Sweet Aphrodite’s POV
I just stared on the wall, lost in my thoughts. I am on the corner of the room, hugging my knees in front of my chest. I still want to cry but my tears have stopped. I just miss him so much. I keep on thinking if how is he now and the thought of him miserable and alone breaks my heart.
I licked my dried lips and I felt in my tongue the rough surface. I am already dehydrated.
They didn’t release me. Two days have passed since we arrived here and I was locked up here alone. My system and whole being is already craving for his presence.
I looked up when Daniella appeared in front of me out of nowhere. Like what she usually do for the past few hours, she brought me a tray of food. She glanced on the untouched food on the bedside table then she sighed. I haven’t eaten since I arrived here. I can’t feel any hunger. I am just drinking a bit of water from time to time to survive.
All I want is to see him then I will hug him so tight.
I just eyed Daniella coldly. She loves her Aunt so much but it doesn’t justify what she is doing. She should not lock me here. I have my own life, mind, and heart. Aster doesn’t own my body. I don’t care about her soul inside me. This is mine. This body is mine. They are the one who told me the fact that I am the reincarnation of Dark’s first love. And Aster inside me is just a mess. She is just destroying the life that I have.
“Auntie…”
I threw dagger stares on her. She put the tray on the table before she advanced towards me. Kneeling in front of me, she tried to touch my cheeks that I immediately avoided by looking away.
“Eat now. You are still a human. Food is essential for creatures like you,” she calmly said.
I glared at her. “It came from your mouth. I am a human so I am not your Aunt. Let me go, now!” I said with so much frustration.
I thought my tears are already gone but I felt something fell from my eyes. I stared at her to make her realize that she is hurting me. That she is the cause of this misery of mine.
Her eyes turned gloomy then she stared at me sadly. Shaking her head, she said, “You’re my Aunt. She is sleeping inside you and time will come, she is going to take over your body.” She tried wiping away my tears but I tapped her hand away.
I don’t want to feel mad but I can’t help it. The anger for them is growing inside me. I tried understanding her but she is really an unreasonable bitch.
“You and your whole race, the witches, are bunch of selfish creatures. This is my body so I am the one who would decide about everything that would concern it. And I swear, Daniella. I swear, I will not let her use this. Over my dead body. I would rather kill myself so she will not be able to live here!”
She stood with disappointment on her face. Before she vanished, she shook her head to me. When she is already gone, I shook my head then leaned my back on the cold wall. I wiped away my tears on my cheeks.
Love is either wonderful or wrecking. It could do a lot of things, it could be good or bad. Like Daniella’s love for her Aunt. She is obsessed with the thought that Aster would live again through me. She is selfishly locking me up here for that. Then Aster’s love for Dark caused her to kill the past Sweet Aphrodite.
Love is really something. Either it would lead to creation, or to a tragic destruction.
I fell asleep out of tiredness. I am exhausted emotionally, physically, and mentally. And only Lennox could mend all of this. I wish I could see him as soon as possible.
“I miss you…”
I opened my eyes and darkness welcomed me. I realized that I am still at the corner of the room. I looked around to look for the owner of that familiar voice.
“Lennox?” My voice shook a bit in excitement.
I tried opening my eyes widely, trying to see. But the darkness is too much that I couldn’t see anything. There is no difference in opening or closing my eyes.
The surrounding is so cold that I could feel my bones shaking. The end of my hair raised in chilling.
“Lennox, where are you?” I whispered.
I stood but I can’t make a step. I am afraid what is on the darkness. I am afraid what would happen to me without seeing anything.
“Come back to me, baby. Please…”
The sadness on his voice made me cry. He sounds miserable like what I am exactly feeling.
“Get me out of here, please…” I cried. “I miss you, Lennox. I want to see you, baby. Get me out of here!”
“Sweet…” he said.
I feel like he is in front of me. Without thinking, I stepped to reach for him but in a snap, I fell on nothingness. I cried and shouted his name, begging for his help.
“Lennox!”
I woke up, sweating all over my body. I looked around and I am still on the corner. It is not dark here anymore. The temperature is already normal but Lennox isn’t here.
I started crying in frustration. I hugged my knees and bent my head down. Something feels missing in me.
“Lennox, please… Get me out of here…” I sobbed.
I regretted what happen. I should not let the twin take me from there. I promised that I would never leave him and look what I did. I let the anger and pain take over me that I forgot the good things that he made me experience. I forgot our good days when he treated me like a queen. He loves me so much. He is an imperfect person, trying to love me on the ways that he could do.
Even he hurt me a lot of times, I still want to be with him. I still want to love him as hard as I can. The world failed me, my parents left me, a lot of people ignored me, and Lennox hurt me. And among all of them, only Lennox did love me despite of his wrongdoings. He failed and hurt me in some ways, but he loves me with all his might that no one else did.
It is my fault why I am here and if I could just go back to that time…
It’s really hard if you are angry and in pain. You could do unbelievable things that you may hate when the emotion subsided. I regret going with them.
But it is too late.
I felt the cold wind passed by. I hugged myself while I kept my head bent down. It seems impossible to have wind here because this is a close area, but remembering that I am in another world, I realized nothing is impossible.
“I missed you…”
I stiffened when I felt someone hugging from my side. My eyes widened when a familiar addicting manly scent invaded my nostril. My lips parted.
“Lennox…” I murmured.
His hug tightened then he kissed my neck. Millions of tingling sensation ran all over my body. The familiar warmth enveloped me.
I sobbed hard and I slowly raised my head. I looked beside me and before I can even scan his face, he immediately rested it on the hollow of my neck. He hugged me tightly. With my shaking hands, I touched his body to make sure that I am not dreaming.
“You’re true,” I whispered between my sobs.
I felt him nodded. “I am, my Sweet.”
I hugged him back as tight as I can, afraid that he might be gone. He chuckled in a sexy way then he caressed my back.
“I am so sorry, baby. I am really sorry,” he whispered.
I shook my head and slightly pushed him away so I can bury my face on his chest. He kissed the top of my head.
“Just shut up and let’s get out of here, please…” I pleaded.
We mixed in the air and in a second, I felt like we lost in reality. I just hugged him tightly and after a moment, I felt that he’s already sitting on a sofa and I am on his lap. I didn’t let him go and I cherished his hug, scared that I might be dreaming. If this is not true, I don’t want to wake up anymore.
“Baby, we are here. Stop crying, everything is already fine,” he whispered with utmost sincerity on his voice.
He ran his fingers through my hair then he caressed my back with his other hand and all of that eased my anxiety.
“My Lennox…” I whispered in raspy voice.
“It feels so good to hear you owning me. I love that. I love the fact that you are possessive over me. Please own me, baby,” he whispered huskily.
I looked up to him and I caressed his cheeks. His eyes are soft while staring at me. I missed looking at his gray eyes. They look at me passionately. I traced his proud nose then his sharp jaw. My eyes dropped on his dark red lips.
I raised my body a bit to capture his lips. Like a thirsty man who found an oasis in the middle of a desert, he groaned in satisfaction after our lips met. I sucked then licked his lips hungrily, pouring my feelings for him. I want him to feel that he is the only one I need, I want, and I love. I dominated his mouth and the way he squeezed my waist consecutively is telling me that he likes it.
I pulled away with sleepy eyes. We both gasped for air because of the aggressive kiss we shared. I cupped his face then we stared on each other’s eyes.
“I missed you, Lennox. And I love you so much,” I whispered.
Our heart reacted on his melting stare.
“I love you, too. I swear, I’ll fight for you no matter what. Even it means my death.”