and the timing o

tted he

al by her family felt migh

r family do

olled and firm. "I see that. I see it all.

eyebrows furrowed in confusion and he stra

discussed with mine

y would refer to it.' Belladonna thoug

to know that I l

wasn't what th

ched his fists before dig

For my reputation and your sister's. Also

o exactly wha

he gets chosen and later discovers that she is carrying my child? The Dragon King will fed her and your whole family to his dragon in anger. Besides, tha

your

that risk." She didn't react and he felt the urge to press further, sud

you to marry me? Come on,

23, that sounded old

I understand that you are mad at me but it wasn'

fa

imes I tried to initiate it, maybe by now you..." His voice

speak but soon he realized that s

ged but she r

window and went ba

arted hearing noises

t was going on. Just like yesterday, t

. "Am I missing something? It

k hideous." Isa glared at her, then went

fter her, so that Aniya

ll you t

won't be.... qualified again for the P-Possible Potentials as.

with a shadow of happiness and she clappe

nother, looking from the ground to Belladon

ent and giggles. "We will be getting married on the same day, the T

ong deafen

than Belladonna, she couldn't reach for her shoulders, instead she wept against he

ck. She just stood still, he

rry. Mother made me do it. She said-- if I wanted to b

u off the Possible Potential's list? To make you unqualifie

nodded again

you stab me

t want to. I feel so horrible." She wept, ra

sho

epped back, looked up at Belladonna's

of these was your fault? What is the point of all these? Are you n

ck to her room when her siste

ou would be

ith my husb

he risk of being chosen." Her lips were now trembling, tears running do

stand the risk

Aniya's intense gaze was on Belladonna's back. "If you

Aniya. While I was out there, slaving away for you, you were in here roll

and more tears flowed down her cheeks. She had always been like

nterested and started walk

it was better that I was saved than a d

illed to a spot, her brea

rushed through the r

on that part of her face, her eye

ad never hur

d shut and she started sobbing rea

he keyhole then slid to her be

st let it all out but all she could feel was numbness. While she had sl

ct of

ve her mother stil

ld. Her mother had always reminde

from Inaymi. In fact, she was from Kaytegun, the se

ght when she was selling things on the street of Kayteg

was pregnant. She tried to find the man but

ch of him. She started with the smallest and

allen in love with her. Although she hadn't loved him at that time, she ha

with him and they had

, good willed and for

ed her of that night, and although she had never made an attempt to

and loved them enough, they would one day love

product of rape, the unwanted child

to the only window in her room, h

in the fresh air. She could hea

and maybe ev

re gettin

ould even react, her mother dashed into the room, yanked her low bun, tu

dare

the

out of the fresh small cut that one of her mother

hurt my daught

eyes widened in fear and her heart raced at

,