Rumbling.

It felt like it hadn’t been long since Leia and Mark were engaged.

Leia remembered the anger she felt that day, the warmth of the hate she received that moment, the smile on Mark's face that sickenef her stomach.

She wasn't sure just how to hold it in, she could scrape of the skin he touched when he brought her closer to his side so he could brag about her, but whenever she touched about the pain it'll cost, she would decided it's better to hate him.

All of those memories of anguish was still fresh, like a nightmare that had been crafted only just recently.

Still she thought she could bring herself to live with it, in exchange for Kasen, but in an instant, the lingering hope was put on a shelf and a new page had been written.

Leia stood at the window of her bedroom, staring out at the darkening sky. She could hear the distant sound of thunder and the gentle patter of raindrops against the glass.

As she turned away from the window, she noticed her maid, standing in the doorway, look