A Dance with the Devil

again!" Diana was breathing h

rp sting she felt, right on her cheek, but kept her han

assed you that much?

oved

don't! Y

she sniffed hardly as she tried to ho

the fact that yo

stasi

was still in here, she took her knapsack and s

t on the chair, clench

nd. She stared at her palms which shook and lifted them to t

er and her reflection w

ok and she swallowed the

use, where the wedding was to hold. When she got there, there

were both poor and had little finance to sustain themselve

r with everything they have. But she only has Mother wh

enough for yesterday" She turn

's actually nothing" She

?...is she in?

felt a hand on her arm and she stopped to t

eed to

f hot green tea, she gr

t you want to ta

is virtue

barrassment when Mrs Robert star

friends wit

her head sharply.

a'a

ried to a rich family and so are we rich now...

s she found it ridiculous. And di

t under

you understan

three men emerged.

am..

ile I'm be

to see her..

leave" S

nd moved closer, grabbing her arms

end, I need to see her, one

lds only tightened around h

igail knowing" She heard her voi

cort her inside the carriage that stoppe

must be spok

'am" Ja

und her. The sounds of carriage wheels rolling along

too bad...she'll be

is won't be hard for her"

was the guard that had drag her, the other guard

ront and another man sat beside him, it was

y, she needed to act fast and wise. She wondered

the carriage suddenly stopped

s goin

the horse

Let's che

f the carriage and at the fro

wly opened the curtains and slipped out. She leaned against the carriage as

hat they haven't left the village yet, this

ce was where their vil

ore bigger than theirs and lots o

nd her there. Is it finally time to leave everything behind and run?

's the

they'll find her. In order to get to Akanta, she would

She panted. But it wa

to see their positions, the other side

re" Her heart leaped and

he landed a blow on his jaw, cutt

the empty side , she picked her dress and ran like her li

ed at the men and they came out the woods to chase after

nly chance to freedom, even though she's bittered about being rejected by

e central marketplace, it was crowdy and it was easy f

d their eyes scanned the crowded

... alive!" He ordered and rub

!" They d

can escape after h

ired girl who had manage to ruin hi