Chapter 1
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Rosalie's Pov
“Rose those assholes are back to the kingdom, and tonight, Uncle Xander is holding a welcoming party for them. He's going to announce his retirement” My sister Amelia stormed to our room her voice was breathless
and full of urgency, she delivered the news in a single explosion breath, like it burned her tongue to say it.
The book I was reading slipped from my trembling hands and landed on my lap,forgotten, the words blurred before me, but it wasn’t from the print,it was the sudden
rush of memories clawing their way to the surface.
“Kilyan and Onyx are back” I whispered barely
recognize my own voice,it was soft,almost reverent ,as if saying their names any louder might summon them from the shadows like some ancient curse.
Kilyan and Onyx ,the older twin sons of king Xander and queen Gina, the golden heirs
The tormentors of our childhood.
Their faces flashed in my mind,smirking lips,cold eyes,voices dripping venomous and mockery, they were the kingdom pride but our personal nightmares,every insult, every cruel prank,every moment they reminded us of our place,etched my bones like old battle scar.
I swallowed hard, forcing the lamp in my throat.
“They were supposed to be on a long worldwide tour” I muttered, more to myself than to Amelia.
“ Well, guess what ?They've back now,” she snapped,pacing like a caged lioness.
“ And we are expected to dress up, smile, and clap for the returning royal sons.”
I started out at the window, my reflection ghostlike in the glass.
Back then, they made us feel small.. but not anymore, we're not the same girls.
This time, they will see just how much we have changed.
“Rosa, why don't we leave the kingdom?” she asked softly, her voice laced with exhaustion.
“ Move to where” I replied, my brows furrowing
“ To the witch kingdom, we are welcomed there. We already don't belong here anyways, no wolf, no rank,nothing but pity”
I looked away,my jaw clenched.
“What about mom? she won't leave
This place …it reminds her of dad,ever since he died,she's been drowning In grief,if we take her away from it might destroy what
Little life she has left.”
I sighed and added.
“Plus, she's attached to Emilio's children. They are the only reason she's still holding it together.”
Amelia reached for my hand
“We could start over,in the witch kingdom, we will be something,we wouldn't have to hide who we are,or beg for scraps of dignity”
“And what about Mom,what if she breaks without us”
“Then we bring her with us,or we find a way to convince her, but staying here is slowly killing us Rosa. I can feel it”
“ I have a better idea,” I said,my voice steady.
“What is it?” Amelia asked, her eyes wide with hope.
I turned to her fire, simmering in my chest.
“We stay here, we face them, we stand our ground,we're not the weak little girls they used to know, we're a grown woman,a powerful witches, With a strong capabilities they can dream off”
Her smile faltered,the weight of reality returning.
“Then prepare yourself” she said darkly.
“ Because the gates of hell are l about to open, they made our lives miserable when they had nothing, no title,no throne. Imagine what they will do now…now that they rule.”
The wind howled outside the window like a warning, but I didn’t flinch.
Not this time.
"Let them come"
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