Chapter 20 - Breathe
“L-Lux,” I choked out as I suddenly felt nauseous.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOHdO7Nc3B
Sweet merciful God above! Lux’s father is Truth, who is also my father, which makes him my half-brother!850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP07gzXoHe
Would’ve never in a million years expected a revelation like this from my seemingly harmless investigation. Does Blair even know? I bet she does! That lying bitch knows about everything and she lied to my fucking face about it!850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxp3efMtVM
And Lux, oh God Lux! He doesn’t even know who his true father is! He told me that his father died before he was born, but little did he he know that his father was ruling over him as his king all his life! How am I supposed to explain this to him? Do I even want to explain it? Is it my obligation or Blair’s?850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSofKxI6HA
I technically had no real proof that he’s my father’s illegitimate child. Only that his birthday was nearly ten months after Blair had gotten raped. But I knew it was true! Even though he doesn’t look like my father or any of my siblings and I; as most of his physical looks come from Blair, besides the nose, he definitely has our nose, Lux definitely has my father’s hot temper, as do I. 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOHXvJeelw
But what the hell do I do? I can’t tell him that! He’ll never believe my word over his mother’s! Oh God everything is just giving me a headache and nausea.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRdRtli3UV
“I-I-I need to get o-out of here,” I stuttered as I wobbled my way to the exit, but my stupid mother stopped me as she gripped my wrist tightly.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVVwqldXkw
“You said that this Lux boy was your friend,” She said in a hard tone. I knew exactly what she was thinking.She didn’t want me to tell him anything because if it got out to the public that my father had an illegitimate child while married, that would be bad publicity.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ayuFYb8u1
“I’m not going to tell him anything so you can relax,” I partially lied through gritted teeth as I yanked my wrist out of her grip. I haven’t made up my mind on whether I would tell him or not, and I won’t let her interfere with my choice. He may be illegitimate, but he still has the right to know the truth!850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBpjgDGRgz
“Good,” She rolled her eyes. I don’t have time for this, I need to get back to my room before I faint.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4YgGTQqGH
Not even looking back, I quickly navigated my way through the vault and back up to the library. The librarian, Emilia, looked at me in bewilderment as I hurdled through the many corridors and aisles of the maze like library and I sighed in relief as I was out.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquCOTkY27X
“Princess, are you alright?” A maid asked me as he took in my bewildered appearance. I’m sure in my frazzled state, I resembled an escaped psychiatric patient.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMUUQRAmBd
“I’m fine-FINE, good yes I’m great,” I laughed nervously as I tried to inch away. But his gaze turned to one of suspicion as he inched closer. “Are you sure Princess? I can get the Royal Physician right away-”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWy4KPZXGf
“NO!” I shouted as I shook my hands furiously. “I mean no, I’m just a bit tired as all,” I laughed nervously. “Carry on with your service duties!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlTVrxS93l
Before he could ask me anything else, I quickly took off in a sprint down the hallway and all of the other workers were looking at me in shock and concern. I feel as if I’m carrying a bag filled with ten billion dollars; it’s like everyone around me knows that I have a secret. But I can’t let them know, I CAN’T!850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRCi7IWJ6q
Not looking were I was going, I harshly knocked into what felt like a wall, but when I looked up I saw that it was Crimson. He smirked down at me but when he noticed my panicked expression, he quickly pulled me into a corner and knelt down on his, grasping my tiny hands in his large ones. “What’s wrong Curly?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymScuWDDcF
I know that I shouldn’t tell anyone besides Lux about it, but I need to get this out of me before I explode. “Lux, it’s Lux,” I choked out.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK7YNOP441
“Lux?” He repeated confused. “What about him? Is he hurt or something?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8Ear22GAt
“I-I can’t tell you,” I said. “Not here, I have to tell you in private. Come to my room please,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVTfMbCoTI
“Baby I’m still on duty I can’t-”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW4mbGMWNW
“Please,” I pleaded as I grabbed his face. “I really need to talk to you please! It’s killing me,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNxjWVTXmZ
His eyes softened as he placed a chaste kiss on my lips before standing up. “Alright, let’s go,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCJsgoMYN1
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“So Lux, is your brother?” He repeated as he gently stroked my hair.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLqnEbkC9G
“Half-brother!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt6yMag8rJ
“Right, half-brother,” He rolled his eyes. “Besides, his birthday being coincidentally nine months after his mother got raped, you don’t really have any solid, factual proof that he is your father’s child,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBjOJFcUm3
“But he is Crimson, I know he is,” I said as I sat face to face with him.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5IvJGMAoA
“I believe you Curly,” He played with my hair. “You and Lux seem to have to same hot tempered personality that I can only assume you got from your father,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEg8ncjAoq
“I suppose,” I mumbled as I slid my hands down his chest. “But what do I do Crimson? How can I possibly tell him something like this? He’ll never believe me!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF5CWCJOvJ
“Does his mother know?” He asked.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsl6zDkbGQ
“I’m almost certain she does,” I spat. “But I don’t have any proof to support that and I highly doubt that she’ll confess if I call her out. I’ll just look like a lunatic!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SQtBHTKs2
“Baby,” He said rubbing circles on my exposed thighs. “I think you need to calm down a bit. You’re heart race hasn’t slowed since we got in here and that was over fifteen minutes ago,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ibafmtcGI
“How can I calm down after discovering that one of the few people that I consider my friend is actually my half-brother?” I raged. “Tell me how Crimson? I feel like I’m about to explode!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJycZHxMXUG
“You need to calm down before you hurt yourself!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxCa6MW6qo
Overcome by so many emotions, I broke down in tears as I lied my head on his lap. Everything that’s been happening over these last months just came rushing back to me. Trying to keep my relationship with Crimson together, Raven and her never-ending bitchiness, my family always pissing me off, terrorists trying to kill me, finding out Lux is my brother! I feel like I can’t breathe!850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFcKEsk0SK
“It’s too much Crimson, it’s just to much,” I sobbed as I held onto his chest.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPAqO2wHsy
He immediately hugged me in his arms and rocked me back and forth as I let my frustration out through a mirage of tears. “It’s going to be fine Curly, I promise everything will be fine,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ2XTlb1Gu
“NO IT’S NOT!” I screamed. “It’s not going to be ok! Everything is just spiraling down hill as the days pass and I don’t think I can take it,’ I sobbed.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaapP0o0aY
I watch Crimson’s face twist into discomfort; as if it was paining him to listen to my words. “How can I help you? Just tell me how to help you Alex and I will?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagpJHhHopU
I slowly looked up as him as I sniffed. “Unless you can turn back time and make me be born into a normal family, with normal parents, and a normal life? Then you can’t help,”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KUUZwA6cD
His eyes hardened as he glared down at me. “Normal family?” He scoffed. “There is no such thing as a normal family Alex! You think that you’re the only one with dipshits for parents but you’re not! My dad was a the biggest asshole who ever walked this Earth! Their are kids out there who don’t even know who their parents are! Not to mention the fact that you’re a god-damn princess for fucks sake! You get whatever you want whenever you want at the snap of you’re fingers and you’re complaining about-”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh4rNot89x
“How many people can see that they’re being personally targeted by terrorists just because of who they are?” I glared at him. “This is not just about the situation with Lux Crimson! People are literally trying to kill me! What teenage girl has to go through that? And my parents? I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re the ones who are behind these terrorists attacks just to get rid of me!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdi1EpwJXDO
“Well what do you want me to do?” He exasperated. “I asked you how can I help but instead, you started complaining about your life! I just want to help you Alex, that’s all I want to do!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIMWxJ95dJ
“Then take me away from here!” I cried. “Take me away from all of this that’s happening around me because I feel like I’m losing my mind!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cbDv9RAV9
I expected him to tell me that he couldn’t just “take me away from the palace” or that I can’t run away from reality. But instead, he gently grabbed my face and kissed me passionately. His tongue slipping into my mouth as his hands moved down to grip my waist firmly. “Where do you want to go?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qtxe3He1K
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So I’m back to being spontaneous with my chapters. I actually had this one planned but it did not go how a plan (does anything every really go to plan?)850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFZKrCoB19
Keep on reviewing beautiful people!850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDI4z3K2JHR
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