Golden Blood (Legend Of The Stars #2)

Chapter Fifty-four

Tear

"Hindi magandang biro iyon, Veron. I-It can't be that fast... We just did it last night. It's impossible." I spoke with justification.

I can't sleep. We'll arrive on his island tommorow by dawn and I can't even sleep. Kailangan ko ng pahinga para sa makakaharap ko bukas at sa mga plano kong gawin, pero paano ako makakapagpahinga pagkatapos ng lahat ng iyon?

The future kings and queens just bend their knees to me in the belief of having a new generation. The first perpetuation of our reign. Ang bago na namang umpisa... na magmumula rin sa akin. Which it can't be. It shouldn't be. That would be a terrifying thing for me. Ang kasiyahan at lubos na pagsasamba sa mga mukha nila kanina ay kabaliktaran ng mga nasa isip ko sa mga oras na iyon.

I know their look. We used to kneel like that all together before when Lynea was born, or when we knew one of our mothers was bearing another child of our fathers. I know their look, and I never imagined it to be given to me.

I sighed in frustration and massage my temples. Diretso akong nakatitig sa madilim na karagatan, ang lamig ng hangin ng gabi ay halos hindi ko na nararamdaman dahil sa pagdadagdag pa ng kaganapang ito sa pagkalito sa isipan ko. We have plans, precise plans for tomorrow that I need to stay focused on and this is a distraction.

"Don't lie like that again, Levinthes. I swear I will stab you the next time--"

"You think I lied?"

Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko sa pagputol niya sakin. Bumaling ako sa kanya nang may magkahalong pagkwestiyon at gulat sa mukha.

He just calmly lean there on the wall beside my cabin's door with a disappointed frown on his face. Kunot-noo rin at halatang nagulat din sa pagsasalita ko.

Napailing ako at napag-isipan na kung saan na naman papunta ito. We should be resting, preserving our strengths and enlightening our minds for tomorrow but here we are again, sparing another night.

"Sinasabi mong totoo ang sinabi mo sa harapan nila kanina? Veron, we just found each other again, our kingdoms are still rivals, your kind is still an enemy in the history of this world. I still haven't met you narcissistic family properly. We broke promises to each other. Many of your people died because of me. At dadagdagan mo pa ako ng ganitong persepsyon?" Sunod-sunod kong usal sa kanya. He can't be serious, and if he is, I wouldn't know what to do.

Umalis siya sa pagkakasandal. His breathing rushed, lividness flush in his eyes. Humakbang siya ng isang beses papalapit sakin ng may panghihinayang.

"Darling, we made love countless of times last night. A creation of a vampire child is way different from anything you've known. This is possible... Mabilis ito, Sybella." Pagdidiin niya. He slightly shook his head and clenched his jaw.

"None of the things you've said should be concerning you right now..." He coldly spoke.

Napasabunot ako sa buhok ko nang makumpermang hindi siya nagsisinungaling. I've been avoiding fear, but it is crawling up to every part of my veins right now. Napalakad ako ng pabalik-balik at may sigaw na gustong kumawala sakin. I can't be... No. Not now. Not in the middle of this. Not when the war's not done yet. Not when I still didn't win it. This will cause me so much. Hindi ko pa pwedeng bitawan ang mga umaasa sakin dahil rito.

This would affect my reign. A possible cause of my weakness, and many more that I still don't want to have not until what I'm over with the fights.

"This can't be happening..."

"You're upset," Veron's calm voice filled the cabin. Though I'm not so sure if it's truly calm or it's restraining to be for me. "Sybella... Darling, how is this upsetting?"