A TWIST OF FATE || Rewriting

Ch. 35 || Lost Twin

"About me sending the letters part? No. About knowing you're Thora? I don't know but maybe he does."

"Wait, why would Damien know anything about Thora?" My heart racing in my chest.

Lucien bit his tongue and shut his eyes as if he is angry at himself.  "Because he is Adrian. The one who killed you." Lucien said.

My jaw dropped. My head hurts more. Everything is so unreal and messed up. I knew from the first day when I saw Thora's picture something really dangerous was hiding beneath. It's like a hurricane of fire, like a loop of sabotaging secrets.

But I don't feel threatened when I think of Damien. Even though he wanted to kill me and even if Lucien is right about Damien being my murderer in the past, I rather feel safe with him than scared.

"I didn't remember until last year when I kissed you. Just your one kiss triggered my memories and I wasn't the same person from that day anymore." Lucien spoke, his eyes trailed at my lips from afar and I felt extremely uncomfortable.

Cade abruptly pulled out his gun and pointed the barrel at Lucien's head. Lucien shrugged his shoulders as if he's not scared but then Cade cocked the hammer.

"If I don't see you running out of the door in the next five seconds, this bullet will be the only remaining thing in your skull." Cade threatened.

Lucien knew better than taking Cade's threats lightly so he forced himself out of the room.

"Cade. Take me out of here please. Let's go back to Maxion, I can’t—can't take this mental pressure. Please." I said laying back in my bed. I see him nod yes in response.

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*One day later*

I ring the doorbell of my apartment that I share with Thia. Cade placed down my heavy suitcase. His rings shone in the sunlight coming through the window of the hallway. It's pretty early in the morning. We landed back 30 minutes ago in Maxion after a long sleepless night in Cade's private jet.

Thia opened the door and my heart filled with warmth. It's just been a couple days since I last saw her yet it feels like an eternity has passed without seeing her.
There's surprise on her face, and not good sort of surprise.

I see a male figure behind her, tall and clad in a blue shirt. Lex Costello.

What's Lex doing here?

I look at Cade in confusion and he gives me the same look back.

"Okay, first get freshen up and we can sit and talk about this." Thia looks at all of us one by one, waving her hands around in the air. An awkward smile on her face. She is nervous. I oblige. She will not say a thing if I press on right now.

I don’t have a good feeling about this.

After half an hour of taking a shower, I changed into fresh clothes. All my clothes from the cupboard were delivered to Damien's apartment when we're at Kauai so I took a pair of cosy red top and black trousers from my suitcase. I went into the living room where Cade, Thia and Lex were sitting at the couch.

Thia straightened up when she saw me and gestured me to sit beside her. Not beating around the bush, she started, "First of all, I'm sorry that I have to break it down like this but it's really important for you to know." She took my hands in hers.

A weird dread rose on my skin.

"He's not Lex Costello." Thia gestured at Lex and I looked at him. His grey eyes looked softly at me. "He's Zayn. Our Zayn."

For a moment, I stopped breathing. My body felt like it's floating in the air. I slightly shook my head in disbelief at Thia, tears flooding my eyes.

"No! That can not be possible. How—How—Why would you lie about something like this?" My voice is uneven.

She shook her head and her grip on my hands tightened. "I'm not lying., Z." She looked straight into my eyes. "Zayn saw our dad kill our mother. That's why he never returned home in fear of him. A crime family found him and they raised Zayn as Lex."

My father did what? Just when I thought my world couldn't get more blurred, this truth came and changes yet another part of life, a part of my soul.

I break into sobs; Thia hugged me and held me tight against her. Even she cried with me.

"Our dad?" My voice cracked.

"I know. I know." Her chin wobbled.

I don't remember most of my childhood but I could never forget the day my mother died. I could never forget her face. The blood my dad was covered in was my mother's blood. The revelation sent my heart into my stomach and it stayed there.

First Damien's betrayal then the truth of Thora Kastor and now the ugly reality of my dad. The only good thing that happened is that i found my lost twin. But i don't even know how to face him.

I don't feel like the same person anymore.

I have always seen a monster hidden in my dad but now i realise that, my dad is the monster.