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Chapter 19
Anabela listened to Arthur in embarrassment. After dinner, he sat down next to her in a secluded part of the courtyard to talk about her morning's behavior.
“I know, and I'm very sorry,” she said and looked up at the stars with blushing cheeks. “I'll apologize before I leave, I promise.”
“Okay, beautiful girl,” he hugged her. “But I'm worried about you. Are you interested in Samuel?”
She sighed and bit her lower lip.
“I don't know... When Ivan left me, he came up to me and it was very nice. Then he walked away and avoided me. I ignored the whole thing because I was so hurt. You know how much I loved Ivan, we had three years of dating and soon we were going to get married.”
“Yes, I know. The fool married Roman's daughter.”
“That woman always had her eye on him; their sudden marriage seemed strange to me, it was one thing for him to leave me because of what Henry did
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She rubbed her little belly with fear and tears in her eyes. She was four months pregnant and her weight was very low. She feared for her baby and the consequences that her poor diet, mistreatment, lack of medical check-ups, and the precarious way she was living could bring to her baby. She knew that her belly should be a little bigger, she understood that many first-time mothers did not have big bellies, but she was aware that she was affected by malnutrition and anemia.As a dangerous animal, she was confined in a small dirty room near the stables. No bedding or furniture, just straw and an unwashed dish where she was fed bad food once a day. She had to survive and be strong for her son or daughter. She feared that she would not be able to deliver her baby or that she would die at any moment.“We must escape,” she sobbed as she caressed her tiny belly, tears welled in her eyes and her hands trembled with hunger.Sam wiped her tears at the memory. T
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Their lips moved in tandem and their tongues caressed each other with desire and delicacy at the same time. Her fingers caressed the scar on his girlfriend's cheek as she played with his straight hair.“Shall we swim?” Arthur broke the kiss and she smiled at his proposal. They stood up from the long cloth that lay on the grass and Sam shed her old-fashioned dress in a pair of over-the-knee shorts and a tight-fitting blouse. Arthur looked at her scrutinizingly for a few seconds and then removed his shirt, leaving his torso bare.“Will you wet your pants?” she asked.He combed his hair with his hands before answering, “I brought another one, precious,” he smiled.They both jumped into the water and attacked each other with the cool liquid. Laughter and struggles could be heard in the lonely place. Tired from frolicking they swam for a while. Sam decided to rest for a while, so she leaned against a big rock that was
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One kiss after another… He was surprised, but he wasn't going to waste the moment asking questions, even though something was missing… “Samuel…” Anabela distanced herself agitated. “I want us to reach something more than friendship.” He was petrified. Was he dreaming? “Of course! You know you're special to me, and that's what I want most of all.” A kiss sealed the beginning of their relationship. In the meantime, Jacqueline tossed and turned in bed. She felt silly, she didn't understand that anger, that pain. “He was just sex," she repeated to herself for the third time. "He made his decision, it's his loss.” She tried to convince herself, although the feeling of sadness and impotence was stronger. Why did she feel used? (...) Sam turned back in a hurry, pulled Arthur roughly, and looked at him nervously. “I want to leave!” Both her voice and her body trembled. He watched her with concern
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Sam fell asleep after so much crying. She woke up later than usual and her reflection in the mirror was frightening, at least she could cover it with her veil. She dreaded going out and seeing Arthur, but at the same time, she wanted to hold him in front of her, hug him and explain why she ran away from her husband.She walked out crestfallen and went into the kitchen. She felt instantly judged and ashamed, even though no one knew what had happened. She sat down shyly, worried eyes piercing her.“Are you all right?” Jacqueline accosted her. “You look pale and your eyes are puffy. Tell me if I should go and tell Arthur off. Did you fight? He was out very early in a foul mood.”Sam cleared her throat because her speech was slurred.“No, he didn't do anything to me,” she tried not to cry, despite the stinging in her eyes. She felt terrible as she didn't know how to make things right between them. It hurt her to hurt him, i
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Arthur tossed and turned on his comfortable bed, which now felt unbearable. His heart ached and his eyes burned. He sat up while his hands squeezed his hair. He was sad, besides guilt wouldn't let him sleep.“I was very cruel to you, sweetie,” he wiped his tears and sighed. He stood up and walked in a circle, he hugged himself from the icy sensation. It wasn't just the cold his skin suffered from being uncovered. -Since he had only put on baggy pants after his bath. Rather it was the lack of hugging and kissing her, of seeing her smile and talking about her patients animatedly.He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the roof, again the annoying tears were wetting his face. He should have talked to her and set the record straight, how dare he call her a delinquent?'I'm stupid!' he thought as he dipped his fingers over his temples.“Such a kind and sweet woman can't be a murderer. She is noble and caring, my Sam is tenderness and
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Arthur looked at the barbed wires that marked the boundary he was not to pass. His men examined him expectantly and frightened, trusting in his sound judgment and prudence, however, Arthur made his way through and entered the grounds of his enemies.“Sir, come out of there, it is dangerous,” muttered one of them, looking around and making sure that only his boss had heard him.“I must look for her, it is very likely that she is in this place," he said, looking at the earring he had taken from the other side and which he knew belonged to her since he had bought it for her on one of his outings.“Do you know that they can kill you claiming that you attacked them or wanted to rob them? You are trespassing on their land, if they find out, they will not hesitate to take this opportunity to get rid of you,” warned another one of them.“I will not abandon her! If she is in this place, she is in danger. If she's not already in
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