"No escaping this place, " Falentine whispered in her ear.
"You belong to us now"
Adelina and Tessa, her twin sister, live in the small town of Illysia with her boyfriend Daniel. She was safe and cared for by her overprotective p...
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Adelina had spent the last few hours pacing, wondering what went wrong. Her mind was racing with questions, but no answer could be found.
What had gotten into her?
She couldn't make sense of it, but nothing made sense at the moment. She didn't want to believe anything the men had told her, but what if there was truth to it all?
Would she have been already been dead had they not needed her?
She pulled at her hair, knots getting caught in her fingers. A scream of frustration escaped her lips as she flung herself onto the plush green sofa. She sat there staring out the window behind the sofa and into the dark night. Deciding none of this was going to help, she lifted herself up and went towards the closet. She picked out some comfortable clothes and changed. She had to be careful of the stitches on her arm and hand as she lifted her old shirt off and the new one on.
Adelina headed over and turned the light off, letting the moonlight give a soft hue into the room. She laid herself down with a pleasant sigh escaping her lips.
"Maybe I can figure this all out tomorrow," she said to herself.
She let her eyes close right as she heard a soft knock on the door. She kept her eyes closed tight, choosing to ignore the door and whoever was at it. A few seconds later, the knocks continued until she heard the door open and someone stepped inside.
"Adelina," Asmund said with a gentle tone.
She kept her eyes shut and let her breathing remain steady. She could hear the footsteps get closer and soon she could sense Asmund's body looming over hers.
"I know you're not asleep."
She didn't open her eyes, nor did she move a muscle.
"Come on now, that is enough." His voice was demanding and she knew he wasn't going to go away.
Her eyes popped open and she glared at him.
"Why couldn't you have just left me alone? What do you even want? Can I not sleep in peace now either?" Anger dripped out of her tone.
"Falentine has requested your presence,"
"Are you his messenger now? Is there a reason he can't come and get me himself, or just have left me alone?"
"I don't think you would want him to be the one to get you."
"That might be true, but not sure why you are doing his bidding. Here I thought you were all equals." Adelina laughed.
"I'm just trying to be nice. I could have sent Charles, Samuel or Frederick. None of them would be standing here arguing with you right now, or listening to you. So please just get yourself up and put on shoes. My brother doesn't like to wait, you are aware of this." His patience was wearing thin.
