Whisper of Hearts

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Aylin woke up with a start as she panted softly, fear engulfing her entire form. Her heart was pounding madly in terror and sweat dripped down her forehead and neck. Her face was as white as the moon in the night sky.

Aylin closed her eyes and patted her chest as she tried to calm herself down. But the moment she did so, the man's minacious gaze flashed in her mind, making her heart skip a beat. She had never seen anything so vile and lethal and for a moment, Aylin found it difficult to breathe. It was as though someone was squeezing her throat, stopping all the air from reaching her.

Aylin gasped as a strong sense of uneasiness entered her heart. Her head was heavy and she felt languid. When she opened her eyes, the world around her spun and she held onto the duvet tight to stop the uncomfortable feeling. 

Slowly and eventually, her mind cleared and the uneasiness disappeared. But the turmoil in her heart and mind did not vanish and she was still petrified by the man she had seen in her nightmare. She could not get him out of his mind even if she wanted to.

His presence, his words and his deadly eyes were imprinted in her mind and Aylin sucked in a deep breath in worry. Never had she felt this helpless before and it had taken just one nightmare to extinguish all her confidence and self-worth. It felt too surreal to ignore and she realized that it was this man who had killed her family.

Though she did not know who he was, he was here, somewhere around her, keeping an eye on her. It was not a dream but the truth.

Aylin recalled the warning the man had given her and the events that had transpired the last few days came back to her like a storm. Aylin wanted to cry and call them back, beg her family to return to her. But the farewell they had given her reminded her of the impossible. They were gone, forever and they would never return to her.

Warm tears escaped her eyelids but Aylin had come to accept that her family members were no longer alive. She was now all alone in the world. Slowly, she blinked her eyes open, forcing her tears away, only to find herself in an unfamiliar room. 

Aylin panicked immediately and she tried to get up, only to fall back due to the weakness in her. A strange notion entered her mind and the man's sinister eyes flashed before her again. She shuddered at the thought and shook her head at once, unable to accept the situation. 

The door to the room opened and Aylin sensed someone entering the room. Her head snapped in the direction from where she had heard the noise and was astounded to see the woman she was all too familiar with her as she smiled at her in relief.

"I am so relieved that you woke up Aylin. We were so worried for you." Elena sat beside her and pushed Aylin's hair back gently.

Aylin was still perplexed to see the woman here and she blinked at her tongue tied.

"You must be wondering where you are." Elena dropped all the honorifics, treating her as though she was a little girl who needed love and comfort at her hardest time. Aylin needed the sense of security and warmth, not irrelevant courtesy and detachment.

"You are in my manor, Aylin. Do not worry. Nobody will harm you here." Elena assured her with a warm smile. "You were sick and tired and you needed rest. Now that you are awake, let me bring you some food to eat. You must then take your medicine."

Elena did not speak a word about her family or her manor where her beloved ones had died. It was a frightful topic and she knew that speaking about them would only trigger unwanted and unpleasant memories. Aylin was yet to accept the truth and speaking about them would only make her lose control.

"Wait for me, Aylin. I will bring some food for you." 

Elena left the room, leaving the young lady to her thoughts. Aylin was still bewildered by the turn of events and she looked around her before her gaze settled on the fire in the hearth. A grateful smile made its way on her lips and she felt warm and touched.

But the next instant, the man's warning repeated in her mind and she stiffened slightly. 

'Any person who you love will meet the same fate. Just think carefully from now on or else my sword is more than willing to take down its next prey.'

The man had threatened her blatantly and the faces of her family members appeared one by one. She saw her deceased parents, followed by her aunt and her siblings. But it did not stop at that. Instead, she saw Azimir smiling at her affectionately and Aylin's eyes widened in trepidation.

"Azimir, why...you...what.." She stumbled over her words and stretched her hand immediately to hold him. But the man vanished into thin air, leaving Aylin staring into space.

"No, no, no, you cannot leave me too. No." She shouted in fright. "You cannot go. I...I..."

"I told you Aylin." The masked man's diabolical voice entered her ears. "Anyone you love will end up dying." He let out an evil laugh, one that sent cold sweat trickling down Aylin's spine. "You do not want to test me on this, do you?" 

Aylin sat still, frozen in shock. Azimir's amicable face and the man's frightening words kept reappearing to her before an image formed in her mind.

Azimir was lying in a pool of his own blood as he lifted her blood coated palm to caress her cheek. He was smiling at her, his eyes filled with love and adoration. His entire countenance was screaming of his fondness for her. But before he could reach her, his eyes widened and he sucked in a deep breath as his soul escaped his body. He had stopped breathing. Yet, his lifeless eyes were trained on her as he smiled at her.

"No, no, no." She shook her head to obliterate the dreadful image from her mind. But nothing she did worked and Aylin was now beyond mortified. She had already lost her family. She did not wish to lose him too. He was the man she liked and trusted. However, she did not wish to see him die because of her.

For the first time in her life, she felt defeated as a Commander. She could not save her family and now, the man she liked was in danger.

Glancing at the spot where she had seen the charming man in her imagination, she looked out of the window to stare at the moon. Instead of instilling peace in her, Aylin on felt fear and hopelessness. A sardonic smile landed on her lips as she thought about her peaceful days in Ideni.

'If that is the only way to keep you safe and alive, I am willing to sacrifice all my happiness for you.'

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