All Chapters of FOREST BRIDE (a gift from the river god): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

It was really hard for him to think earlier and then Booma had come inside. He had not bothered raising up his head as he sort of had this feeling that Arawa would not be working the remaining hours of that day. She needed all the time to get over that awkward experience of hers. It had been really tough on him but eventually, he had to give attention to his long abandoned war journal. It was not much really but it was his prized secret possession. He wrote everything and anything in it and decided that this day was worth being remembered. He had heard the extra footsteps that had accompanied Booma but dismissed it to be some other slave. A part of him though, did tell him to take a tipsy bit of a sneak peak. In fact, he felt compelled to but he held himself in. It could not be Arawa, he continued saying to himself until he actually heard her. As if he was being controlled by some force of nature, Brian had turned around to see her. She must have not noticed him at first as she did n

As he left, Arawa had demanded that Booma show her how to fix the bed sheets. The old woman asked the girls to fix his bath and then went to make explanations to Arawa. Arawa had been relieved that he was off her and it was then that she began to feel the pain on her back. It dawned on her that she had been laying on her back. She straightened out her robe that seemed to cling onto her back and began to do as Booma was directing her. She still felt embarrassed at her stomach growling in his presence. This was not the first time that had happened to her. Her plan right now was to finish laying out the bed and disappear from there. Eventually, she finished laying it after multiple failed trials. It was then that Booma spoke to her. "Arawa you should be careful about him. We should avoid excessive entanglements with the masters, " Booma said. Actually, Arawa had words at the tip of her tongue but she bit them back because somehow, Booma had a point. She seemed to be getting really enta

Arawa clung to the horse's mane for support and lowered her shoulders. She did not want to lose control and focused on where he was headed. "Yeahhh. Hyaahh, " she heard Adrian saying behind her. Arawa heard the hoof sounds on the ground and could tell that he was also riding a horse towards her but she dared not turn unless she fell. She just hoped he was going to help her and soon, as if on cue Adrian fell in line with her. He sat up majestically on his horse and gave her the crooked smile of his. Arawa needed that not in the very least. All she wanted was to get in control. Was this how it felt, to ride a horse? How come he was so easy on his own horse? She wanted to ride just like him. "Lead him to fall in line with me or slow him down!!!" He was Saying to her but she could not do it. "I don't know how to, " she screamed with her heart now besting too fast "His name is Arawa!!! Hold his mane, " "What mane?" she asked confused now but actually holding it tightly "The thing

By the time they had finished cleaning up the place, Arawa was beginning to sweat it out. In fact, they both were and had to leave the rags in the pail to have another quick bath. It dawned on Melissa that dinnertime was already close by, that being if they had not started yet. She knew that if they would be meeting up, they would have to hurry up. Bathing this time did not take them long, a couple of dips in the water and they were done. They were just getting dressed up when a couple of slaves began trooping in, Melissa smiled. Possibly, they were still in time for dinner but nonetheless, they needed to hurry up. Bearing the pails in hand, they rushed to where they would be rinsing and spreading out the rags. “Why is that place always lit?” Arawa asked, referring to where she had seen that light for days now at night. She had been curious about the place and would have taken a sneak peek had it not been for distance. The said area was seemingly far from where they were. Melissa to

It had been a while since he last came to the dungeon and somehow, it reminded Brian of the early days in which Arawa had been kept there. He had to find a way to push aside thoughts about her. "I take it that you're still thinking about the savage woman's brother, " Adrian said as he noticed his brother had stopped moving and seemed to be in a trance. Actually Brian was not aware that he had stopped moving at the moment. He seemed to be drinking in the air and quickly snapped out of it. There were important discussions and talks to be made at the moment. Adrian smiled at him as they advanced inside. Caleb alongside the other four selected to accompany the princess company were waiting patiently for them. “Gentlemen, shall we?" Adrian said as they exchanged greetings. They had managed to put up what seemed like a round table and seats. Adrian had to ask to be certain that nobody saw, of course they had been careful with that as they did it all when it was dark already. That seemed