Liana's POV I didn't stop walking, not until I'd gotten to my room. Kieran's hand wash still in mine, but it didn't feel warm as it was. It was as cold as ice, and it sent shivers down my spine. Kieran had nothing to do with this but right now, I wasn't sure I wanted to be around him anymore. He'd stood up for me when I thought I didn't have anyone to do that for me, and while I was grateful, I couldn't help but want to be alone right now. Tonight had turned out a million times worse than I'd expected it to, and even though I wasn't sure how to react or what to do next, I just knew I needed to be alone. “Liana.” Kieran's voice reached my ears, pulling me out of my thoughts. I blinked back, and the moment my environment came into view, I realized I was almost at my room. “Are you okay?”“I'm fine.” My voice was tight with emotions, and my eyes burned with unshed tears. I'm sure he didn't know it, but I was certain that if he asked me again, I was going to break down into tears an
Liana's POV For the umpteenth time since I woke up this morning, I wish I hadn't gotten up to check what the commotion was all about. Kieran was right, I shouldn't come to check up on all the commotion. If I had agreed to stay back in bed just like he had suggested, then none of this would have happened. But if none of this would have happened, how could I have gotten to know what dad had to say?“I hate you Liana because you're a fucking bastard.” His words replayed itself over and over in my head. “You're not my child. You do not belong in my family. You are a bastard.”I couldn't breathe. I didn't want to. How could I, when father had just dropped that bombshell unprovoked. I stared at him, but I couldn't see my father. Instead, the harsh words he'd just told me were spelled out into the air, each one of them laughing and jeering at me. Bastard. Illegitimate A Love child. A fucking bastard The words echoed over and over in my head, and the more they did, the more the tear i
Liana's POV When the scream had woken me up this morning, I had no idea what to expect. It had come as a shock and I'd genuinely thought something had gone horribly wrong somewhere, because why would a sane human scream so early in the morning and so loud it had to wake the occupants of the palace?When Kieran had told us to remain in bed, I thought it was inhumane and a little bit cruel, but now, as I stood across from the people standing on the other side, I wished I had actually listened to him..At least, that way, I wouldn't have to deal with or even set my eyes on the people in front of me. I'd originally thought Samantha was the problem, but now,I was moved to think otherwise. Just a stone's throw away from me, were the people I never thought I was going to see again. I honestly thought the last memory of them I had was the worst, but this momeht easily topped that. My mother and father stared at me, unreadable expression in their eyes. They held a stoic expression on th
Liana's POV I knew Kieran was mad, maybe, just maybe I shouldn't have said what I did. Goddess knows I didn't mean anything like that when I'd let it slip. I was only trying to make him understand why his absence rattled me so much. It wasn't an excuse, but I guess I just didn't see Kieran's reacting to it like that, at all. One minute we were all lovey dovey, and the next, he didn't so much as want to be near me. I'd watched the way the expression on his face morphed from sweet to hurt in just the span of one second.I'd tried pleading with him, but he just didn't want to listen. The moment he'd burst out of my room was when it dawned on me that I'd messed up really bad. I wanted to trail after him immediately, but I decided against it. I told myself that he probably needed time to process it all and probably calm down, but I was wrong. Even after letting him be for some hours, he still didn't want to be anywhere near me. He'd ignored me still even when I came to his office. I
Kieran's POV I knew I'd done wrong the moment I left the palace for work, without informing Liana about it first. I knew how she got when it came to things like that, and even though I'd honestly tried to avoid it, it just didn't work out. I had to leave as soon as possible. A small part of me had wanted to inform a maid to pass the message across, but I knew she wouldn't take it well either. I'd known Liana well enough to know that even the smallest things offended her, and not telling her directly was one of them. There was a very high chance that she would see it as me saying she wasn't important, meanwhile that was far from the truth. So that's why, the moment I arrived, I made my way to her room. She was already aeeo by the time I let myself in, but it didn't change how beautiful she looked. Her hair had cascaded down her face, and I'd peeled it off her face in the most gentle manner I could muster. If it were up to me, I wouldn't mind doing that forever, so long as she was
Liana's POV I wasn't overly superstitious, but with the train of events going on lately, I was starting to think otherwise. Maybe I'd offended someone in the past, and it was only starting to catch up with me now. Whatever it was, I didn't like it. Not one bit. The banging on the other side of the door was all it took to pull me out of my thoughts. I blinked back a couple of times, willing my eyes to adjust to it's environment again. I barely had time to even do that either, because another baby cut through my thoughts. What the hell was that? It wasn't a what, but a who, if I was being specific. I felt my heart drop to my feet the moment I watched someone's hand sneak in through the opening in the door. The protruding hand was the sole reason my door was refusing to shut all the way. With my back still pressed against the door, I stared at the hand, and a wave of goosebumps raced down my spine the moment I realized it didn't belong to Kieran. Kieran wouldn't have to struggle