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Steffan was looking at her in surprise. Although she was uncomfortable under his gaze, she did not look away. “What did you just say?” He asked, his voice low and emotionless. She could not tell if he was simply surprised or angry, or both. She wondered if she should just drop it. The last thing she wanted was to make Steffan mad to the point he left her. That will push his father to punish her.“Before I married you, I had to be examined by a doctor against my will, to make sure I had remained chaste. My father said the Sherrods insisted on a chaste bride.” If she was going to allow herself to be swayed by this man’s kindness again, she had to be certain he was truly a good person, to some extent at least.Steffan just stared at her like she had suddenly grown two heads. She shifted in her seat impatiently, waiting for him to respond. They were drawing close to the presidential villa now.“How did they do it?” “What?”“You said it was against your will, were you threatned or rest
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Racheal feared she may faint again. The memory of the whole checking-she-was-chaste experience felt suffocating. She hurried out of the suite and her guards joined her, Steffan’s own guards remained outside the door to the presidential suite.She got into the elevator and rode down to the large hallway, the one that connected all parts of the villa together. She was walking out of the elevator when she heard someone call behind her,“Racheal.” She spun at the voice. “Delbert.” She said in surprise as she saw him standing behind her. It appeared he had been waiting. For her? How did he know she would come down here? Delbert looked charming in a pair of denim and white T-shirt, his skin glowed against the lights that lit up the hallway. “What are you doing here?” She asked, hugging him. This was the first time she had seen him in anything outside a suit. She could not help thinking how men in Yin were competitively gorgeous. Delbert smiled his charming smile at her. She smiled ba
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“Racheal.” Steffan called, drawing her attention again to the present. She was saved from responding to his question by a mild knock at the door. “Please come in.” She said quickly, grateful for the escape. She found herself surprisingly happy to see one of her maids again. Luna smiled politely at her from the door but seemed hesitant to come in. As soon as Racheal saw the large bouquet of white lilies in her hands, she knew this was trouble. But she asked her to come in regardless. She had a suspicion that these flowers were from the secret sender from yesterday. She did not dare look at Steffan, but she could feel the angry gaze he fixed in Luna’s direction. “Is there a card there?” She asked, trying not to frown at Luna. The girl should know better than to bring this here, especially now that they knew Steffan lived here. But she did not want to be harsh towards her maid in Steffan’s presence. She did not want him to think it was ok to treat her maids disrespectfully in futu
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The Bargain Weapon of war
Racheal’s eyes were closing off in exhaustion when she heard something that startled her awake. She sat up and stared at the snow globe, alert.She listened in silence, shocked at what her ears were hearing. To a normal person, the sound coming from the snow globe was just an innocent lullaby, but to her own music-trained brain, this was shocking. The tune was similar to the one she was used to hearing from the globe as a child, but in fact was not the same thing at all.Racheal stood up and glanced around her bedroom. She needed something to write on. She had no gadgets, and there was no pen and writing pad here either.Just then, she heard a light tap on her bedroom door, and nearly jumped out of her skin.“Who is…” She began to say when the door opened and Leah stepped in. “Oh.” Racheal sighed in relief. Leah bowed and looked back up at her.“How are you feeling now ma’am?’ Leah asked. “Everyone in the villa is talking about how you were rushed to the hospital earlier.” Racheal
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In her hands, Luna was holding a huge bunch of red roses that was shaped like a giant teddy. Racheal’s face involuntarily melted. This was the cutest thing she had seen in a while, She plucked the white card perched on it. Not a secret admirerSteffanIt simply read. She burst out laughing, this man`s jealousy was silly. If their little steamy moment earlier was not proof enough, she knew now for sure that he was trying to woo her. He was picking up exactly from where he had stopped at that dinner where all her problems had worsened. She was not sure about the best way to react to his new attention. She took the rose teddy from Luna and admired it. If she had any good sense this was a no brainer, a man who had abandoned her at a cruel interrogation room was bad news, the brightest red flag and did not deserved any second chances. But she obviously was a silly girl, with was a gaping hole in heart that wanted to be filled with love, a hole that her mother’s sudden disappearance
The Bargain I'll protect you
As Racheal progressed with her story, it became more difficult to speak. Her throat was clogged with tears, so she left out the part of the story where her step-mother used to starve her.She walked away when she was done, changed into a nightdress in the closet, and climbed into bed. A few minutes later, Steffan climbed in beside her and carressed her hair.“Don’t cry.” He said. His gentle tone made her cry even more, and it irritated her. How did she suddenly become this sobbing mess? He did not pull her close like last night, instead he rested his chin against her hair, till she quieted down. He finally placed his finger beneath her chin, and tilted her face up. Racheal found herself staring into a pair of clear blue eyes. All the anger that had been there not so long ago was now replaced with… Adoration?“I’ll protect you.” Steffan whispered to her. “From today, your enemies will be mine.” The force in his eyes made her heart stop. They stared at each other wordlessly.“You may
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