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Chapter 15: Broken Curse

Chapter 15: Broken Curse

As the light slowly faded everyone bowed down on their knee's. You could see the tears of joy, relief, and sorrow in everyone's eyes. For from the shadows had come Queen Faya the Queen of the Fae's, my mother. Her eyes circled the room until they landed on our wings.

"Arlia you look no different from the last time I saw you," she smiled.

"Neither do you mother," I smiled.

"Well that's what happens when you have someone place a curse on you. I do hope Sir Cy is still alive though," she said sadly.

"So he didn't actually kill you then?" I asked slightly confused.

"No it was something we had planned for a long time. Of course it could have been centuries until I was freed. The only thing that could break the curse and free me from the necklace was the Fae heirs being revealed," she said embracing me.

"I don't understand how are Argon and I your siblings Arlia?" Sylver asked confused.

"That's because a Fae royal can only have twins or triplets if one of them has a different father. Faltaya knew the prophecy, and he orchestrated it so that the day he killed the royals the prophecy would be set in motion. He had believed that I hated your father, so one night he spiked your fathers drink and copied his form coming to me. I knew instantly he wasn't my husband and tried to fight, but I was too weak to fight him off. Arlia is the one who resulted in that night, and my prophecies began," she said calmly.

After she finished speaking all those who were bowing rised and surrounded us. Everyone was trying to meet the queen they had believed to be dead for so many years. Well she was surrounded I walked off to the balcony thinking no one would follow me since they would be with my mother. I knew with her free the war would start soon, and I'm afraid. Afraid that Ray will still accidentally kill my soul mate, and that I will destroy the world. If that happens I wish someone would just kill me to save the world I don't want to go off the deep end, but I'm like my mother I see things that I only have one chance to prevent. She lost hers and I will lose mine if I can't figure out what to do.

"Why are you crying Lia shouldn't you be happy?" a comforting voice said from behind me.

"I wish I could be happy Zur, I wish I could," I said trying to hide my tears from him.

"Does this have to do with your dream a few weeks ago Lia?" he asked shocking me.

"I don't know what your talking about," I said my voice muffled in my arms since I had my face buried in them.

"Don't insult me Lia," he said lifting my face up and forcing me to look him in the eyes. "I've known you for a long time, and I know that the lightning and thunder was your powers Lia. Let me help you Lia please."

"I can't Azure. No one can help me if that dream comes true I'll destroy the world. All because Ray accidentally kills someone whose face I couldn't see," I said angrily as I glared up at him.

I expected him to yell at me, or try to kiss me again after I said that. Instead he pulled me into his arms and let me bury my face into his chest. I felt calm as he ran his fingers through my hair soothingly. What came over me next I don't know I never initiated it before, and it shocked me. I tilted my head up towards Azure and brought my lips to his. Zur was shocked his eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets before it truly sunk in. The next thing I knew I was pinned against the wall with my legs wrapped around his hips as the kiss deepened. Some part of me was screaming this was wrong that I only kissed him because I was upset, but another larger part of me told me that I was suppose to do this. Our tongues battled for dominance as we kissed neither of us getting the upper hand, our breath grew ragged making me pull away for air. Zur's lips continued though leaving a trail down my neck before he started to suck at the spot were my shoulder and neck joined leaving a mark on me.

"Don't say anything Lia," Zur said when I opened my mouth to speak. "I know that, that kiss meant nothing to you, that you only kissed me to try and forget your dream. Just don't make me hear you say it my heart can't take anymore rejection from you. I know that nothing can be said that will make you love me. I'm sorry that you can't return my feelings, but soon my uncle will find a bride for me who can hopefully make me forget you," Zur said before walking away making the tears flow freely once again.

"Arlia he seems to be a nice young man why won't you give him a chance," my mother asked creeping up from behind me.

"I lost my chance with him, that kiss wasn't for the reason he thought it was. I kissed him in order to say goodbye," I said realizing as I said it that it was true. I had been saying goodbye to Azure because I didn't believe I was good enough for him after breaking his heart.

"Do you truly want to say goodbye though. Your betrothal has become null and void, that is unless both the betrothed and a parent decide that they don't want the betrothal cancelled. He has a month waiting period before he can get betrothed again. Think about if you truly want to let him go because on your birthday in a week I will announce your betrothal Arlia, so choose him or one of the candidates I lined up for you," my mother said before walking off.

The curse has been broken on my mother, but it seems one has been placed on my heart. I'm the oldest triplet meaning the Fae throne will be mine unless if I marry Zur then one of my siblings will take the throne. Do I truly love Zur, or is it just I don't want to give up on the past. Then there is the fact that he could be my soul mate since that dream means I've already met him. What should I do?