The Royal Quest of Floravera

🔜 Chapter Twenty Eight 🔚

By Arabella:
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"Always believe in yourself" - Rocklynn Valente

I yawn as I flutter my eyes open. I stare out of my window in my bedroom. It's a beautiful day outside, I can't wait to get today started. What were my plans? I can't remember.

I stop thinking as an arm hugs my waist tighter. Liam? When did he get here? I look around my room. When did I get here? What the heck happened?

I swallow. I don't even know what day it is. As if sensing my panic. Liam raises up. "You're awake!" He says happily, and sighs with relief.

"Um yeah." I say

"Do you remember anything?" He asks.

"No?" I fiddle with my fingers. "I know who you are and that we're-" I remember something, like a flashback. "We're supposed to get married."

He nods "yes we are. In 6 days actually. It is December 9th." I nod in return "what else do you remember?"

I look at my bandaged shoulder. "My mom is dead. I- I have 2 brothers."

"2?" Liam looks confused.

"Preston and Ashton. The ones we fought." He raises an eyebrow.

"There was actually 2 of them? One wasn't an illusion?" He questions

"No it was 2 both are my twin brothers."

He nods then gets up from the bed. "Where are you going?"

"I told everyone that Preston was Croak and he was dead. I never knew the second one existed."

"Preston isn't dead. He ran away. Ashton was the one... i killed." I say

"Listen, you killed him for a good reason. Don't beat yourself up for it. Just rest, and I'll be back in a bit." He says

"No I wanna go." Before her can protest I'm already up out of bed with him.

He shakes his head "fine."

We both walk out of the room, and he helps me down so many freaking stairs. We then walk into the meeting room. Where Vincent, and Arnold are. "You're okay!" Arnold runs up to me. "Don't even scare me like that again!" He demands me. I nod in fear

Arnold looks bewildered. "Did she just agree with me?" He asks Vincent and Liam.

Liam nods. "Her memory isn't fully back. Doctor said she had blows to the head, back and front. Bruises all over and then the giant stab on her shoulder. Doctor said she lost too much blood, and something about brain function. It will take a few days if not weeks for her memory to come back" he says in what seems like one breath.

Vincent sighs. "Poor things. Are you guys postponing the wedding?" Liam shrugs.

"We don't know, but Ari has some news. Preston isn't dead. Turns out he's a twin. Ari has 2 brothers. Ashton and Preston. She killed Ashton. Preston escaped, we need to find him." Liam says

"If we capture him alive then he can be tortured at the same time as George." Arnold states. Who knew he actually had a backbone

"I like that plan." Vincent says. "Let's get all dragons to the skies"

I gasp. Liam instantly turns to me, and squeezes my hand. He hasn't let go of my hand since we left my room. "What? Are you hurting?"

"No I just remembered what happened at the river. Preston was the one who hit me in the head. I was trying to drown Ashton but he hit me with a rock then kicking my face into the water" I say, recalling everything. "Ashton was fishing with a bucket. I thought he was weird"

Liam bites his cheek. As if trying to calm himself down. "A bunch of my bruises came from the rocks on the ground and in the water. I still remember my soggy socks." I look down at my feet. I'm wearing cozy socks, that's it. Then I have in this silk robe.

"I want Preston found now." He says. Vincent and Arnold immediately leave so they can go find him. "Alive. Don't forget."

He turns back to me, trying to see if I remember anything more. I shrug and play with my fingers. He cups my face, finally letting go of my hand. "It's okay. You'll remember everything eventually." He then kissed my forehead.