Chapter one

KAIDA'S P.O.V.

“Kaida!” I ran inside as I looked up to see Elara - My stepmother staring down at me with a suspicious smile that made me swallow.

“You called?”

“Get your father's room cleaned up, will you? He is arriving in an hour and the maids are busy attending to the needs of the festival tonight” She walked away, and I watched as her pretentious smile dropped from her face.

Ever since my father brought her in I loathe her and I couldn't help but feel conscious as I cleaned my father's room, it wasn't the first time, but something didn't feel right about cleaning this room

The room door shut, and I raised my head to see a guard with a smile on his face.

“Daniel? What are you doing here?” I asked consciously as I stepped back, I grew up with Daniel as a guard in this house, though I never truly liked him as he always had a weird way of looking at me.

“Luna Elara sent me to pick you up” I swallowed as he walked closer to me, but I took another step back

“Then… Then why don't we go?” I stood straight and tried to walk past him, but I was suddenly slammed against the way, and he crushed his lips against mine and I have never tasted anything this bitter.

“Goodness! You taste nicer than you smell” Irritation hit like a brick and I stepped on his foot so hard before kicking him and I punched him in the face.

“Stay away from me!” I growled and he launched towards me.

I heard a rip and realized he had torn my skirt upon and without thinking I grabbed the vase on the bedside cupboard slammed in against his head.

I pushed him off me with my legs and he hit the dresser so hard. I breathe hard and blood poured on the rug from his head, I reached for his hand to check his pulse but found none.

Did I kill him?

No, no, no, no, I rolled him over to check his heartbeat but found nothing, this couldn't be happening. I needed to get him out here and clean this mess up, no one can know about this and the door flew open making my heart skip a beat.

“Kaida?” My heart dropped with a thud upon hearing my father's voice, he wasn't meant to arrive until after an hour “... What have you done?” The disgust in his voice was clear.

“It's not what it seems, he tried to sleep with me, and he hit the dresser accidentally…"

“Guards!” My breath hinged knowing what he was about to do.

“Dad please I didn't do anything. He forced himself upon me, I was just protecting myself” I reached from his arm and he slapped me across the face so hard that I tasted the metallic blood in my mouth and my eyes swollen with tears “... You have to believe me, I didn't do anything" I cried out and that's when she stepped on.

“Honey I heard…" She gasped as she looked between me and the body on the floor, “... What did you do?” She asked like she didn't know what was going on.

“You were the one who sent him in here…"

“Do not talk to your mother that way!” Dad growled.

“She's not my mother!” I growled back as my anger took the best of me, “... Can't you see what she's doing, Dad? She's tearing us apart! My mother will never…"

“Enough!” She silenced me with a broken voice which I knew she was faking, “... I have raised you ever since your mother of a whore ran away with another man…"

“Do not call my mother a whore! I know you killed her!” Slapped me and I ignored the pain it caused, “... Dad opened your eyes, she's brainwashing you, this isn't you Dad, she's controlling you” A tear rolled down the corner of my eyes as I reached for his hand and looked at me with so much thought.

“Luther honey” Something snapped in my father's eyes as she whispered in his ears, and I was suddenly pushed to the ground and grabbed by the neck by him

I kicked as I struggled to breathe while tears poured out of my eyes. He was truly gone.

“You are as worthless as your mother!” I felt a dagger piercing my heart as he insulted her, “... Guards!” He threw me to the ground “... Take her to the execution ground!”

The execution ground?

“No! Dad, you can't do this, I am your daughter!” I cried as I struggled with the guards trying to free myself.

“My daughter will never break the rules by killing her father's guard!” He glared at me with so much hatred while Elara smiled behind while looking at me.

She had won. I had hoped one day my father would come back to his senses, but I was wrong, everything was shattered the night my mother died, and I was not getting it back again, ever.

The realization hit harder than a rock as I was being pulled by the guards out of the room and my eyes met with little Tricia - my step-sister who had a sad look in her eyes, and it broke my heart.

“Kaida” She called out and I knew I couldn't give up, not yet

“Pull the ropes, Tricia!” I yelled out causing a distraction and a little release upon my hand was all I needed as I pulled one arm out and punched him hard in the face.

I did a double kick as I hit the other guard, throwing him off balance and off the rail. Perhaps I was killing more guards than I anticipated.

“Get her!" I grabbed Tricia immediately and slid off the stairs.

I kicked out of the guards and pulled his sword against him before I continued to run, but something pierced my back and my heart came to a full stop

Blood poured out of my mouth as I loosed my footing and dropped Tricia, who was now covered in blood, my blood, I looked down at the sword's tip and a figure walked in front of me then I met my father's eyes

“One more thing, I am not your father” He pushed another dagger to my heart and that was the last time I saw as death consumed me