Sea Shadow (General Kirigan & Nikolai Lantsov)

Chapter 16

Long life to the dead

They arrived on the boat caring and unconscious Mal and Alina. Kaida was in a really bad mood but this improved when she saw Sturmhond walking towards her.

"Are you alright?" he asked calmly but Kaida could feel his worries.

"I'm fine. Thank you," she said, not in the mood.

"Kaida," The Darkling called her. Kaida turned around looking at him angrily.

"What?! What do you want me to do?! To betray my country?! To kill someone for you?! What?! What do you want?!" she asked angrily.

"I thought you would like to see someone," he said in a calm tone.

"Who would I want to see ?" Kaida asked without much interest.

"Kaida," a whisper sounded behind her. Kaida froze in her place and carefully turned around.

Kaida left out a gasp and took her hands to her mouth with her eyes full of tears. She started walking towards him slowly. "Is it really you?" she asked in shock and eyes full of tears.

"Yes," he said. Kaida touched his cheek carefully and a tear ran down his cheek.

"H-h-how?" she asked, still shocked.

"One of The Darkling's healers saved me," he explained.

"Jake," Kaida whispered before hugging him strongly, her eyes full of tears. "You are alive," she said, still unbelievable. "You are alive,"

Jake hugged her strongly and with relife. He was finally with her again.

"I'm so sorry," Kaida said, breaking the hug. "I'm so sorry I left you,"

"You don't have anything to be sorry for. You did what you needed to do to survive and I'm glad that you did it," Jake said comforting her.

"Enough," The Darkling said. "Take him under deck," Ivan took Kaida by the arm and another Grisha took Jake. "And Kaida, if you try something he will pay,"

"Don't tempt me...Kirigan" Kaida said, looking at him angrily. She walked towards the inside of the boat when The Darkling took her by the arm and stopped her.

"For a moment I thought you were going to say my real name," he whispered.

"I don't break my promises, even if they involve you," Kaida said, breaking free from him and without anything else to say she went to the cabin she was sleeping in now, but again, The Darkling stopped her.

"Uhg... What do you want?" Kaida asked, annoyed.

"I didn't want to break my promise," he said, surprising her.

"It wasn't the only thing you broke," Kaida said sadly for a moment letting her barriers fall.

"I broke my rules for you. I let myself fall in love with someone, for you" He said, gritting his teeth.

"I didn't ask you to do that. You decided that for yourself," she said with disappointment and then she left, now The Darkling didn't stop her.

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It was late in the afternoon, Kaida was using her small science and playing with it because she was really bored when someone entered her cabin.

She sat down straight but relaxed when she saw the carasteric red hair of Sturmhond.

"It took you too long. I thought you would have come earlier," she said with a smile.

"The Darkling didn't let me alone the whole afternoon," he complained. Kaida smiled and moved to let Sturmhond sit on the bed. "Why didn't you tell me?"he asked, looking at her for a few seconds.