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at there was nothing to deliberate about but there I was, back to the beginning, pondering about the sa

believe it, my coming back to this world couldn't

d this

ould she watch me die without lifting a finger to he

en I heard her stiff-nimble footstep approach the table. I could tell she tried

of me. I reminisced a certain time when she downed some poison just to get closer to my heart. She almost killed herself

zed the hot contents and flung it a

lips in pain as she stepped away from me, pleasure frolicked on my

r laps when she administered to the aching part and the illumination in her eye

just a flex of my muscle and she shuddered

bet I melted way faster when I saw her innocent features once more, the

test to see how far I could carry not kissi

onveyed when I hauled her to me, tussled in my senses as I coul

r disentanglement was what added to the fuel. I wrapped my

't ready to listen to the true voice especially now when the warmth I'd been looking for was unrav

were hesitant at the beginning; she was

ed in my hands and so her teary eyes finally landed on mine. I sa

cupped her face in my hand

th I found made me feel so vulnerable. It was like, the walls I'd

eing overlooked, I felt safe a

So obedient, it made my heart waver, that I thought what if she weren't S

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ld eyes staring at me while I was being stabbed, heading for death. The reality was, these few days t

ay through the night, sweating or panic

and how she turned away from me, tru

e parts but whatsoever it was, it made me recollect that she may still be recovering, so I stopp

nted to drag her from wherever she was, and place her bac

ke an innocent child that had ju

frame within my huge hands, caressing her lips till she fell asleep still in my arms. I was sinking again and I knew it. I was sinki

aced to the innocent Sadin who was not here lying beside me! I flew up like a mad ma

w her form. I hauled her out of the smolder and opened the doors widely be

aw what was wedged in the little mix of the smoke—the written marriage ritual which had bonded the both of us as one! I l

seamstress into the quarters. In my mind, a plan had alr

when she was dressed in a modest wh

of them, across me where every single

authoritatively while sitting on a

uldn't wait to leave the scene for my wrath may be too harsh

out now, one after

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assault, how could this be happening again? "Was there a way to

d closed doors all my life, watching the world from a window but I knew between right and wrong. And it was wrong to take someone without

his heart he must know I was doing this only for my s

" Why can't he just do the same and kill me? His lips penetrated my opened mouth

eing near his enveloping presence along with the co

He left kisses around my neck while adjusting me to his body that could consume me soon, due to the fact that I co

s me, his hands parading everywhere of my entire body leaving me with teary eyes and clenched fists. I closed my

the eyes. He stopped what he was doing and concentrated on me, my forehead was sweating, lips

lling near to me and placing

s is what my settling of scores i

way slowly knowing what he meant, hurt that he felt that

ad was revenge. It was because of this same revenge that my sisters were no

gnity was naught when it came to my sist

w would he understand that I did not hold any grudg

be lifeless than writhe every day, bei

was in fact on me. I was feeling bitter because it was my body and when he was

of the moon was displayed appealingly. I brushed over my a

resence beside me, I'm still shivering just thinking about him, and you know what, it's quite painful. How could one man hold unt

me but it was. My mother told me once that whoever was going to fall in love w

l. And I even flushed

ing, his bauble before he killed me made me feel that mother lied to me. But yet, I had a gr

how did I become this complicated? I said aloud. You really want the answer to that question? I jumped

hiccupping at the same time, watching the man who helped me get food fro

d no inkling what to say to this absolute lunatic, but worse I will have none if Red sees m

ficulty and after successfully coming out. I bent to address my wet gown, squeezing the

funny, I said inaudibly before turning my back, w

acing him with distaste, so what? The complexities of their features were dist

ention his name. His brother? He asked, ob

ther find a solution to myself than waste my time here. I turned to leave but he held unto me. "What did I say wrong? He said defe

bursting with warmness. His grip on my hand was

ended that Red came into this worl

never healed, all because o

said releasing my hand from his." I didn't even realize it, I was crying again. I

stered on his face. I nodded rather slowly, s

be friends the

uman being I feared the most. I walked as slow as I could, hoping my clothes would dry a little.

s is

where my slim shadow was displayed on the floor. I walked slowly to the o

dow approach, moving to the bed where he laid down with his eyes closed. I moved from the pillar that I held

was sure he was reposed when I removed

t closer to the fireside for some heat while I wrapp

ire, and agreed in my mind that it