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❤️ Forgiveness is Earned (2) ❤️

"You can't be serious," Morgan said with mouth wide open.

"I am serious, Morgan. I can no longer pretend again." Gwen confirmed. "I have been thinking of ways to tell you."

"I don't believe you."

"I know it's hard to take in but that's the truth. I don't love you anymore. I'm sorry. I hope you understand."

"No, I don't understand and I don't want to understand. Why are you breaking my heart into two? I have told my mother about you agreeing to marry me and she accepted, how can you do this to me Gwen?" Morgan said, still not believing what his ears were hearing.

"I never said yes to your proposal, you just assumed that I would marry you." Gwen told him.

"This must be the handwork of Kando or evil forces in Kudarma. Before you were kidnapped you loved me and now you are telling me a different thing." Morgan said clearly hurt.

"I am really sorry. I realized I love Kando but I was too blind to see that and it was only when I was in Kudarma that I know I truly love him."

"You love me and suddenly you're in love with Kando, what if tomorrow you wake up and realize that you are no longer in love with Kando?"

"Don't say that, my heart knows who it wants and it's Kando. I am sorry Morgan but it's for the best." Gwen apologized once more.

"You played me all along Gwen. I didn't want to fall in love with you but you made me fall hopelessly in love with you and now you are pushing me away from you. I'm sorry too, I can't do that," Morgan said, shaking his head as he closed the distance between them and ran a knuckle down Gwen's cheeks. "You can't get rid of me that easily. You are mine and there is nothing you will say that will change that."

"Morgan, don't hurt yourself any further, I don't love you anymore and I only see you now as a friend and brother." Gwen said, moving away from his touch. She doesn't like being touched by him and it surprises her.

"Gwen, nothing you will say will stop me from getting married to you. I don't care, Kando is in Kudarma living his own life, if he truly cares or thinks about you he would have come to see you. Don't be blinded by his mere shadow when what you both have is not real to begin with." Morgan said.

"I can't marry you and that's final Morgan," Gwen said to him. "I have a say over my own life." She added a second later and brushed past Morgan, heading towards the door when his voice halted her.

"But does he love you back? Does Kando see you the way you see him?"

"Sadly no, he thinks I am joking and confused which I'm not. I really love him but he doesn't believe me."

"Same way I don't believe you don't love me. You're probably tired, come and rest on my bed." he offered. He has got to do something fast.

Shaking her head as she turns around to face him. "I am not tired, I'm just hungry, Morgan." she told him. "Besides I am waiting for Storm and Juno to return from where they went." She left afterwards. She wasn't hungry but she had to look for a way to get out of his room.

"No, this can't be happening," Morgan said to himself. He began pacing around.

'Gwen is mine and no one else. She can't leave me hanging. If I can't have her then no one else will, including Kando'

Morgan thought.

But how will I make Gwen realize that she is making the biggest mistake of her life by loving Kando?

Morgan wondered.

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Storm kicked his horse at its side to hurry it, as he galloped to meet up with Kira, he didn't know Kira was fast with horse. He turned to look at his back and saw Emera was not too far from him.

This continued until they entered the palace and that was when Kira halted her horse and jumped off and began walking off when Storm came down from his horse and ran to meet her, twirling her around and holding her in place, making their bodies crush into each other.

"Juno, calm down."

"Who does she think she is, huh? How can she be my sister? I refuse to have anything to do with that murderer." Kira said in anger. Emera also walked up to them as soon as he had come down from his horse.

"It's not her fault you know, she was deceived by that evil Sarah," Emera said, making Kira gasp out in shock.

"How is it not her fault? She killed my mother and if not for Dean I would have also died, so tell me father, how is it not her fault?"

"She grew up with that woman who lied to her. Rumi acted on what she was told."

"You are defending someone who killed your wife and made your life miserable, who brought you from one to zero. Why are you defending her?" Kira half yelled and shouted.

"Like I said she was manipulated by Sarah who made her believe that we are her enemies, and besides, getting angry at Rumi won't bring back my wife or the years I lost," Emera said. "Maybe it was meant to be Kira so don't fight it, please for my sake."

"I can't believe what I am hearing, it's like I am the only one who is angry at Rumi." Kira said with raised brows. "How can you easily forgive her? Well if you do that doesn't mean I will also forgive her. She ruined my life, she ruined a lot of things for me. She was the one who attacked Storm and made it look as if I was the one, you slapped me father even when I was telling you the truth, why didn't you slap her? Why? And you want me to forgive and forget what she did to me? Never." Kira said glaring at Emera.

"Juno, she is your sister and most times people make mistakes. I am angry at Rumi, but I can't hate or blame her. If you were in her shoes you'd do the same." Emera said as calmly as he could.

"To hell with her, she is not my sister and can never be. I hate her, I hate everything about her and guess what father, these feelings won't go away for a very long time."

"What's happening here?" Gwen asked. She had spotted them on her way to Storm's room.

"I just found out that Rumi is also our sister, we are triplets." Kira answered, still glaring at Emera.

"What? That girl is what again?" Gwen steps back in shock.

"She is related to us, we are not twins but triplets," Kira replied, turning her body to face Gwen. "When I finally see and free Adaoh I am going to ask her why she didn't kill Rumi."

"Don't say a thing like that," Emera chided her. "I will be going inside, when you've calmed down, we can talk." he added and left without waiting for another word.

"Like seriously Rumi is my sister? That witch is related to us?"

"Thank you, at least someone sees her for who she really is," Kira said, her anger slowly going away as she relaxes more on Storm's body.

"Don't worry, I'm on your side, I will only forgive her I'd you do Juno."

Kira smiles at that. "You are my only sister that I have now. Thank you."

Gwen smiled back at her. Then remembered her conversation with Morgan.

"Uhm, I told him. I told Morgan that I don't love him."

"And what did he say?" Kira asked glad that the topic was changed.

"He didn't believe me, can you imagine? He thinks I am lying. I don't know how else to convince him that I don't love him anymore."

"What about the wedding, did you tell him you can't?"

"Yes, I told him that I can't marry him but he doesn't believe me." Gwen said. "I messed up. The one I love doesn't believe me and the one I don't want to be with anymore doesn't believe me also. I'm just trapped in between them."

"Don't worry, I will talk to him." Storm chips in.

"Thank you." Gwen giggled. "I will just leave the both of you alone. I'm in the kitchen in case you start looking for me." she added and headed towards the direction of the kitchen.

"I'm sorry," Kira whispered.

"It's okay, I understand." Storm smiled. "I didn't know you could ride a horse like that."

"Dean taught me," she said. "I am angry at my father because he isn't angry at Rumi like me." She added a few minutes later.

"What do you expect him to do? Fight with Rumi? The old man doesn't want to. Rumi made a mistake but behind her mistake is Sarah who is pushing her. So if you're looking for who to vent out your anger on it should be Sarah and not her. Rumi was played too. Just imagine what she will be going through now that she knows the truth."

"I hope it kills her," Kira said. "Why aren't you angry at her? She marred your handsome skin." she added turning around to face Storm once again and touch the side of his cheek that has the scar.

"Life happens Juno, I have outgrown my pain. It won't make the scar go away and besides, you like me like that so..." he shrugged off.

Kira laughed. "But still yet, no matter how you and father paint it, I don't see myself forgiving Rumi."

"We didn't expect you to but just in that she is also a victim."

"A victim that killed my mother, a victim that gave you a scar, a victim that almost killed me? Please I beg to differ." Kira said, still adamant. "I think I am calm now." She added and left Storm's arms, walking towards Emera room knowing fully well without looking back that Storm was following her.

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Kudarma Kingdom: Dean Palace:

Kando and Cando arrive at Dean's room. He was still sleeping. He looked so peaceful in his sleep.

"Why isn't he up yet?" Kando said.

"So that he can continue from where he stopped?" Cando said, rolling his eyes, then with a serious face. "Rumi said he will wake up so let's still wait. She will be coming tomorrow to see him." he added.

"But still he should be waking up by now." Kando said, turning to leave the room.

"I'm happy that he is this way," Cando said behind him as he and his brother left the room, closing the door behind them. "At least use this opportunity to visit Gwen and know how she is faring." he suggested prompting Kando to stop and making Cando jam him.

Thinking about what his brother said then he shook his head as if he was flinging the idea out of his head.

"No way." he simply said and headed for his room. "Instead of visiting Gwen and her lover, I will use that time to catch some sleep," he added.

Cando nodded his head in understanding and watched as his brother entered his room, he also went to his own room to rest.

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Dean's Dream:

He saw him again and was scared. Now he recognized who was standing in front of him.

"Y-you." he stammered.

"Yes, it's me." the unknown man said.

"Why are you here? Why am I here?" Dean asked. "I'm I dead? I am seeing you so does that make me a dead man?"

No, he doesn't want to die yet. Not now.

"I wouldn't have come if not that Rumi ruined what I had on you. Anyway, you won't be able to remember once you wake up." the unknown man said. "Why I am here is so simple. We both have a common enemy that stands between the woman we love and sadly for you, you can't also have her. When you wake up Dean, it's war time. You will destroy Ashland and that little boy who thinks so highly of himself."

"You're not here to kill me?"

"I won't be having this conversation with you if I want to kill you. But I will kill you eventually for what you did to me." the mysterious man said. "Enjoy your nap while you still can." he was gone.

This isn't real.

Dean thought.

***

Ashland Kingdom: Palace:

"I'm sorry father that I shouted at you," Kira apologized to Emera as she sat next to him, Storm standing at the door. "I'm calm now."

Emera smiled at that. "It's okay Juno, I understand your pain but you know that nothing can be done about the past, the past will always remain the past."

"I know father, I just find it hard to believe that I am related to her."

"Now that Rumi knows you are her sister, she will feel guilty for what she put you through."

"I hope it does."

Kira stayed with Emera through out the night and didn't leave his side.

Storm left soon to see his brothers and inform them about what was going on.

Gwen, having eaten her fill, went back to Storm room and slept off as soon as her head touched the pillow.

The next morning Gwen woke up yawning as she left the bed, she was going to the bathroom when her hands touched her stomach making her pause in her movements, her eyes almost bulging out of its socket.

With lightning speed, she ran towards Emera's room knowing fully well that Kira would be there, since she nor Storm had come to the room.

And she was right when she entered Emera's room. She shook Kira's shoulders so hard that it was a miracle her head was still intact.

"What..." Kira was a bit startled but relaxed when she saw Gwen. "Why are you disturbing my sleep?" She asked.

"Rumi is right, I think I am really pregnant." Gwen said pointing at her bulged stomach which looked like a six month pregnancy.