He stared at my teary eyes in petty and guilt then caressed my cheeks with his other hand and finally spoke :
_ I promise you he will pay for that .
I closed my eyes letting more tears to come out . I don't know why but right now the only one I feel safe with is KENNETH , unlike every time , I'm not annoyed by his presence at all , I'm pleased and I just want him to stay here by my side to protect me from that man .
He held my hand sending me warmth all over my body and then leaned closer from my face , he kissed my cheek deeply burning me and then moved back to face still close from my face and whispered :
_ You no longer have to worry . this time it's different ....YOU CHOSE ME over him so we won't fail again .
I stared at his sincere eyes and whispered as well since I couldn't even speak properly :
_ How ?!
he didn't seem to understand what I meant so I continued :
_ How do I know I chose the right man between you too ?
He then smiled gently and said :
_ You just feel it . the fire sign is what bond us together , and I can see that you already feel it too , that's why i' m the one who's still here and not him .
I knew he was right , I could feel it as well , but I was still curious so I asked :
_ Grandmother said the Evil man has manipulated me in the past , that means he is stronger ...how do we know he won't do that again to me .
He patted on my hair and said confidently :
_ I told you this time is different because I came first . And after you get well which is very soon I'll teach you how to use your powers.
I looked at him with tired and confused eyes and said :
_ What powers ?! I have powers too ??
he then gave me a genuine smile and said while still patting my hair :
_ You are so adorable when you are confused . But yeah , of course you have powers , and unlike Audra your powers are connected to all the nature which gives a lot of advantage while His powers are only connected with winter .
so the evil 's man name is Audra ! well that explains a lot , for why I got the flue which I never had , and why every time I saw him in my visions or nightmares he came looking so pale because of his very white skin , every time I was with him in my visions or nightmares I felt cold but thanks god KENNETH was always there to give warm even though I didn't recognize his face from all the visions and dreams at first , but now I can . so I said :
_ noble strength , storm .
he smiled looking at me amused and then said :
_ You seem to know a lot about names !!
then I whispered again :
_ I was always interested in name's meanings and more .
He laughed gently then said in a serious tone :
_ Mina ....
the was he said my name seriously made my heart race , then he continued in the same tone :
_ You know you are same with me , right ??
I stared at his excited worried eyes and said :
_ yeah , I do .
and I wasn't lying , because right now he felt the safest to be with but of course I couldn't say that out loud .
he stared at my swollen injured lips with dark eyes then he continued :
_ Then You Should trust me in this . I promise you that I won't let get near you again or hurt you , and if he did ...just whisper my name and I'll be right there .
then I said :
_ I did . I called your name but you didn't come .
He looked at me confused and said :
_ You did !!? then for sure he blocked the connection between us , or else ....
he seemed to be thinking so deeply and then a frightened look appeared on his face and said :
_ He stole your powers !! he kissed you right !?
I just nodded I'm shock , I never knew before I had powers but now that I know I can't just let anyone steal them from me especially that evil Audra , I needed to get them back .
then he held my face in between both his big hands and said :
_ look at me . if he comes again try not to listen to what he tells you , don't believe anything he says because this is how he manipulated you before . His strength is that he can convince others with whatever he wants , but if you are smart enough just don't .
Now you know who he really is .
I just nodded again feeling speechless . Then all of a sudden he took my body with his a deep long hug and said with worried eyes :
_ I don't want you to sleep alone from now on , so whether you sleep with your grandmother or Brother from now on Or sleep with me .
my eyes widened at his last words . how could he be so straightforward .