Chapter 2 Red Jacket Boy

Victor takes me upstairs, and the moment we step into the dark pathway, the whispers fall silent.

What a relief for my ears.

"Bella, Grandpa asked me to introduce you to everyone by saying that you can't perform any Powers because of your illness. Did you agree to that?"

"Absolutely, it was my idea."

Victor halts and turns to face me. "Are you sure? You know they'll bully you, sister."

I flash him a confident smile. "I'm counting on it, brother."

He frowns but nods in understanding as we continue down the corridor.

"Let me know if anyone gives you trouble; don't go around acting like you're all-powerful."

I roll my eyes at his concern. I know these people; each one of them is a cobra, deadly and merciless.

At the end of the corridor, we discover a door slightly ajar.

"I told you to stay away from me, didn't I?" a woman's voice reaches us as we approach.

"Listen, Jane, I don't have time for this today; if you've got a problem, then leave," another woman snaps back.

"Huh, I don't have time to waste on you either. Can someone tell me why we're here today?" the first woman retorts.

Pushing the door open, Victor claps his hands and declares, "Now, now, ladies, no need to quarrel. I have a special guest with me, so let me introduce her."

The room turns silent, and I walk right in; all eyes are on me, and slowly, I scan each and every face. Some I recognize, and some are new faces.

" Well, out with it, Victor!!" A woman in a red dress snaps at my brother.

He chuckles, " Meet Bella Adkins, my sister"

* Gasp*

Shock, that was the reaction I got, everyone in the room took another look at me.

I give a fake smile, Victor looks at me and clears his throat. Pretty sure that he is saying to change my expression. I go back to my normal facial expression.

" Well, you both are way too different to be siblings." The woman in the red dress spoke; her voice was that of the 1st woman we heard.

" Don't she have a voice? Hyy what are your Powers?" A man in a black suit asked, all the while scanning me.

" Don't you have manners, Liam? At least introduce yourself to the lady first." Another man said while wrapping his hand around Liam.

The man then looked at me," Let me introduce myself; my name is Cyan O'Neill; as my name suggests, I am the heir to the O'Neill family, and I have the power of Ice."

I nod my head, " My name is Bella Adkins and I don't have any power."

Cyan and Liam looked at each other and frowned; then they turned toward my brother. Victor nodded his head.

" My sister is a little weak, so she doesn't have her Powers."

Liam came close and said, " Victor what type of illness does your sister have that even your family with healing powers couldn't cure her."

" We are still working on that" Victor scratched his head while trying to avoid eye contact with others.

Cyan tilted his head and smiled at me, I smiled back at him.

' Ohh, by all means, suspect me Cyan. This is so much fun Hahaha.'

I smirk at him; the man is probably in his late 20s with Dark hair and blue eyes.

Victor then goes on to introduce others. The woman in red is Jane Murphy from the Mermaids clan.

The other girl with whom she had a verbal fight is Kimora Ryan from the Ryan Family; their family has Powers to Time Travel.

Liam is from the Walsh family and they have the strength of 1000 men in each one and every one of them.

" Where are others??" Victor asked looking around.

" They are already in the meeting room, discussing God knows what; when we tried to enter, they just asked us to wait OUTSIDE," Jane replied almost shouting at the tops of her lungs.

Victor frowned and said, " Let's go inside."

The others followed him, and we walked to the back of the Mansion, where a big hall was seen, and a water fountain was in front of it.

Cyan lightly touched the water fountain, and the water in it turned into ice, It was impressive seeing that his Powers could penetrate through stones and still turn the water into Ice.

I slowed my pace and touched the ice. STRONG.

" Do you feel it?" Cyan asked as he tilted his head.

" No, remember no powers"

"Oh, yes, I forgot, I can freeze liquids even if I don't directly touch the water; as long as anything of liquid substance is there, I can turn it to ice but that is not all." He then smiled and went inside.

I walked behind him and entered the giant hall. Surely, this building must be from the old historical days.

Victor was speaking with a person, and when he saw me, he made a gesture to go closer to him.

Other new faces around him turned to look at me. The person whose back was facing me also turned, he wore a Black suit, and his eyes were of grey color.

" Meet my sister, Bella."

I look at those eyes, which haunted me forever. The same eyes that didn't even blink when I was chased by a Tiger.

"Bella"

"Lucas"