Claudia had stopped dead in her tracks upon listening to what Oriya had said.
"What did you say? Brother?" She looked at the girl with widened eyes. This was the very moment when she was sure who this girl looked like, her husband. Her heart started beating furiously and she could feel sweat droplets forming on the back of her neck.
Back in the Mawt Palace, both of them knew that they weren't his real family and deep down she had a hope that he may decide to go back to where he came from. Maybe that was why he was taking so much time? To decide whether he should stay or leave with her. She was afraid to accept the fact that she wanted him to go back with her but at times she had felt an irrational anger towards him. 'Why can't he just leave everything here and come with me? What is here for him anyways? Not even his real family.' She used to think and also admit that she was being too selfish for her own good.
