The Turn (Guardians, #3)

by Lola St. Vil

She wanted to make sure her baby was healthy. She would use that child in some way to exact revenge on Jae Min. When she found out that she was having twins, she was overjoyed. Two beings that would be raised for the sole purpose of destroying a man’s life. She went into labor in the middle of the night. Her delivery was long and painful. She refused drugs. She wanted to be fully aware when she gave birth to her perfect weapons. But when she gave birth, she looked down at their tiny faces and she couldn’t find it—the hate that she felt for their father. Suddenly it was gone. He had given her two perfect little angels. Innocent. Pure. Pristine. How could she hate Jae Min? He had given her a gift more precious than a thousand mansions. She didn’t need Jae Min anymore. She had something more important: her daughter, Miku, and her son, Rio. Mayako said to the nurse, “These babies are my Kuuki.” “What does that mean?” the nurse asked. “Air. They are my Air.” From then on she didn’t give Jae Min another thought. Her only concern was for me and my brother. She worked hard and struggled to pay rent. But she always kept us fed, sheltered, and loved. Never did a day go by where she didn’t call us her “Kuuki.” When we asked about our father, a sorrowful cloud would darken her face. So we learned early on to avoid the subject. We didn’t learn the truth about our father until our grandfather came for a visit. Things between him and my mom were still rocky. One night, we heard them argu...