Castles in the Mirror Book 1 Twin Sister Series

Six: Separation

When Naly woke up she found herself in the same cave as before, but this time Ana was beside her lying on the ground, she sat up noticing that they both were in the same dresses they had first been in. As she was about to stand she felt a piercing pain burst through her hip, the man had kicked her there and it hurt severely.

At her gasp of pain Ana’s eyes opened and Naly met her blue irises, “Are you okay?” Ana asked as she touch Naly’s hip once more.

“Yes I’m pretty sure it’s just bruised,” Naly comforted, but as the words escaped her mouth Ana’s eyes filled with tears and she sobbed as they fell.

“I was trying to be brave, but seeing you hurt was really hard, I can’t believe that creep would think that we would just comply with him and the way he said he liked me is enough to make me want to throw up and be sick for a year,” Naly smiled at the end of her twin’s outburst, but it soon disappeared when she remembered the way the man had looked at her sister.

“Didn’t he say his name?” Naly asked as Ana wiped her eyes.

“Yes he said, ‘You know Sweetheart, you won’t get away, Neil Chase doesn’t stop till he’s satisfied, and I’m not satisfied,’ seriously the man is a snake,” Ana shivered as she said the name Sweetheart and when she said the man’s name she scowled.

“Ana at least were safe, unless he is somehow related to us, apparently only those who have our blood can come in here, but Mother and Father didn’t have any siblings, and their parents are dead,” Naly said as Ana helped her stand.

“Yeah I know but how will we be able return to the cabin? Maybe that’s why he wants me, is for my blood,” Ana said her face contorting to worry.

“Ana calm down lets just keep our heads on straight ok?” Naly said as she leaned against the wall, “Maybe all this isn’t as bad as it seems,” but Naly knew she lying to herself and her sister, the way Neil had looked was enough to know that his intention could not be good.

“Come on lets get out of this cave I feel so claustrophobic,” Ana said as she wrapped her arm around Naly’s waist and walked toward the entrance of the cave.

“Be careful Ana remember what happened last time,” Naly said as she leaned on her sister for support.

“Ok,” was all that Ana gave her as she peered outside, “No one is there,” Ana said as she was about to make her way out but Naly stopped her.

“Ana wait just a minute longer, we don’t want any surprises,” Ana nodded her head and she looked out again, but all that moved were some squirrels running up and down the trees.

“Ok lets move,” Ana said as they walked on to the slippery path, when the grass met their slippers, Ana sighed, Naly smiled at her, Ana didn’t like heights as a rule, but Naly loved the feeling of flying.

“Naly sit down, I’ll look around, to see if any one is here,” Ana said, she helped her sister to the ground.

“Be careful Ana we don’t know these woods or those men,” Naly warned her twin Ana nodded again and made her way to the nearest part of the woods.

Just as her twin was out of sight Naly heard a snap in the opposite direction, she whipped her head realizing how vulnerable she was, with her hurt leg and in the middle of a clearing nowhere to hide. There stood a blonde man in white, his gold attachments shimmered as before and his blonde hair waving in the wind.

She tried to stand but the pain was too much and she winced, “Don’t come any closer,” she said as the man watched her wince and start walking toward her, he stopped.

“Are you hurt?” he asked, and she studied him further, he almost seemed worried, but why?

“I will be the on asking question now,” Naly finally made it to her feet with much effort and looked straight into the man’s blue gaze, “Who are you?”