Kiss of Blood - Chapter 18
Hi everyone. I know I promised this chapter for a long time. It's just that I was sick and didn't have the strength to even think. Please comment! I know everyone was eager to read the next chapter.
4 Years Later
-Tristan's POV -
It has been 4 years.
4 years of longing to the woman I love with all of my heart.
Roxie
I can still remember those soft golden brown eyes. The love that they shone for me.
The pain in my heart intensifies.
Now I am on my way back home. I have to forget my feelings for her. By now she is married with Alex. She even may have a child. I must forget her.
Throughout the years I ignored all letters and news from home. I didn't want to hear anything about Alex or Roxie. Especially nothing with them together!
The palace appears and my heart clench together. Today will be painful.
I just know it!
Sephera comes running towards me.
"Tristan! Oh how we missed you!"
I can't help but laugh.
"Hi Sephera. I have missed you too. What news is there?"
My gut got this horrible aching feeling inside me when Sephera's smiled vanished.
"Well, Alex is gone. He just left. A few months after you did."
That's good. Now I don't have to see Roxie.
"But I have good news! Luce and I got married a year ago! So now I am officially your sister-in-law."
"Congratulations! Where is that lucky brother of mine?"
"He's in the throne room, signing some documents."
I smiled and kissed Sephera on the cheek. She smiled, waved and walked off.
I could here someone talking in the throne room and when I opened the door I saw Luce talking to some of the guards.
"Hi little brother."
Luce spun around.
"Tristan! How are you?!"
"Been better."
At the precise moment a young boy around the age of 3 came running in the throne room. He kept on laughing and laughing and screaming.
"You can't catch me."
That was not what surprised me. What shocked me was that this boy was my mirror image. Dark brown hair, adorable chocolate eyes and the cutest dimple when he laughs.
A small girl came running behind him. She had dark brown hair as well with honey colored eyes.
But what shocked me was that both of them had golden circles around their eyes iris.
The girl whined a little.
"Jean! Wait for me! Please?"
"Ah come on Juliet. You are to slow!"
I was mesmerized by this two little adorable children. They are probably Roxie and Alex's children, or maybe Sephera and Luce's?
The small boy (Jean) stopped when he saw me. He just simply stares at me. I can see something flicker behind his eyes.
The small girl (Juliet) stopped as well when she saw her brother looking at me. She looks at me with those beautiful eyes...Roxie's eyes, and smile!
"Hi! My name is Juliet."
I look at her brother. I can see he's not very happy to see his sister act this way.
I crunch down on my knees.
"Hi."
Jeeze! My voice is so hoarse! I have to sound calm and collect.
"My name is Tristan."
That's better.
Juliet smiles only bigger. She points over her shoulder to her brother.
"That boy is my brother, Jean."
I look at the boy and immediately tense.
This small little boy doesn't actually like me very much. I can see the hostile look in his eyes.
I smile at him but he only turns around and leave.
The nerve! This boy has no manners! I sense Juliet still looking at me and look back at her.
She is looking intensely at me.
"Have I met you before?"
"Oh I don't think so honey. I was gone for a long time. Before you were born. I just came back."
She keeps on looking at me and it starts to make me feel uncomfortable.
Luce is the one that safes me.
"Juliet, honey, go and make sure you keep your brother out of trouble."
She smiles at Luce and wave goodbye.
I stand up. Today was very bazaar. I can't make sense of everything.
But it is common for children to look like their aunts or uncles. That is why the boy looked like him.
Luce came to me.
"I guess you have a lot of questions."
I can simply nod.
"Well, let me see. How do I explain everything to you? Hmm...Well let us start with why you le..."
"Luce? Have you seen the kids?"
I froze. I will always remember that voice. It is engraved into my memories.
I turn around and see Roxie, more beautiful than ever coming towards us. She wasn't looking up, still reading a document.
The moment she lifts up her head and our eyes meet, she froze as well. I hear her gasp and pain crosses her face.
"Roxie."
It was a mere whisper but she heard me. She looked weak, as if she was going to pass out any moment.
"Tristan. I-I...I can't."
With that she turned and left the room, running away while sobs shook her whole body.
I try going after her but Luce stops me.
"No. We have to talk first. A lot has happened in this 4 years Tristan. A lot."
I turn towards Luce and grab him by his collar.
"Tell me one thing, is that son of a bitch Alex still here?"
"No."
"Then why is his WIFE and CHILDREN still here?!"
"Tristan. Alex and Roxie never married. She tried taking her life and the council agreed to cancel all arrangements. And the KIDS are not Alex's children."
"Then who's child...."
Suddenly images of that morning, that beautiful morning, comes flashing in front of my eyes. I gasp in shock.
"They're mine."
-Tristan's POV -
It has been 4 years.
4 years of longing to the woman I love with all of my heart.
Roxie
I can still remember those soft golden brown eyes. The love that they shone for me.
The pain in my heart intensifies.
Now I am on my way back home. I have to forget my feelings for her. By now she is married with Alex. She even may have a child. I must forget her.
Throughout the years I ignored all letters and news from home. I didn't want to hear anything about Alex or Roxie. Especially nothing with them together!
The palace appears and my heart clench together. Today will be painful.
I just know it!
Sephera comes running towards me.
"Tristan! Oh how we missed you!"
I can't help but laugh.
"Hi Sephera. I have missed you too. What news is there?"
My gut got this horrible aching feeling inside me when Sephera's smiled vanished.
"Well, Alex is gone. He just left. A few months after you did."
That's good. Now I don't have to see Roxie.
"But I have good news! Luce and I got married a year ago! So now I am officially your sister-in-law."
"Congratulations! Where is that lucky brother of mine?"
"He's in the throne room, signing some documents."
I smiled and kissed Sephera on the cheek. She smiled, waved and walked off.
I could here someone talking in the throne room and when I opened the door I saw Luce talking to some of the guards.
"Hi little brother."
Luce spun around.
"Tristan! How are you?!"
"Been better."
At the precise moment a young boy around the age of 3 came running in the throne room. He kept on laughing and laughing and screaming.
"You can't catch me."
That was not what surprised me. What shocked me was that this boy was my mirror image. Dark brown hair, adorable chocolate eyes and the cutest dimple when he laughs.
A small girl came running behind him. She had dark brown hair as well with honey colored eyes.
But what shocked me was that both of them had golden circles around their eyes iris.
The girl whined a little.
"Jean! Wait for me! Please?"
"Ah come on Juliet. You are to slow!"
I was mesmerized by this two little adorable children. They are probably Roxie and Alex's children, or maybe Sephera and Luce's?
The small boy (Jean) stopped when he saw me. He just simply stares at me. I can see something flicker behind his eyes.
The small girl (Juliet) stopped as well when she saw her brother looking at me. She looks at me with those beautiful eyes...Roxie's eyes, and smile!
"Hi! My name is Juliet."
I look at her brother. I can see he's not very happy to see his sister act this way.
I crunch down on my knees.
"Hi."
Jeeze! My voice is so hoarse! I have to sound calm and collect.
"My name is Tristan."
That's better.
Juliet smiles only bigger. She points over her shoulder to her brother.
"That boy is my brother, Jean."
I look at the boy and immediately tense.
This small little boy doesn't actually like me very much. I can see the hostile look in his eyes.
I smile at him but he only turns around and leave.
The nerve! This boy has no manners! I sense Juliet still looking at me and look back at her.
She is looking intensely at me.
"Have I met you before?"
"Oh I don't think so honey. I was gone for a long time. Before you were born. I just came back."
She keeps on looking at me and it starts to make me feel uncomfortable.
Luce is the one that safes me.
"Juliet, honey, go and make sure you keep your brother out of trouble."
She smiles at Luce and wave goodbye.
I stand up. Today was very bazaar. I can't make sense of everything.
But it is common for children to look like their aunts or uncles. That is why the boy looked like him.
Luce came to me.
"I guess you have a lot of questions."
I can simply nod.
"Well, let me see. How do I explain everything to you? Hmm...Well let us start with why you le..."
"Luce? Have you seen the kids?"
I froze. I will always remember that voice. It is engraved into my memories.
I turn around and see Roxie, more beautiful than ever coming towards us. She wasn't looking up, still reading a document.
The moment she lifts up her head and our eyes meet, she froze as well. I hear her gasp and pain crosses her face.
"Roxie."
It was a mere whisper but she heard me. She looked weak, as if she was going to pass out any moment.
"Tristan. I-I...I can't."
With that she turned and left the room, running away while sobs shook her whole body.
I try going after her but Luce stops me.
"No. We have to talk first. A lot has happened in this 4 years Tristan. A lot."
I turn towards Luce and grab him by his collar.
"Tell me one thing, is that son of a bitch Alex still here?"
"No."
"Then why is his WIFE and CHILDREN still here?!"
"Tristan. Alex and Roxie never married. She tried taking her life and the council agreed to cancel all arrangements. And the KIDS are not Alex's children."
"Then who's child...."
Suddenly images of that morning, that beautiful morning, comes flashing in front of my eyes. I gasp in shock.
"They're mine."
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