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I woke up from the sound of my stomach growling, without a word; I stood up from lying on my bed; my face was a little hurt from the incident earlier when I saw my reflection, a big purple bruise. I sighed and held my cheek, and started to heal myself. My mom and dad were fascinated with my gift for healing, but it wasn't extravagant; like the doctors from our tribe, I could heal simple wounds or, like mine—Bruises. I took a glance at the wall clock near my door, ten o'clock. I overslept; I must have been tired. I looked outside to check Duke's car; there were no traces of him, which made me feel disappointed, this wasn't the first time that this had happened, but the feeling and thought of him receiving pleasure from a different woman apart from me made me feel useless. My eyes started to get blurry again just thinking of it, and tears began to flow again. Honestly, I don't know what I should do for him to hear me; I've done nothing far from the stone he keeps throwing at me. All I

Duke was currently sitting on his swivel chair, and in front of him was a pile of papers he needed to approve; after marrying Aisha, Duke’s parents gave him the company as an inheritance and wedding gift. Annoyance and boredom start to take over his system as he sits and stretches himself; the board meeting is long over, and going to the bar at this hour may be too early, or having a woman to spend the night with. Most of the women he bedded show interest and motive. They want to be taken by him. He also thinks that he would go to the bar or be with his woman rather than go home early. Seeing Aisha’s face, he doesn’t want his day ruined. He couldn’t stop but get angry, knowing that he was tied up to a marriage he had never dreamed of because of her. He also thinks that Aisha planned everything because she feels for him. If this is what Aisha wants, then she will never succeed. Duke stood up on his chair and walked near the window glass of the office where he could see everything, th