Great Trouble

Khilla woke up early in the morning with a sore body. He is not used to sleep in a very hard wooden bed. He rose up and left his sleeping brother and started to stretch his arms and whole body while walking outside the bedroom. He halted when he saw a woman in a little white dress walking in the kitchen. She looks like she's preparing a breakfast for the six of them. He was standing still and he saw her looked at him and gave him a very sweet and soft smile while the beam of the morning light shines upon her. Her beauty glows as the soft ray of morning sun touches her white and smooth skin. She looks like a morning Goddess who's blessing him with her grace.

A hand grabs Khilla's shoulder and his body twitch. He quickly turns his head and saw Corbin standing behind him.

"What are you doing?". Corbin was looking at him like he was in daze.

"Nothing.... I was just looking at the woman preparing our breakfast". He looked back at the table but no one is around. His eyes were searching in every corner he can see but he sees none.

"What woman?". Corbin tried to find the woman he was talking about. "Oh, that woman". He pointed out the owner of the house who just entered. The old and kind, Mrs. Rue

Khilla shifted his gaze and saw an old woman placing some plates on the table.

"No that's not her. The other woman who's preparing earlier". He remembers the woman in the white dress. She is still very young with an innocent face and a very beautiful eyes. "I know what I saw and she's not her. She's very young and beautiful".

"Who are you talking about?". Raider came out of the room. He was awaken with Khilla's loud voice. He heard his brother talking about a young and beautiful woman but all he can see is the older woman who owns the house.

"Raider, I saw a very beautiful woman in here earlier preparing breakfast but when I turned around she was gone". He was like a kid looking for a person to believe him.

"Are you sure you're already awake or still sleep walking". Raider wasn't convinced with his story. He think he is still probably half asleep when he walks out of his bed and thought saw another woman. He knows how he always dream about beautiful woman and he always told him that.

"Mrs. Rue did you prepared this breakfast". Corbin asked the owner of the house. He is annoyed with Khilla's whining about a certain woman.

"Yes I did young man". And the old woman smiled at them.

"There, satisfied?". He proves to him that there is no one else in there except for the owner herself.

Raider grabs Khilla's collar and drag him in the bathroom. "Wash your face with water so that you can finally be awaken".

Khilla just move along with him. But he can't accept the fact that the woman he saw is just an illusion because she look so real in his eyes.

The brothers came out and find the four people sitting on the table while the owner is assisting them. The old woman called them to join for breakfast and they just followed.

"Madam, do you have a daughter?". Khilla can't rest his case. He wants to really know if the woman he saw earlier is real or not. He thought maybe it's her daughter.

"Yes I have". She paused for a while and her face shows a hint of sadness. "But she died a long time ago".

Everyone becomes silent. They can still feel her sorrow for losing a child.

"Khilla, stop it. You are prying at private lives". Raider's voice have a hint of anger. He is older than Khilla that is why he has the right to reprimand him.

Khilla didn't say anything more. He don't believed he have seen a ghost this morning because he never believed in such things. The four people who are sitting with them were all silence they are just watching the two brothers.

After breakfast the six thank their host and left the place, they head back to the city.

"We are leaving after two days. I hope you are ready by then". Raider talked to Azalea after they arrived at Shin Tower. He looked at Jack and he was contemplating to ask him about the woman he encountered the other night. But he choose to be silence.

"I will". Azalea simply replied.

They were send back to Hidden Canyon where they temporarily stayed and the rest went on their way home.

"Can we not leave our house for two days?". Azalea asked her husband lovingly while hugging him tightly.

"Why?". Jack holds his beloved wife like he don't want to let her go. He is inhaling her natural scent like she is the air he can only breathe.

"I want to make love to you for the whole two days". She hugs him back with the same intensity and inhale his masculine scent. He is her life energy and her reason to live but she needs to leave him behind. She needs to think about the future of their unborn child and she wants to settle his grandfather's so called debt.

"Whatever you want my love, I will give it to you". He kissed her lips gently till he felt she is getting rough.

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Two days pass and Azalea's departure came. She only informed her brother and father that she will be taking a business trip to Europe. When they asked about Jack she just told them he is very busy with his business and he can't leave the country yet. They didn't seem to doubt her and they just wish her luck.

The Torrennos have their own private plane just like her husband. She is not surprised because they are as wealthy as Jack but she knows people like them have hidden wealth, not everything they own reflects on papers. The air travel took a long time and she fell asleep. She hates traveling through air, it really makes her uncomfortable.

"Azalea wake up, were here".

"Have we landed?".

"Yup we've just arrived".

Azalea opened her eyes and saw Khilla on her side. He is the one waking her up. She slowly stands up but she felt her legs are like jelly she can't balance her own weight, she feels like falling. Khilla's hands went to her arms and he tried to assist her. He thought she hates flying and she's very uncomfortable while on their plane but she didn't say a thing.

"I think you have a jet lag. You can rest at our house after we arrive". Khilla didn't let her walk by herself he accompanied her up to the car.

"Jet lag?". Raider was concerned. He looked at Azalea and she looks very pale.

Azalea simply nod her head and close her eyes after she took her seat. She fell asleep again and when she wakes up she is in front of a very big mansion.

"Hey princess, it's time to go". Drako was waiting for her outside the car.

Azalea felt at ease after waking up. She thought the car rest gives back her energy. She really loves travelling by car than any aerial craft. Drako assists her thinking she's still have a jet lag and Azalea didn't resist. She needs to play a very weak damsel in distress today she have a bad feeling about the place anyway.

When they entered the grand entrance door of the very huge mansion, people are already standing on each side of it they are all waiting. Probably for the old Torrennos, the head of their family, Azalea thought.

"Welcome my dear, to my humble house". The old Toni face her after reaching the end of the line of people. "Let me introduce to you my family.... That's my only son Gabriel and his wife Margaret. My oldest grandson Ruello and his wife Loisa and this is their newborn Rafael. My second grandson Nicolai and his wife Filomina and this is also my great granddaughter little Nikki and of course you've met Raider, Khilla and Drako already". He was smiling wide at her after introducing his big family.

Azalea just gave them slight nod as a sign of acknowledgement but when her eyes went to the other women standing on the other side of the line her gaze shifted back to the old Toni and she gave him a questioning look of, who are they?.

"Oh my, I forgot. These are also my grandsons guest. They are cousins and friends of my granddaughters in law". The old Toni did not gave them even a slight grin. His face was too formal while introducing them.

Azalea slightly wave her hand to them and they just gave her pretentious smile. She can tell because she's very used to it back home.

'They don't like me at all, interesting!'. She mumbled to herself.

"We've meet again after eighteen years!". Ruello gives her a very warm and welcoming smile. "I heard you're married to a Shin".

Azalea felt his gesture and attitude are very sincere and she likes it. Although she don't remember him much she still appreciate his warm greetings.

"Yes I am and thank you for welcoming me warmly". She said what's in her heart. Her eyes went to Toni's son and she was surprised to see him seriously looking at her like there is something he wants to say but suppressing his self for an unknown reason.

"Azalea why don't you take a rest for a while. I'll take you to your room". Raider suggested to her and asked the servants to take her luggage.

Azalea excused herself and followed Raider. In the corner of her eyes she can see how the women in the hall are all sneering at her. The corner of her lips curved upward. I will be in great trouble here, a thought came running to her head.