Sweet Aphrodite’s POV
　　Coldness penetrated my whole body. They are staring at me intently. The five witches that the twin are with looks like they are in high ranks.
　　Lennox helped me stood then he hugged me from behind. “I haven’t asked you yet, my Sweet. What do they need from you? Why did they lock you up? Is it one of their stunts again to torture me?” He said with stern voice.

　　I feel like the color on my face drained out. Daniella smirked that made my heart pounded in fear.
　　“She is for us, Dark. She’s one of us.”
　　I heard Lennox chuckled lifelessly. I hold on his arm around me.
　　“Really? I watched her grow from afar. And as far as I know, she is pure human. I know her more than anyone. So what stupidity are you talking about?” He sarcastically said.
　　Daniella stepped forward with a smirk. I felt nervous that she’ll spill it any second from now.
　　I looked up to him. “Lennox---“

　　“I am sure that you have seen the seal on her, Dark. Familiar of it?” She cut me off with arrogance. “That is Aster’s emblem. Aster’s soul is inside her. Few days from now, she will be her.”
　　My world stops spinning. A sob escaped from my mouth when Lennox’s hug on me loosened. I looked at him and I felt fear when I realized that his face is void of any emotion.
　　He is just frozen on his spot. Is he that surprise? What is he thinking now? He hates me now.
　　Tear fell from my eyes. Daniella pulled me away from him and I am too weak to struggle. I kept on looking at Lennox but he just stared at nowhere like he’s lost in his thoughts. He didn’t look at me.

　　“Lennox, come on. Don’t listen to them. We can do something about this…” I whispered.
　　My voice is already weak because of the overwhelming emotions. I am so scared right now. My heart is turning into pieces on his cold reaction.
　　“Stop them!” I pleaded.
　　The way they pulled me became aggressive. I tried putting so much weight on my feet so they will fail to get me or at least until Lennox will come back to his senses and get me. But it is not enough when a lot of them are pulling me.
　　I cried helplessly when I caught him staring at us, doing nothing even I am already struggling. My heart broke. I get it that he loathes Aster so much because she’s the reason why his life is miserable and she also killed his first love. But is his love for me not enough for him to act like this now?
　　“Lennox…” I called him once again.
　　I shrieked when he was suddenly threw away from us after a witch attacked him.
　　“Let me go! Stop hurting him!” I cried.
　　“Shut up, Aster. Let’s get out of here.” One of them said.
　　I tried struggling while I am glancing at Lennox. He’s far from us and he’s not moving. My heart hurt thinking he’s in pain or worst… I aggressively shook my head. He’s strong. That would never happen.
　　I threw a sharp glance on them as they dragged me.
　　“I am not Aster and she’ll never live again!” I shouted.
　　They didn’t care and we just mixed in the air. I fell on the ground as soon as we appeared on their village after my knees wobbled. Daniella’s grip is now gone. My heart is clenching and the pain is excruciating. I feel like I am dying because of the pain in my heart.
　　“Saw that, Sweet? He didn’t love you enough. He didn’t fight for you. His anger for my Aunt is deeper than his love for you. He is a coward jerk!” She said that hurt me more.
　　It is painful because that is true. He remained on his spot and he just let the witches get me like I am not important to him.
　　“You thought he would---“
　　“Shut up!” I angrily shouted to her. I don’t want to hear it. I don’t need to hear it because I saw and felt it. And it is too painful.
　　“Why? Does it hurt to finally know that he doesn’t really love you---“
　　“I said, fuckin’ shut up!”
　　Her eyes widened and she’s suddenly thrown away from me. The wall that she hit on was destroyed in a snap.
　　Everyone became alert then they eyed me. Some are afraid and some are angry to me. I glared at them.
　　“Why did you hurt—“
　　“You shut up!” I pointed the man who looks like the leader of the village but I don’t care anymore. “I don’t want to hear any words from any of you!” I shouted. My heart is pounding so hard and I am sweating cold.
　　“Don’t use that tone to me, lady,” he sternly said.
　　The witches scattered and gave way when a witch came. Her hair is gray and eyes are violet. She has a powerful aura. Everyone bowed a bit but I didn’t. I feel like I want to step backward but I stopped myself. I am not one of them and I’ll never respect anyone of them.
　　I glanced at the man. “I don’t care and you don’t have a say on whatever tone I will use. It is mine to decide. Just get me out of here and bring me back to Lennox!” I shouted desperately.
　　I feel so lonely even I am surrounded with a lot of people. I am inside a place where I know no one. It hurts in my chest knowing the fact that the only man I love let me go. The man who I could give anything to, the man that I will fight for, and the man I have ever only love. I expected that he will do the same because I believed him once again but see where it brought me? He let them get me from him.
　　I used to having no one because I grew up alone. But it changed when I met him and I heard his promises. I hoped highly. Now that he let me go, what would I do? Can I even go back to the old me who was independent? Why he just let this to happen?
　　But what do I expect when even my own parents left me when I was a baby? My own parents who should be responsible to take care of me. But they are the people who left me in front of the orphanage and let me soaked under the rain.
　　I feel like I don’t deserve to be loved. And it is my fault that I am hurt once again because I strongly believed that he really loves me so much, that he would never leave me, and he would fight for me even against the death.
　　I am alive not to experience good things but to be beneficial to someone. Now, Aster needs me in order to live again. Is this my only mission in this world? Is this the reason why I got reincarnated? To help the woman who killed me from the past?
　　“Oh, dear Sweet. You want to go back to the man who can’t love you? Poor woman,” the woman said.
　　I am alone. I am just alone with myself. But damn it. Even I, doesn’t love Sweet Aphrodite Villegaz. I am lost. I lost everything.
　　“Get her. What she did to Daniella is just a proof that Aster is really inside her. We just need to wait for the eclipse then she’ll be back.”
　　Someone pulled me to stand then they dragged me to somewhere. I can’t even think of escaping because I have no one to go home to. We stopped in front of the slanted wooden cross. They tied me there. Behind me is the forest. I can hear the chirps of the birds. It seems peaceful here but remembering what kind of witches are living here, I am sure it isn't.
　　In front of me are the witches and the twin. I feel like they are a cult and I am the sacrificial lamb.
　　“You need to stay here until the moment. The eclipse will come soon and Aster will be resurrected.”
　　I bent down my head so I won't see them. Who would want to see the creatures who are destroying my lonely life? I loathe them.
　　They are worst and selfish.
　　Daniella is the one who is bringing food to me from time to time. She fed me and I tried eating but I don’t have an appetite.
　　Deep inside me, I am waiting for him. I am waiting that he’ll come to save me. But how could he do that when the woman he loathes is inside me and she would have a chance to live again through me. Maybe if he’ll get me here, it is not because he would save me but it is for him to kill me.
　　I stopped my tears from falling. I shouldn’t cry because no one would wipe it away. Not even myself because I am tied up. I will look pitiful and stupid when I will cry in this helpless state.
　　I closed my eyes tightly and remembered the times when everything is still normal. But I don’t regret meeting Lennox. I don’t regret loving him and giving my all. Loving him hurts but it is still the best thing that happened to me.
　　Maybe even he would kill me, I will not be mad. I must be crazy. This could be the consequence of the fact that I have never felt love before him. Now that I experienced it from him, I can be a masochist and martyr.
　　“Sweet…”
　　I opened my eyes and scanned my surrounding. Only the moonlight is illuminating the darkness.
　　“Over here,” I heard the whisper again.
　　I looked for that familiar voice. When I tried hard to look behind me, my eyes widened when I saw the person hiding behind the huge tree.
　　He smiled to me and waved his hand.
　　“Rage,” I whispered.
　　His blue eyes seem sparkling in the middle of darkness. I feel like crying in joy.
　　I love him but it is more on bestfriend type of love. I only love one man in a romantic and passionate way.
　　He looked around before he slowly walked towards me. When he’s near me, he was stopped by an invisible barrier.
　　My shoulder fell, losing my hope. He shook his head to me then smile and just like that, I feel lighter. How can he be this uplifting and innocent?
　　My lips parted when he was able to go through the barrier after he stepped forward.
　　With wide eyes, I asked him, “How did you do that?”
　　He shrugged his shoulder arrogantly. I suppressed my chuckle but a tear escaped from my eye.
　　When he’s not here to save me, his other half came.
　　“Hi!” he greeted when he’s already in front of me.
　　He cupped my face and examined me before he kissed me on my forehead. I sighed.
　　“You okay?” he asked gently.
　　I stared at him intently and I realized that he looks like the angelic version of Lennox. Their eye colors are the only different. They look the same but I failed to notice it because when I see Rage, I focus on the vibe he is emitting.
　　“Yes since you came,” I uttered and chuckled. My brows furrowed when I remembered something. “How did you go here?”
　　He smiled. “Nevermind that. What important is, I am here,” he said then he started removing the ropes that tied me up. “Right?” he asked then glanced at me.
　　I smiled and nodded. It took him a bit longer on removing the rope in my right wrist.
　　“This is kinda irritating,” he said then chuckled.
　　“Irritated but you look happy. Do you even know how to be mad?” I uttered.
　　He shook his head, smile never left his lips. “I don’t know. All I know is everything has a reason and we may not understand it because it doesn’t favor us but it has a reason.”
　　“So you are really the good side, huh?” I teased. The rope loosened. I almost forgot that we are in danger because Rage’s presence is just so easing.
　　“Maybe? But I doubt that my other half is pure evil,” he gently uttered then smiled bigger. “Done!”
　　I massaged my wrists and they are already swollen. He grabbed it then blew on it like it would help. I chuckled.
　　“We need to go, Sweet,” he said while smiling. I nodded and let him drag me.
　　Before we can even leave, something almost hit me but Rage covered me. We fell on the ground when I failed to hold his weight.
　　“Ah, it hurts,” he whispered then he touched his shoulder that is already wounded. I reached for it and put a pressure on it.
　　“Did you really think that you could escape?”