Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 63

LEIGH-ARI POV

~~~5 WEEKS LATER~

Sitting at the rooftop on the side of the west wing, I looked up at the naked trees that laid ahead, with leaves shed to the ground and the branches stark naked. The forest which was once so dense was now a small boscage, thanks to the mines that nearly ruptured me open Just the thought of that had me laughing softly. I tugged on my fleece shawl that was draped over my lap, shielding me from the biting cold of the end of November. Winter was finally here, carrying with it the frost that spared none. The little sun in the sky provided the little heat that warmed me up, despite the whir of the cold wind.

The past year had been a rollercoaster ride. Once I was just a normal citizen of Cyprus, a good doctor that took pride in saving lives, a friend, and a neighbor. Then suddenly everything went downhill that night I saved a guy, brought him into my apartment, and stitched him back to life. Had I called the police, surely things wouldn’t have turned out the way they did.

My life took a turn for the worst since that night, but if I were to be honest, I did not regret even a single thing that has happened. All the unfortunate things that befell me since my arrival in Dark Woods, made me the woman I am today. From being locked in the steam room, to being spanked till I couldn’t sit, the sleepless nights where I cried under the blankets and being pointed with a gun at least a few times, I did not regret even a single one of them.

But it was truly sad, having to find out that all your life, you have been living under someone’s watchful eye, without even knowing. It took a gun in my spleen to realize I wasn’t really living my life for myself. I truly wasn’t. Since that day that the two boys arrived, across the street 20 years ago, I lost the right over my life.

That’s right. My memories are back. After waking up from a small coma due to the Splenectomy, I woke up feeling like a new person. I wasn’t just Leigh-Ari from post-accident. I was me. And my memories were all back. From the day my mom left us, to the very first sleepover with the boys, I remembered it all.

I was confused at first because, since the beginning of forever, I wasn’t seeing the faceless figures and pieces that didn’t make a full picture. I had called for a nurse, explained everything to them, and that I needed to do a quick PET scan. After knowing that I was a doctor, they all agreed to the scan and many other tests.

as a

When the results came out, it was clear that my hippocampus was healed. It was magical. And my boys, they were with me through it all and never left my side. I remember when I slipped back to the land of the living, I woke up to find Verzi sleeping on my shoulder, while Enzo was sitting by the bed with my hand in his, his head crushing down my thigh. I had just laughed softly. They never changed. When their eyes opened and saw me, they went wild. I

have never seen them so happy. They looked so ragged and tired, and I didn’t blame them. This has been so much for all of us.

One thing I did however was that I didn’t tell them about me regaining my memories. They just went with me to do the scans and had no idea why I was doing them. I had to lie to them and said the scans were related to the surgery, poor them! They believed me!

Thank God they weren’t doctors and they couldn’t read the scan results. I figured they didn’t have to know I regained my memories back.

I wasn’t trying to be selfish. It wasn’t that. I was just reveling in the feeling of being reconnected to my old self, the younger me who was so carefree and so happy. I didn’t want t o share that with anyone. Not even the twins, at least not yet.

After that, they had taken me back to the castle, insisting that I had to recuperate at home. Verzi hated the hospitals, he grumbled about the scent of the antiseptic and nurses who always told him to move. He was just him! And he came in a full package!

“Tesoro.” Enzo’s soft voice called out, I turned my head in my wheelchair and stared at his handsome face, then gave him a small smile. “Hey.”

He walked towards me and kissed the top of my head, then grabbed the handles of the wheelchair and turned it around.

“You should go inside. You will catch a cold out here.” He informed wheeling my chair towards the entrance where my ramp laid.

“I don’t want to go inside.” I conflicted hitting the stop button on the armrest, slamming the brakes of the electric wheelchair. Technology has never been better!

“It’s cold out here.” He called out bewildered, I turned and stared at him.

“I am wearing enough clothes,” I gestured to the heavy woolen sweater I had on, he stayed quiet for a second and nodded, then wheeled me back to where he had found me.

at the forest. The renowned Dark Woods. The name didn’t seem befitting now. I think they were more like

uh… He went out…” He said with a bit of a stammer, they were just so bad at lying. I wonder

informed causing his eyes

Verzi is finishing him

what he just blurted out. He covered his mouth with his hands and then turned his broad

I announced already heading for the stairs. He came running

in there.” He said with a serious

aware that I am tired of you two treating me like a kid?” I said in a stern voice. His shoulders dropped and his head hung low,

go in the wheelchair.” He corrected, I smiled at him and got up to my feet, placing the fleece on

can walk,” I said with

up

are you doing?” I asked as he walked

in a small voice, furrows bundling on his

he looked

know. But you haven’t healed completely.” He said as

still madly in love with the boys, but I didn’t want to be tied

made a small echo in the creepy stone staircase. I looked up at under

“Nothing,” I said instead,

“Hmmmm.” He said.

sound like Verzi when you say that.” I pointed

“Do I?”

alike, yet so different.” I said placing my hand on his flat chest, heat resonating through his

took almost forever, but soon, we came to that clearing that always made my heart skip fast from how unsettling it

bars that creaked painfully creating a ghostly sound. The lanterns didn’t make anything better, just made it all worst. While I was busy looking around, my eyes landed on a half-dead body

under eyes. It was dressed in a thin pair of shorts, and from here, I could see

abused me was now chained on a stool looking so frail and so weak

left my lips, and Enzo

for a good second and then shifted my eyes at the very tormented Lorik who was literally hanging by a loose thread. I had no doubt with this one, but the Gream Ripper was already telling him

didn’t reply to Verzi, instead, on the hushed steps, I walked towards Lorik and perched myself on a chair that was in front of him.

talk to him. In

“Oh hell no!”

“What the fuck?”

second. They glared daggers at Lorik

He slightly raised his hand, cancel that, his arm that had no hand. Coagulated black blood made a coating around the angry wound. A shudder tore out of me at the unnerving sight, making my stomach churn

was as if he was

doing.

smile. The sense

from my left. I nodded at him and he leaned down to kiss my forehead, then the two of