The Forbidden Child

Coal?

{Lilliana’s POV}

I felt myself lying down, my hair surrounding me, a blanket across my body, and could hear the sound of waves slamming against rocks. Where was I? What happened? I wondered to myself, trying to think back to anything, when suddenly I heard voices.

“Are you sure she’s going to wake up?” I recognized that voice.. it was Vesper. “She’s been asleep for days.. you said she’d be okay.. that she’d wake up.” He said, his voice sounding frantic.

“Yes, I’m sure.” Came a deeper voice, it was warm, and comforting, I felt this presence grow closer to me. “She’s going to wake soon.” He whispered, as I felt his hand brush my hair out of my face.

“I-I thought she ki**** you..” Zorn’s voice came from the other side of the room.

“She saved me.. it was her magic that.. that changed me, and teleported us away. She didn’t know what she was doing.. she was just a baby, but she saved both of our lives that day.” The comforting voice said, as I heard him walking away.

“Then why did it take you two so long to get back here? Why didn’t you tell us?” A familiar voice echoed, this must be the voice of Raziel. “Why did you stay hidden instead of coming to us?” He asked.

“It took me this long to build up enough of my magic to shift back. There’s no magic on earth.. so I’ve spent my entire time here trying to absorb as much magic as possible.” This comforting voice, it felt strangely familiar, like I’d known them all my life. “I finally gained enough of my power back to transform.. but I’m not sure if this is even permanent..” he sighed. “I may turn back, I just don’t know.”

I groaned, sitting up slightly, my eyes fluttering open. As I looked around the room I could see I was in a bedroom, with massive archways across the wall across from me. Outside of the archways I could see the ocean, and the clear blue sky. I blinked a few times before looking around the room finding Vesper and Zorn standing next to one another. A man beside them who looked almost identical to Zorn, except his eyes were a bright pink color.

I kept looking around, my eyes finally landing on another man, one with black hair that was slicked back, a thick stubble across his face, and beautiful, vibrant green eyes. His skin was tan, and his body muscular, and bulky, he was the tallest man in the room, standing at about 7’2. I looked at him, really focusing, my mind trying to tell me where I know him from. He wore a black button up shirt, with golden trim, and as he stared down at me, I watched his head c**k to the side.

It clicked in my mind as I sat up quickly, an ache in my gut as I did. I gripped my abdomen and let out a hiss. “Coal?!” I said, though it was more of a question, and a statement as confusion seemed to overtake my mind. “What happened? Where am I?” I asked, pulling up the blankets around me.

“Calm down Lilliana..” Vesper’s voice whispered, as I felt the bed dip beside me. I turned to glare at him, my body stiff.

“I will hit you if you tell me to calm down one more time!” I snapped. “I don’t think I need to calm down, I think I need answers!” I shouted, turning and looking back at the man beside my bed. It was Coal.. my cat.. it was.. I knew it. “Explain it all, now!” I demanded.

He sighed, sitting down on the bed beside me. “Okay.. yes, you’re part right. I am Coal.. but I’m really their brother.. Coleros.. I’m also your husband.” He smiled softly.

“I’m dreaming.. this is a strange fever dream.. I’m going to wake up on the farm, and none of this happened.. I’m just having a strange fever dream.” I repeated over and over, sliding out of the bed and walking over to one of the massive archways, looking down over the edge. We were on a cliff, with rocks at the bottom, the waves slamming into the walls of the building we were in below me. “This is all a dream..” I shook my head. “Just a dream.. wake up Lilliana..”

Coleros walked up behind me, his massive frame overtaking mine as he pulled me back away from the edge. “It’s not a dream, this is the truth, I’m telling you the truth.” He said, really trying to remain calm and serious.

I shook my head, pushing away from him and walking to the opposite side of the room. All four men kept their eyes on me as I paced back and forth. “No.. you’re a cat.. this isn’t real..” I said, thinking back to how long I’ve had him.. the things he’s seen. A blush crept across my face as my hands ran up covering my face. “No, cause.. if you’re really.. really a person.. you’ve seen..” I whimpered. “Oh my god! You’ve seen me changing.. you’ve seen me in the tub.. you’ve seen me..” I began, but stopped myself covering my mouth and turning away from them.

“You’re a beautiful woman, why are you so embarrassed, you have a gorgeous body, it truly is the most beautiful body I’ve ever seen.” He said, causing my face to go red, I shook my head and turned sharply back to them pointing at him.

“Stop talking!” I groaned, turning back around and walking towards the door.

“Where are you going?” He asked, sounding genuinely confused.

“Away from here!” I snapped, rushing away.

“Wait, you shouldn’t go outside of the house. You’re safe here, but it’s dangerous out there!” Vesper said, rushing to my side.

“Fine, I won’t leave the house, but I’m not going to stay in here.. I can’t even look at him right now!” I groaned, rushing from the room. That man.. he’s seen everything.. all of me.. so many times.. and he just acts like it’s normal, like there’s nothing wrong with it. I ran into the bath house, finally figuring out where I was. Maybe a soak would make me feel better.. maybe I could relax for a bit at the very least. I pulled the dress off, discarding it, and took off my underwear and bra, tossing them down with the dress before sliding into the hot water.