Lies and truth.

The stars shined brighter than ever, the frigid touch of wind that once was meant to calm my soul, now made me warmer than ever and the moon, how could I not admire it, for once, I thanked the moon goddess to letting a person like Augustus come in my life. It was not a purposeful meeting of ours, but something that moon must have prepared for me, to mend the mistake of making a cruel and heartless creature like Xerxes to be my mate.

And then there was this feeling, something so blissful and in-between serenity, and peace, that now finally my life was becoming a little better. The thought that I was going to flee from here too was somewhat becoming a blur, the feeling I was coming to suddenly like.

Augustus stroked his thumb over the back of my hand, delicate enough to let me feel his sentiments and tight enough to not let me pull my hand away, not that I was going to but I liked this. Not to forget the smile that was still there on my lips, something so strange to me.

I could barely r