A Eternal Love

chapter 15

Rebecca: What?

Mia: Mr. Mikelson.

Rebecca: How do you even know that?

I told her everything.

Rebecca: I told you to stay away from him.

Mia: I know, okay? It’s not like I went to him and asked for all this.

Rebecca: We need to do something.

Mia: Calm down.

She looked terrified, her face pale.

Rebecca: You don’t understand, Mia. He’ll hurt you.

Mia: Hurt me? Why?

Rebecca: He’s here to see how much you know. And if you know anything…

Mia: Then what?

Rebecca: He’ll kill you.

Mia: Why?

Rebecca: I can’t tell you.

Mia: So someone is here to kill me, and you can’t even tell me why?

Rebecca: I can only say this—he’s here because of what happened with Kia. If I tell you more, your life will be in even greater danger.

Mia: Fine.

Rebecca: We need to do something.

Mia: What?

…

She said she’d discuss it with Kevan. That meant he would know everything about me, but I couldn’t allow that. He’s here to kill me, and I was daydreaming about him. Stupid hormones.

That evening, Mom invited Kevan and Ben for my birthday dinner.

Kevan: Happy birthday, Mia.

Mia: Thank you.

He handed me a gift.

Ben: Happy birthday, Mia.

Mia: Thanks.

Mom called from the kitchen. “Dinner will be ready in a few minutes.”

Mia: Where’s Jeremy?

Mom: With your dad.

Ben: Can we go upstairs to talk?

Rebecca: Of course. Let’s go to Mia’s room.

He knows.

We reached my room.

Ben: Where are they?

I showed him the flowers.

Ben: These belong to him.

Mia: How do you know?

Ben: Because in the whole kingdom, his garden is the only place where these magical flowers grow.

Mia: Magical?

Ben: I mean…that’s just their name, because—

Mia: Stop. I know you won’t tell me.

Ben: Mia—

Mia: Then why are they called magical?

Kevan: Because they never wilt. They hold power nobody understands. And…they’re a promise.