“Burn those who burned me!” Chapter 92

***Graceland’s POV:***

Everyone stared at me for a moment, Theo speaking first.

*“Yes! We actually have a music room with a piano. It’s also soundproof so feel free to be as loud as you need to be.”*

I smiled brightly at my new father-in-law, the excitement in his eyes made me feel this was the right thing to do. Marla walked over to me dawning a beautiful smile, her eyes looked as if they had slight tears in them.

Hugging me tightly, she whispered.

*“Kai has waited a long time to hear your music.”*

Huh? What did she mean by that? I looked at my mother-in-law with a puzzled expression, but the way her eyes beamed, I couldn’t help but smile back.

*“Would you like to get comfortable before you go to the music room?”*

I looked down my dress, that would definitely be a good idea. Suddenly, I began to panic. In my haste and defiance to make sure I brought nothing of Olivia’s with me; I’d forgotten to bring night clothing.

Marla noticed the worry on my face.

*“What’s wrong my dear?”*

I looked at her with embarrassment on my face.

*“I don’t have any night clothes.”*

Marla’s eyes widen, sympathy on her face that turned to slight rage.

*“I curse that family for treating you this way!”*

I smiled; it felt good to have someone be angry over me.

*“It’s okay. I’m finally out of that house thanks to you all.”*

Marla smiled passively.

*“No worries about clothing, remember the guest bedroom from the first time you were here? We keep clothing in that closet for guests just in case they stay overnight unexpectedly.”*

Ahh. So that was why that mini boutique had so many clothes in there. Marla directed a maid to take me to the guest room for a change of clothing.

*“Oh, and don’t forget to take my daughter-in-law’s measurements, tomorrow I want her closet filled with new clothing.”*

The maid nodded in agreement as my eyes shot wide open. I didn’t want her to go through that trouble! As soon as I began to protest, Kayla walked by interjecting with a sly smile.

*“Don’t even think about objecting big sister!”*

I couldn’t help but laugh aloud. Nodding in compliance, I made my way to the guest room.

After picking out some night clothes, I took a nice hot shower and made my way to the music room. As the maid opened the door, I was completely amazed. The music room was beautiful! The walls were filled with artwork of music notes, instruments, and dancers. The pastel colors made the room feel warm. There was an entire drum set in the far right corner and a mini stage to the left. In the center, there was a white grand piano.

Beautiful.

I smiled brightly as I made my way to the piano. Pulling out my music journal, I scanned over the piece I had began working on this morning. I placed a speaker on top of the piano and pressed the record button on my phone so that I could record the music. Adding in some more piano notes, I decided it was time to hear what it would sound like.

As I began to play, my mind instantly went to Kai. I imagined his eyes opening, the smile on his face as he saw his family. The tears of joy they would cry seeing him finally awake after so long. I also thought about how he would react the first time he saw me.

My fingers danced across the piano keys as I allowed myself to feel free and joyful. This song would be my letter of love to the man I’ve never known but always prayed for. As I finished the final part, my heart felt as if a weight had been lifted. I hit the stop button on my phone and sat in silence for a moment.

*“That was beautiful.”*

Marla’s words pulled me out of my thoughts causing me to jerk from being startled. As she walked towards me she had this beautiful smile on her face.

*“That’s the second time I nearly scared you to death. I’m sorry.”*

*“No worries. My mind was in another place, totally not your fault.”*

She smiled as she sat beside me.

*“So, the brave violinist is also a pianist I see.”*

I chuckled at her choice of words remembering the first day we met.

*“Emm hmm. I play a little of the drums too. Though not as thorough as the violin or piano.”*

*“Very impressive.”*

She looked around the room for a brief moment before speaking again.

*“This room, it was created for Kai. One day, when he was younger, a very special event happened to him causing him to fall in love with music. He’d decided to learn the piano and when we returned from Conrad, he had this room built.”*

I smiled lightly, we had something in common! How wonderful would it be if he and I could play something together. Suddenly, a dreadful thought came to mind causing all the happiness I’d just felt to drain. Sensing the change in my mood, Marla’s eyes widen in panic.

I looked at my mother-in-law and smiled warily.

*“Marla, I’m so grateful for you. All of you. My greatest hope is that I’ll live up to being a daughter and wife House Christiansen will be proud of.”*

*“Oh, sweetie of course-”*

I gently placed my hand on hers; stopping her mid-sentence.

*“I only have one request.”*

I thought about Jonathan in my previous life. Most of his hatred towards me was because his family all but forced him to marry a woman he wasn’t in love with instead of allowing him to be with the woman he did love. And whereas that was no excuse to abuse me, I was empathetic to that plight. I didn’t Kai to resent me the same way.

*“When Kai wakes up, should he not feel the same way about me, please…don’t force him to marry me. I promise I’ll spend my entire life repaying the debt of freedom this family has given me. But I don’t want Kai to feel responsible.”*

Marla stared at me for a brief moment before speaking a light smile on her face.

*“Oh, my darling. You have no idea. However, you have my word. Should Kai choose not to marry you, we won’t force him otherwise.”*

I stared at Marla for a moment with a puzzled expression. What did I have no idea of? Deciding not to pry any further, I smiled brightly. The most important thing was that she would honor my request.

After I finished up in the music room, I made my way to my suite for bed. The time was now 11:18pm and I wanted to get a good night’s rest for tomorrow.

That night, I dreamt of my mother. I could see her standing in a field of pink roses as she smiled at me brightly. There were words coming out of her mouth, but I couldn’t make out what she was saying. As she continued to smile, I could see her releasing someone’s hand. If I didn’t know any better, I would have said it was Kai’s.

I woke up in a jolt. It was the first time since my rebirth that I hadn’t had a nightmare about the fire. After my breathing paced, I looked at my phone to check the time.

7:52am. Perfect.

I got up quickly to shower and get dressed, I would grab something quick to eat and head to the hospital.