Candela

It’s been days since that incident in the woods happened. She’s completely healed and her energy is finally back to normal. But what keeps her mind blown is the reason for their accident. As she remembers, they weren’t attacked by groups of rebels rather they been attacked by a single lady who looks exactly like her. She remembers every bit of the incident like it happened yesterday. The face of the woman, every feature of her reflects her. Like she was looking at a mirror and she’s staring at her reflection. Those pointed arrows struck her skin making her shout in pain. The unbearable pain it caused her and the incapability of her to heal her wounds like what vampires usually do. She wondered why it all seems different in the story of Primo. Her Lord tells a different story and when she tried to bring up the lady who’s the same as her, Primo disagreed with her. He even thinks of her still not feeling well and she’s still in the process of recovery.

That’s weird, right? Plus, the fact that she always sees a not so vivid image in her dreams. After she woke up from unconsciousness, that blurry image of something keeps hunting her in her dream and even during the day. There’s a time that Primo would drag her back to her senses because of a sudden airhead. Damn! She can’t even understand herself too. Not even Primo.

“Candelita!” She instantly turned her head to see Primo rushing to her place. She’s watering plants in the immense garden of Crimson Castle. It became her routine aside from being in accompany with Primo.

“Have you eat your breakfast?” She was supposed to say yes but her stomach growled. Spilling the truth that she wasn’t. “Well, your stomach already answered me. Come, join me for breakfast. Mom and Dad are there, waiting for me and you.” She stiffened.

Mom and Dad? So, that would only mean that Lord Magnus who she hasn’t seen yet is in there. Waiting to see her? Nervous suddenly succumbed her whole as they took steps through the dining area. Every step she made is equal to the wild beat of her heart. Why is she suddenly having that feeling? She prepared herself for this moment, the moment to see Magnus Crimson again. But why is she having this doubt and uncontrollable beating of her heart?

She heaves a heavy sighed as they finally reached the dining and there, the whole members of Crimson Family welcomed her. Lord Magnus, sitting at the end of an extended dining table. To his right, is his wife, Lady Adeline. And next to her is the most gorgeous vampire she has ever seen in her entire life. Her eyes pinned on that green-eyed man with his tousled jet black hair. And oh, the thin lips that seem luscious and the broad shoulders he has. Oh, what the fudge? Why is she even praising that man when in the first place, she already knows who is he.

The firstborn of Magnus and his wife, Blade Crimson. And just like his name, she should be careful. As much as possible, she needs to avoid that vampire. He’s dangerously dangerous for her, especially to her plans.

“Mom, this is Candelita. The one that I’ve always told you and Dad. And she’s also the one who saves me-”

“Correction little brother, I was the one who saves the both of you.” She instantly grimaced at the words. Not that she wants Primo to brag about her but the brother of this little child is so annoying. Yeah, she knew that Lord Blade save the both of them but the way he rubbed it to her place. Oh, God!

Candela heard Primo’s deep sigh. “Brother, I know that you save us but it was Candela who save me first. She even sacrifices herself for me to save by her. Have you seen how she shield her body so the arrows from the rebels won’t hit me?” She smiled secretly. That’s it, Primo, tell your annoying brother that I save you first. She giggled in her thoughts when she saw irritation drawn to Lord Blade’s gorgeous face. Oh, hell, drop the gorgeous shit!

Stop praising him, Candela. Will you?

“Fine. She saves you first but it doesn’t change the fact that…” Lord Blade looks at her making her thoughts shut. “I was the one who saved the two of you when your nanny is already laying her dead body on the ground. You. Owe. Your. Life. To. Me.” Those pair of tantalizing eyes were looking at her straight and intently. Lumps formed in the middle of her throat. Her heartbeats weren’t normal anymore and it even pounds hysterically inside her chest when Lord Blade grinned at her.

I need water! Oh, hell, what’s going on with you, Can? Why you seem so affected by the way he looks and grinned at you?

“Candela.” That’s when her unexplainable heartbeats stopped… when she heard a deep baritone voice that calls her name. It seems the world stops when she met Lord Magnus’s eyes. He was trailing her whole down that shakes her legs. This is bad… all way bad! She wasn’t expecting this. No way!

She expected it to be smooth and normal just how she practice it but it doesn’t turn into that. Now that she was standing in front of the whole Crimson family, her plan seems blown away… easily. It wasn’t supposed to be like that. She must act normal, not affected even once. Darn it! She planned for so many years and it couldn’t be wasted easily.

“So, you’re the ‘goddess look like a lady’ that my son’s always bragging about?” She looked down at Primo beside her. Primo just winked at her. She doesn’t have any idea how Primo’s story tells her to his parents. And oh, the goddess look like? Yeah, I know I am pretty and dead gorgeous but goddess? Was it so exaggerated?

“Thank you, Miss Candela.” Her eyes widened as she instantly turned her gaze back to Lord Magnus. The one who thanks her. Was it for real? Her enemy, thanking her? For what… for killing him soon?Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“To be honest, I don’t believe Primo when he told us what happened until his brother confirmed it. It’s like, how could a petite lady like you can do such things? Unless you were that strong enough to protect my son from those rebels. Nonetheless, I thank you… we thank you for saving our lovely Primo who brings the life of this castle back.”

Should she believe in that? Should she feel pleased about how Lord Magnus thanked her or not? No, she shouldn’t believe in that. There’s always a lies behind Lord Magnus’ every word. He’s not worthy of her trust…