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m window and stared outside. The crowd at the city square, j

in the past, tired, passionate eyes and hungry looking. But now they

d of her door opening. She

, releasing the curtain she ha

nto his arms happily. She hugged h

r that had raged the country for

presidential palace had told her as much,

ve and really live" she said soft

e to talk to you ab

g excitedly. "Would we leave today?

luxuriously furnished room and sat down. She

ntly. And for the first time, she had a f

e was avoiding her eyes, and he was sweating

o say this. I am callin

ecause that had been the plan. He quits his position and

er own ears. Maxwell would not look so unc

its." He said, turning to finally fac

promised." She said, the feeling o

to for years, this is the only reason I went on

some other man. You will find

ving me." She said, feeling the heat of her unshared

in this situation? Why give me a will to liv

d someone find out about us, are you being

, stepping back. He look

ision. I saw you two days ago and all

asked with a

She said, and lost control over her tears. They flowed

darkest thoughts and the depth

came to the

esidential family drama is too much for you, and why send yourself

ing her silently she realised s

longer d

his day would come. Not even for one minute, in her

m on their way, or their being condemned to a life of poverty, and

e think he w

again Racheal." He said

cheal was what he had always c

ease!" She cried. He did

nd crumbled to the flo

er, a shiver went through her body at the though

o his foot

struggled to pull his leg away. "Take pity on me, you

finally setting himself free. He hurried out th

e body. She cried and cried, she cried for her late mother, she cried for the life

fought them off her. She finally stood up as the sun began to set o

a cup of tea and tur

step-mother would have her confined to her room like she did now, but would stri

ough she was rarely starved, she

g, anything at all she would send out palace guar

lock her up in her room while her father pre

e blacklisted her from getting

he slowly turned to see her father firmly shaking the

ner on the scree

ughter in marriage to further unite both countries, a