Chapter 29| So it begins

I drew in a deep breath as I looked at both of them. My brows furrowed, as I continued to process what Karilla just said. They have the element of the Wind and Fire? Wow. No wonder they always had that strong, powerful aura wherever they go. But the question that keeps nagging my mind is that why did they have to keep it a secret to me? This was one thing that I wondered, although a million of questions are racing through my mind right now.

"Are you two like Meredith?" I asked them in baited breath.

They looked at each other before contemplating to answer. Karilla forced Cavill to do the deed, due to the fact that he was silent for the entire time since Karilla broke the news to me.

"Yes... Although unlike Karilla, I am not a full-blooded enchantor. My mother is an enchantress while my father is a Human King," he answered.

This caused a new question to erupt on my mind. "So, you two aren't siblings?"

"We are half-siblings. Karilla is a full-blooded enchantress. We come from the same mothers but different Fathers,"

That made sense. They have the same eyes and hair, but their facial structure were always different. Whereas Karilla had soft features, Cavill had sharp ones.

I flicked my eyes to the both of them. "Why?"

The both of them frowned, confused. Karilla stood next to Cavill. "Why what?'"

"Why did you have to keep it a secret? I know that the two of you know who Meredith is," I tucked a stray hair behind my ear, "And I have the slightest idea that you know who I am, and what I am capable of,"

"You are a wise woman Aurora. We know who Meredith is. We discussed this along with the coven long ago, and I am sure that you Meredith informed you that we need your help; humankind needs your help,"

I kept on a straight, serious face even though deep inside, I was confused. Coven? I've read that in the books, and I'm pretty sure it refers to witches. "Still, it did not answer my question. Why did you not tell me about who you really are? And what is a coven?"

"A coven is a group of powerful supernaturals in our world. As for your answer... I think Cavill might be the one who needs to explain all that is going on," Karilla looked over to Cavill who still had his eyes downcast.

He slowly looked up to me and held both of my hands. He squeezed it tenderly. "Aurora, I... Please promise me that you will forgive me, even after you learn something that would probably make you hate me, but please..."

"What did you do?" I exhaled a breath. My heart started hammering on my chest as I kept looking at him strangely. What did he do to make him promise me to forgive him? Why did he look so scared?

"Aurora... I did what I did to protect you, but please... Promise me,"

"Okay, I promise," I stared at him. He gave me a sad smile before gripping my hand firmly.

"J-Julian did not cheat on you Aurora," he whispered under his breath, so quiet that I almost did not hear it. What he said made my heart drop. Is he telling the truth? Is he drunk? I don't know.

I stilled. "What?"

"Julian did not cheat on you Aurora..."

I felt tears prick my eyes but I held it all in. "Wha- How?"

Cavill sighed and let go of my hands. He pulled his hair back, making it disheveled. Distress was clear on his eyes, and I was sure that whatever he was going to say right now, will probably hurt me.

"We... I-I cast a spell on Julian to make him cheat on you with Karilla. I got inside h-his mind and made him think that it was you that he was k-kissing," he avoided my eyes.

Shock, Anger, and Resentment ran through my veins right now. Every nerve of me was forcing me to beat the crap out of him, but another one said that I should probably listen to his explanation, but it failed. I raised my fists and started hitting his chest, which caused him to stumble back.

"How dare you Cavill! I trusted you! Heck, I was beginning to forget about Julian!" I sobbed while I continued hitting him harder. "You are a manipulative, lying, bas-"

"You want to know why I did that, Aurora?! I did that to protect you, to keep you safe! I did what I needed to do because I did not want harm to come to your way!"

Cavill's outburst made me shocked. He never shouted at me, but I guess tonight was an exception.

He held me in his arms and said, "I needed you here, by my side because you are the only hope that we have to win against Freya,"

I sobbed in his arms, but then the moment was short-lived when we were thrown apart by a red, glowing force.

Luckily, I landed on the soft green grass making the impact less painful. I groaned, feeling the air knocked out of my body.

Karilla helped me get up, but when I saw her I was immediately amazed. Her once green eyes turned into a blazing red, and her dress was changed into a fire-like gown. She was wearing fire itself. I sucked in a deep breath, expecting to be burned by her fire but I was not.

"I am sorry," she said. I looked around, only for my eyes to zero upon a buff figure lying on the cold hard ground. Thinking it was Cavill, I ran to it, only for a scream to erupt in my throat when I saw that it was not Cavill. It was Gale, with black veins poking out of him and an 'F' initial on his neck.

He was dead. Cavill and Karilla ran towards me, dragging me away from the body. Palace Guards came running towards us, confused to see me sobbing. They looked around and saw Gale, which made them run to his direction.

We were now in my chamber, but I was still shaken by the incident.

"The guard was just a warning, Cavill. She knows already. She knows that Aurora is here," Karilla spoke to Cavill.

This piqued my curiosity. "What does she know?"

They both looked at me with grim expressions. Cavill shook his head, "We made an enchantment to hide you away from Freya, Aurora. It was made to trick her into thinking that Karilla was you, so that if ever Freya made a move against you, it would be Karilla instead."

It all made sense to me. That was why Cavill cast a spell towards Julian.

"So that was why you cast a spell against Julian, to make me stay here and for Karilla to take my place in Kashmir,"

"Yes,"

I looked at Karilla, who was now in her normal clothes. "Is the baby... Is that Julian's child?"

"No," she simply answered.

I was relieved to hear that it was not Julian's child. But another question came on my mind. Cavill seemed to be thinking the same thing as he answered it for me. "We will cast a spell so that Julian and the others would think it was you, not Karilla. They will forget everything, our engagement, Julian's fake fiasco, and other things,"

"But..."

"I know, Aurora. I like you... And I want to make you my wife but we can't deny that you love Julian. It is evident in your eyes, even though you are with me. I am letting you go, and I think there are many more women out there that will love me the way you love Julian,"

Tears-spilled out of my eyes as I looked at him. "Thank you,"

Speaking of Julian, I need to see him. I need to tell him that I love him too. Standing up and running to the door, I shouted. "Please excuse me!"

I ran throughout the hallways, to the direction of Julian's chambers. It was thankfully unlocked and when I came in, Julian was there, his back turned to me. He was gazing outside.

When he turned around his eyes met mine, and suddenly, it felt like time stopped. I wasted no time in running into his arms, sobbing. "I'm sorry..."

"Oh Auro-"

I did not let him finish. I crashed my lips against his, moaning in satisfaction. Tingles erupted, and I felt content- happy. It felt like I belonged right there, on his arms.

"I love you Julian..."

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