but Chalice, truth be told, that\u2019s not enough especially for all the things you did to your sister.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou deserve worse.\u201d Kael added,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou deserve something along the lines of\u2026 eighty strokes of laced whip. You deserve starvation\u2026 you deserve to be beaten like a criminal. You deserve pain.\u201d 2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their voices were low and icy, sending shivers up my spine. And goddess, I swear I wasn\u2019t faking it this time when tears poured down my face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My limbs trembled too\u2014 mostly because I could hear the seriousness in their voices, and because I knew\u2026 deep down, I knew that they meant each word they said. So I did the only thing I could think of.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emotional blackmail.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I cried; \u201cPlease, I am carrying your child.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zevran\u2019s eyes roved along my body slowly. Intensely. He murmured; \u201cFor a girl who is capable of all the things we\u2019ve learnt about you today, I think you are not fit to be a mother. It\u2019ll actually be nice if you don\u2019t get to give birth to that child\u2026 saves you the stress, and us, the pain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart dropped. Like it literally *tudumed into my stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, I could no longer stop the tears streaming down my face. I couldn\u2019t control the panic\u2026 the frustration\u2026 the despair and desperation turning my blood into ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My body shook violently and my chest ached like there was no tomorrow. I cried; \u201cPlease, there has been a misunderstanding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only misunderstanding I see here is the fact that you lied to us for so long. The fact that you turned an entire pack against an innocent girl\u2026 and do you know what makes that even more twisted?\u201d Kael drawled, and when I wouldn\u2019t respond, Zevran answered in my stead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is your twin. You should feel a bond between her. You of all people should\u2019ve been more compassionate towards her\u2026 but you were the absolute worst.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were pigs too. We were her mates, and we let all of those happen. But not\u00a0<\/p>\n
anymore Chalice\u2026 not anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t even know when my knees crashed to the floor until I felt pain shoot through\u00a0<\/p>\n
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them. Loud sobs tore out from the back of my throat, and I held my stomach, hoping\u2026 desperately hoping that they would stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That they would think about the child\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
That they would pity me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, none of these happened when suddenly, Zevran clapped and Gavin\u00a0<\/p>\n
materialized beside him. He ordered Gavin;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake her. Lock her up\u2026 and this time, make sure that she gets nothing to eat or drink for the next three days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what about the baby?\u201d I sobbed, shaking all over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe baby will survive.\u201d Gavin answered, shocking me, \u201c\u2026and trust me, sister, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if I found out this way that there was no baby in the first place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t hurt to find out. Does it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, it doesn\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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